Two years ago, the world watched. April 29, 2013, was slightly lower key
World
Margaret Thatcher’s Funeral Cost $5.6 Million — Much Less Than Reported
The procession through central London and ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral on 17 April—together with a huge security operation involving some 4,000 police officers—was initially suggested in some media reports to be costing …
PHOTOS: Charmed! Will, Kate, and Harry Get Their Own Wands on a Harry Potter Studio Tour
Don’t they already lead a fairy tale life?
WATCH: Quick-Thinking Cop Saves Man From Speeding Train
The officer’s heroic actions were caught on a security camera at a station in Medellin, Colombia.
British City Offers Homes for £1
In the central England city of Stoke-on-Trent, the price of a cup of coffee could buy you a three-bedroom house.
Stonehenge Is Looking for a General Manager
Attention all managers, druids and lovers of prehistoric rock structures: do we have a job for you.
Czech Republic Forced to Remind the Internet That Chechnya Is in Different Country After Boston Bombing
Twitter and Facebook filled with false reports that Boston bombing suspects were Czech
WATCH: Why Do So Many Dutch Hate this ‘King’s Song’?
Tens of thousands of people have threatened to leave the country in protest at a track written for the inauguration of Holland’s new king.
Chinese Journalist Reports on Earthquake Wearing Her Wedding Dress
Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do
WATCH: New Zealand Parliament Passes Gay Marriage Bill, Breaks into Song
Onlookers and lawmakers celebrated the result by breaking into the Maori love song “Pokarekare Ana.”
Saudi Arabia Reportedly Deports Men for Being ‘Too Handsome’
Three men were removed from a festival in Riyadh after it was deemed they would be too irresistible to women
Love At the Border: U.S. Citizen Marries Mexican Fiancé in Unique Rio Grande Ceremony
The young couple got married on a raft that carried them on the swirling currents of border river Rio Grande to U.S. territory. The marriage is completely legal because of a 165-year-old treaty that allow both U.S. and Mexican …