Twenty-five people were killed and 43 others hurt in a prison battle in Venezuela as two armed gangs vied for control of a penitentiary near Caracas, authorities said Monday.One of the dead was a visiting relative while the 24 others were prisoners, some of whom were shot in the face at point-blank range during clashes Sunday in the Yare I prison, said minister for prison affairs Iris Varela.The facility was back under control on Monday after the latest bout of violence in Venezuela‘s overcrowde

World News Aug. 21, 2012

No matter how thirsty you are, don‘t try stealing milk in Melbourne, Australia.That would be don’t try stealing a tanker truck with 6,000 gallons of milk, especially if the truck has a tracking device that tips off the owners that the milk is on the move when it shouldn‘t be.Even with tires of the truck blown out by stop sticks, the thieves kept driving, The Age reported.After a 2-hour drive, police corralled the truck, but then had to break the windows, because the thieves would not get out.Don

World News Aug. 20, 2012

Many people practice their interview skills before going to a job interview by coming up with answers to likely questions. But top interviewees also come up with suitable questions to ask the job interviewer. According to a news source, interviewers deem most questions acceptable but have problems with a few. Here is what experts have to say about these questions:5. Is there a probationary period? “It sounds like you’ve been fired in the past or somehow expect to perform poorly at some point,” s

Culture Aug. 20, 2012

Google’s biggest rivals seem to be Facebook and Apple but Google executives should worry more about one company actively taking money out of their pockets, a news report said. Google’s real rival to watch over the next few years is Amazon, according to the report by Business Insider. Google makes money from the searches people do before buying something online because those searches are where the ads are placed. These searches make up 20 percent of Google’s total searches.The Google executives f

Aug. 20, 2012

An electronic anklet is disputing as sex offenders who have electronic anklets commits sexual crime again.The Seoul Northern District Court sentenced a 35-year-old kim, whose full name was withheld by authorities to 10 years in prison.Kim met a female as introducing himself as a TV program director to make a sexual relationship. However, as the woman denied, he tried to force her to take her into his car and used violence. Kim already put on electronic anklets as he committed the same kind of se

Social Affairs Aug. 17, 2012

An 8-year-old British boy is in trouble with the police for cooking a neighbor’s cat. The boy’s neighbors came downstairs to find that the boy had started cooking their cat in their microwave. Shocked, the cat’s owners rushed the cat to a charity facility for treatment.The cat’s internal organs may be permanently damaged. A UK animal welfare charity RSPCA has started an investigation to find out more about the case. The charity’s senior prosecutions case manager Terry Stroud, stated: “This is a

World News Aug. 17, 2012

The ruling Saenuri Party on Friday expelled Rep. Hyun Young-hee for her alleged involvement in a money-for-nomination scandal ahead of April‘s general election.In a general meeting of the party’s lawmakers, all 120 present voted in favor of the expulsion, satisfying the requirement for the ouster of an incumbent legislator of at least two-thirds approval of Saenuri‘s 149 parliamentary seat holders.The move strips Hyun of her party membership, but she can hold onto her proportional representative

Politics Aug. 17, 2012

A man living in Florida has put his entire life for sale on eBay.Shane Butcher, who has spent 29 years in Tampa Bay, said he is willing to sell all his video game businesses and multiple properties for only $3.5 million dollars after making millions from them, according to a news report. Included the deal are his three “R.U. Game?” stores, his beachside homes, his luxury cars, his entire collection of rare games and gaming systems. Butcher has even offered to pay the leases on the gaming stores

People Aug. 17, 2012