Goalkeeper for German national team dies after being struck by train
Region: IndiaRobert Enke, the top contender to play goalkeeper for Germany’s 2010 World Cup team, died Tuesday after being hit by a train in what investigators believe was a suicide, according to the Associated Press. The train ... more
Views: 1898Car bomb in Pakistan kills 24, wounds dozens
Region: PakistanAt least 24 people were killed and over a dozen injured when a car bomb ripped through a crowded market in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province on Tuesday. Gulf News reports, the bombing,... more
Views: 1908Twitter users celebrate U.S. Veterans Day with photos
Region: United States
The United State’s celebration of Veteran’s Day dates back to after World War I. First designated a holiday by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, current President Barack Obama honored the day by speaking at A... more
Views: 2317Brazil, Paraguay blackout sends residents to Twitter
Region: BrazilA problem at a large dam was responsible for a massive blackout across several countries in Rio de Janeiro, San Paulo, and other large cities in several South American countries Tuesday evening. According to Telegraph.co.... more
Views: 1896Fort Hood shootings: Seven dead at army post outside Killeen, Texas
Region: Texas
At least seven people were killed and several others injured in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base outside Killeen, Texas on Thursday afternoon. Local television station KXXV reported,... more
Views: 2970Israel claims to have stopped Iranian arms ship
Region: IsraelPer BBC, the Israeli Navy has seized a ship reportedly headed by Iran carrying weapons disguised as civilian cargo, yet Iran has denied the allegations. The Israeli Navy has reported that the arms ship was on its wa... more
Views: 1528Photos: USS New York, Wrought From WTC Debris, Arrives in Harbor
Region: New York
The USS New York, commissioned as a memorial to the September 11 terrorist attacks, arrived in New York harbor Monday morning. Spectators watched from the banks of the Hudson as victims of the att... more
Views: 1805TwitPics: 2009 New York City Marathon
Region: New YorkOver 40,000 people took part in the 2009 New York City Marathon, running through Manhattan, Queens and Central Park on Sunday. While this years race turned out to be an historic one, with Meb Keflezighi becoming the f... more
Views: 2687Editorial: Scientology debate underway in France
Region: France“A Little Bird Told Me” is a weekly op-ed column that will appear every Monday on Breaking Tweets. It is part of an effort to add more opinions to BT, with the addition of an international roundtable discussion... more
Views: 2120Death toll high after multiple blasts in Baghdad
Region: IraqAt least 132 people have been killed and 520 injured after two car bombs went off in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Sunday, reports BBC News and CNN. BBC News reports that it is the worst attack in Iraq since 2007. CNN a... more
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