Based on the highest of the U.S. Federal Government’s estimates, BP’s massive oil spill is the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico. It is estimated that the oil oozing out of the rig has hit the 140.6 million gallon mark against the previous record of 140 million gallon Ixtoc I oil spill from 1979 [...]

The search engine giant, Google, has just undergone a makeover! That’s right; Google is now customizable. Users can now upload a high-resolution picture from their computer as their Google background. If they don’t have a suitable one, they can pick from a selection of beautiful images in the Picasa hosted album in the gallery. What’s [...]

Typhoon Ketsana ravaged the Philippines over the weekend and left 246 dead. This afternoon, the deadly storm hit Vietnam with winds roaring at 167 kph (104 mph). The eye of the storm is currently predicted to be over Danang. World Vision, a global relief agency, has reported that 3,000 families have been evacuated from the [...]

The King of Pop is dead. Officially. This is, unequivocally, a landmark pop culture moment. And as if on cue, the abrasive clutter of media voices, Tweets, Status updates and public opinion is almost as conflicted and complex as Michael Jackson was himself. In as much as the noise is already becoming a forensic deconstruction of [...]

On February 5, 2009, the Ukrainian ship, MV Faina that carried tanks, ammunition, and crew was released by Somali pirates after receiving $3.2 million as ransom. The ship’s owner, Vadim Alperin, authorized Mikhail Voitenko, to make a statement. Mr. Voitenko confirmed that all the pirates had left the ship on Thursday night. Since the capture [...]