Archive | December, 2008

One Woman Resists for the Amazon

One Woman Resists for the Amazon

Posted on 20 December 2008

An indigenous woman holds her child while trying to resist the advance of Amazonas state police who were expelling the woman and some 200 people from the Brazilian Amazon.

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German Prisoner Escapes in a Box

German Prisoner Escapes in a Box

Posted on 20 December 2008

A manhunt is under way in western Germany for a convicted drug dealer who escaped by mailing himself out of jail.

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A UFO Appears During Moldova News Report

A UFO Appears During Moldova News Report

Posted on 02 December 2008

A UFO appears during a reporter’s broadcast on Moldova TV News.

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Papua New Guinea Women Kill Male Babies to End Tribal War

Papua New Guinea Women Kill Male Babies to End Tribal War

Posted on 01 December 2008

Women in Papua New Guinea’s Highland region are killing their male babies to end a tribal war that has gone on for more than 20 years.

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Cardboard ‘Man’ Causes Armed Standoff

Cardboard ‘Man’ Causes Armed Standoff

Posted on 01 December 2008

A cardboard figure of a person inside a Somerset County bank kept armed police at bay for 90 minutes.

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Crying Caterpillar Ad

Crying Caterpillar Ad

Posted on 01 December 2008

When it comes to cutesy and quirky, Japanese TV ads go where no one has gone before.
A father caterpillar and his son try to get the best tea leaves at the top of a tea plant.

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