Apparently Paul Ryan does not have the luck of the Irish when it comes to currying favor in his ancestral homeland. According to a report by Reuters, the Republican vice presidential candidate has little public support in the …
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This Cardboard Bike Could Change Transportation As We Know It
An Israeli inventor is convinced his newest creation will transform transportation and production throughout the world.
The World’s Most Valuable Award Goes To… Nobody
The Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, worth $5 million plus $200,000 a year for life, has once again found no leader deserving of the honor.
Welcome to the World’s Biggest School
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the City Montessori School in Lucknow, India, has 39,437 pupils and 2,500 teachers.
Schoolgirl Shot by Taliban Flown to U.K. for Treatment
14-year-old Malala Yousafzai is being airlifted from Pakistan to a hospital in Birmingham for skull surgery and neuro rehabilitation.
Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez Is No Longer the Most Violent City in the World
The Mexican murder capital has lost the dubious honor to another Latin American city.
French President François Hollande Promises to Ban Homework as Part of Educational Initiatives
If he manages to push his latest proposals through, French President François Hollande may find himself with a few more young supporters on his side.
RIP Paddy Roy Bates, the Prince of Sealand
No man is an island, with one exception: Paddy Roy Bates, the prince of Sealand. And on Oct. 1o, he passed away.
The European Union and 10 More Nobel Prize Controversies
From Kissinger to Obama and beyond.
Basketball-Playing Grandma Becomes China’s Internet Darling
Granny’s got game — and it’s afforded her millions of online fans
The Latest Symbol of Asian Opulence: Handmade, Customized Cars
Here’s a dilemma for a Chinese multi-millionaire: what do you do after you’ve bought your $1.5 million Tibetan Mastiff puppy, given your lady a Hermès Birkin or three and stocked your cellar with some 1990 Romanée-Conti wine? …
Italy Dismisses Entire City Government over Suspected Mafia Ties
Italian leaders evidently have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to mafia rumors. On Tuesday, Italy’s cabinet fired the entire city government of Reggio Calabria, including its mayor and all 30 councilors, amid suspicions …