At least 10 people have been killed in a suicide attack in the heart of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, the army says. Seven police personnel, two civilians and the bomber died when a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed into a bus carrying police, officials said. The blast happened near the Hilton Hotel and a twin-tower commercial building at around 1230 local time (0700 GMT). Doctor Hector... 

Indian police blamed terrorists for blasts that killed as many as 60 people in the northern Indian city of Jaipur yesterday in the South Asian nation’s deadliest attack in more than a year. “It is a terrorist plot, it is obvious,” said A.S. Gill, director general of police. Some people were detained for questioning as the authorities imposed a curfew in 15 regions of Jaipur, known... 

BBC Reports that US police are to carry out excavation work at a Californian ranch to search for more possible victims of notorious mass murderer, Charles Manson, who killed Sharon Tate. They believe more bodies may be buried at the ranch in the Death Valley national park where Manson and his followers hid after the killings. Manson was convicted in 1969 of killing seven people, including the actress... 

Israel is marking its 60th anniversary of Independence Day with a great sense of pride - but also uncertainty about its future. AS Israelis celebrate the 60th anniversary of the independence of their fledgling country, many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank still consider today’s date as a mark of a great catastrophe. Both sides are still caught up in extremely fragile diplomatic... 

Myanmar’s military government raised its death toll on Tuesday from the devastating Cyclone Nargis to just under 22,500 people, state media reported. An additional 41,000 people were missing as a result of the cyclone, which ploughed into the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday, triggering a massive storm surge that swept inland. “More deaths were caused by the tidal wave than the storm itself,”... 

Google owned YouTube is apparently down again for unknown reasons. The first report came via e-mail eight hours ago on the outage. It was hard to verify it at that time, but it is sure that the YouTube is not working now. There are reports of the same nature coming from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and here in Massachusetts. Been going on for at least an hour, it would seem, maybe longer. Some people... 

Tracy Denise Roberson was convicted on Friday of involuntary manslaughter. She caused her lover’s shooting death by falsely crying rape. Her husband, Darrell Roberson, shot and killed LaSalle after his wife said she was raped. In late 2006, Darrell Roberson came home from a late-night card game to find his scantily clad wife with another man in a pickup truck in the driveway. Tracy Roberson... 

David Blaine has set a new Guinness World Record for longest breath-holding for 17 minutes and 4 seconds.The previous record was 16 minutes and 32 seconds, set Feb. 10 by Switzerland’s Peter Colat, according to Guinness World Records. David Blaine previous effort back in 2006 was failed for holding his breath underwater. He had to hold his breath for eight minutes and 58 seconds. His failing... 

Gary Dourdan who acted as Warrick Brown in CSI is reportedly arrested by Los Angeles police. He was was arrested for possessing cocaine, heroin and other narcotics and dangerous drugs. The arrest occurred at Palm Springs yesterday at 5:21Am when Gary was asleep inside his car. Law enforcement sources said that he was sleeping on driver’s seat when approached the vehicle and made the bust. Police... 

A Florida Atlantic University student was shot by a police officer. “Zachary Carroll” got  wounds on the chest and hand by gunshot. He is in recovering at Delray Medical Center. FAU Police said that the this incident occurred after a fight inside the Indian River dormitory at the campus moved outside the building, and police were called. When they got there, they found Carroll, 21, on...