Urban fishing
If you think fishing is an old pastime, think again. Forget about dangling your fishing rod over the canal side, the the city's the place to be for the best catch now. "Street fishing" is brining the sport back in fashion. Read more...
Will Latinos vote for Obama?
Traditionally great fans of Hillary Clinton, Latino-Americans will now have to make the difficult decision between anti-immigration candidate John McCain and black candidate Barack Obama. Despite a long-running rivalry with the black community, they will not be swayed towards John McCain, say our Observers. Read more...
When I grow up I want to be a storm chaser…
Bungee jumping is so past-it in Arizona. If you want a real thrill, then get in your car and follow that tornado. Read more...
Mobile phone health risks: "I trust specialists more than big firms"
French scientist David Servan-Schreiber led a group of 19 cancer specialists in speaking out about mobile phone-related health risks - particularly for children - and calling for increased awareness of the dangers. We asked our Observers, including one of the doctors who signed the agreement, whether they think that mobile phones really are deadly. Read more...
"I'm voting Republican because all countries are inferior to us"
Left to die in the middle of the road
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78-year-old man, struck down by a hit-and-run driver, was left lying in the
middle of the road for over a minute as pedestrians walked by and cars veered
round him. Here's the video.
Alleged communists massacred under the eyes of American soldiers
Last month the US government declassified images of thought-to-be communist sympathisers being massacred by South Korean authorities between 1950 and 1951. Tackling a sensitive subject, the evidence throws more weight behind the argument that the US were partly to blame. Read more...
Pranksters sentenced to apologise on YouTube
Two Florida teenagers who threw a drink in a drive-thru worker's face have been forced by a judge to post an apology on YouTube. But will the punishment work? See the apology and read more...
Riots in Morocco: official sources vs. YouTube
The harbour town of Sidi Ifni, Morocco, became a battleground between groups of unemployed protestors and police forces last weekend. But while the authorities talk of a skirmish or two, web users say there was a full-blown riot followed by a brutal crackdown. Read more...
EU referendum in Ireland: "We've got as much as we can, let's get out now"
If the Irish people vote "No" to the Lisbon Treaty today, the document will be binned. A traditionally pro-Europe nation, last week the polls showed a change in opinion, with "No" coming out as the likely winner. Irish voters from both sides tell us why the treaty is "scary". Read more...
