In Tyler, Texas, one man shot another over a tweet.

Seriously.

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"After months of back and forth in a doggie custody battle, Obie the obese dachshund finally has a permanent home. Foster mom Nora Vanatta will get to keep the portly pooch, whom she’s helped diet down from 77 pounds to a healthier 49."

WAI.

"So what’s next for Obie? According to Vanatta, skin-reduction surgery and a little community service."

...can't say i don't know people who do this....Welcome to Portland, Folks!

If you haven't seen it already, Pokemon has revealed the newest Eeveelution, Sylveon (I think). [link]

The horse thing. Seems to be Europe wide.

NI, UK.

The players and staff of the local Ice Hockey team, the Belfast Giants, have walked away from their contracts after it emerged that their new owner, a Mr Christopher Knight was a registered sex offender in Florida.

They have since signed contracts with the Odyssey Trust, the body which manages the Odyssey Arena, the Giants' home grounds, so they can fulfil their current fixture obligations.

Brussels, Belgium.

Thieves have made off with around $50m worth of diamonds. They broke through a fence at Brussels Airport, took them from the cargo of a plane bound for Switzerland, then left via the same hole in the fence. The whole operation is thought to have taken around five minutes.

Hot damn there, jeffypoo.

There was a bunch of pissing and shouting going on for a bit, but now my county will have two garlic festivals this summer.

sent from my notsosmartphone of breakingthingsness

In Granbury, Texas, a woman calls 911 and asks for cigarettes to be delivered to her house. The call was responded to, but the woman was met with an arrest for a misdemeanor count of abuse of 911 and not the desired smokes.

Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland has surrendered its powers regarding Antarctic matters back to the UK government. The powers were unwittingly transferred during devolution. The powers were returned following a request by the UK Foreign Office.

The debate in the NI Assembly chamber was jovial, with all parties in agreement over the issue.

Luxor, Egypt.

19 have died after a hot air balloon crashed.

Dozens of dead birds were found at an intersection in Arlington, Texas.

While there was a power line nearby, the birds didn't have an evidence of burns. One was taken to a vet to determine how they died. No results yet.

In Polish news, Lech Walesa, the man behind the Solidarity movement in the 1980's which led to Poland becoming a democratic country, was quoted to say that he thinks that gay members of the parlament should be seated "in the last ine of seats, or even behind the wall". He also said that "The minority is jumping on the heads of the Majority" and that he dosent want "He dosent want a minority that he dosent agree with to be messing with the minds of younge people"

All of that is a somewaht lose translation, but I think the picutre is clear << >>

Sorry I am a bit late with this, but a follow on from akatokiyami.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=spam&thread=5451&page=2#45204

Chris Hunhe had stepped down from his seat, and a by-election was called for last Thursday. Whilst he wasn't standing, the candidate from his party, the Liberal Democrats, still won, albeit with a 14% swing to UKIP, a party which has really grown in the past few years, which came second.

Londonderry, NI, UK

Yesterday evening police intercepted 5 live mortar bombs, minutes before they were to be launched.

The roof of a van had been cut off the back of a van. The target was believed to be a police station.

3 men have been arrested in connection with this incident.

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Last week in Belfast police found a rocket launcher with warhead in Belfast.

Whilst both were worn down, it appears that both were still viable. It is unknown how long they had been there for.

Birmingham: UK

A 16 year old girl has died after being stabbed on a bus on the way to school this morning.

A 22 year old man has been arrested over this incident.

Mid-Ulster: NI: UK

Voting is ongoing for the by-election to the Mid-Ulster Westminster seat. Results are expected early tomorrow morning. Of particular note is that the Sinn Fein candidate, Francie Molloy has been accused in assisting in the murder of the father of the Unionist Candidate, Nigel Lutton, in 1979

Quick update

Vicki Price has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice
Francie Molloy has won the Mid-Ulster seat.

The parliment voted against the vote of no confidence against the current Government, for the second time I think. Members of one party left the voting room compleatly, another abstained from voting, and one member of a party in coalition with the one in power voted for the VonC.

Sweden

Princess Lilian has died, aged 97. Born a commoner in Wales, she met Sweden's Prince Bertil in London during WW2. The Swedish monarchy forbade their marriage, fearing it would threaten their dynasty.

The couple lived discreetly in France. 33 years after they first met, in 1976 the new Swedish king allowed their marriage. Unfortunately at this time they were too old to have children, being aged 61 and 64.

They then partook in many public engagements, and apparently were rather popular with the Swedish people.

Her husband died in 1997.

Falklands.

Islanders have voted in a referendum to see if they wish to remain part of the UK, or become part of Argentina. The dispute over the islands has been going on for decades, most prominently in 1982, when Argentina invaded the islands.

Results look promising, with high turnout and general consensus that Islanders wish to remain part of the UK

Update: They have announced that there has been a 92% turnout

Update 2: Results are in. 1513 are for, THREE are against. Those three people represent 0.2%

UK

Albeit I would guess this will probably make international news.

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first, and so far only Prime Minister, who served as PM from 1979-1980 has died of a stroke, aged 87.

- UK city challenges world's smallest park in Portland

Three-bench-bearing park in UK no match for little two-foot diameter park in PDX. >_>

Kent, UK

The UK's first Youth Police and Crime Commissioner, Paris Brown, has stood down following the discovery that she made racist and homophobic tweets on her Twitter account three years ago.

The 17 year old announced she would not be taking the position, which carries a £15,000 salary, shortly before she was due to start.

Khash, Iran

An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale has struck near the city of Khash in Iran. The quake has been felt throughout the region, being noticed in Abu Dhabi, Doha and even Delhi.

Iranian State TV reports at least 40 are dead.

O.o don't know why this hasn't been posted.

Bombing at Boston Marathon yesterday as runners got to the finish lines. Two bombs noted so far. From what I've read, four are dead; including 8 year old, Martin Richard. 20 year old Saudi death is still unidentified. Authorities are not yet certain if this was a foreign attack or home attack. 145 Injured, 17 in critical condition.

As the second bomb went off officials rushed people out of the stands for fear of another bomb. People screamed and shoved and children were heard screaming. A man held a wedding ring, waiting at the finish line for his girlfriend whom he was about to propose to but when he found her among the rubble, he bowed over her lifeless body and sobbed.

Live Updates

Prayers and hopes go to the families and the victims.

Edit:
JFK Library was also bombed, they do not know if they are connected but they are treating it as so.

Edit: was wrong. only three have died. 8 year old boy. A college grad and a 29 year old woman soon to be married. Nails and ball bearings were inside the bombs and lodged into several of the victims. Many of the bystanders became heros and saved many lives. Photo of mysterious man on nearby roof has authorities wondering if he had anything to do with it. $50,000 award for anyone who knows who knows the people that caused the bombing.

Edit: Two suspects found in a shoot out. Two brothers from Russia, they have been living in America for about seven to eight years. The older brother killed an officer and was shot dead and the younger brother was injured. The younger brother was found by a neighbor in a boat in a backyard; he is now in the hospital. Most who knew the two said they were not two you would suspect could do this, some are saying they have been framed.

Adna, Washington

There was a drug bust gone wrong at a nearby gas station earlier today. One culprit ran and was chased by police. He was then later found near the Newaukum River near Adna High School.

London, UK.

A man has been convicted of fraud for selling fake bomb detectors. James McCormack sold devices which were just aerials on a hinge to buyers including the Iraq and Georgian governments. He made £50 million from selling the devices at $40000 each.

Sentence has not yet been passed.

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

A video of a lady failing to parallel park has received some attention on the internet.

The video shows the lady trying to park on Fitzroy Avenue in the Holylands area of Belfast.

The video was shot from a mobile phone from one of the onlooking houses. It lasts fifteen minutes, and those filming claim she had already spent that long before they started filming. Their jeers can be heard throughout.

The students filming had offered to park the car for her, however she has refused. The identity of the woman is unknown.

The video can be found at I should note here that the jeers may offend some people, with comments about women drivers throughout. However it does give an insight into Northern Irish slang and humour.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Queen Beatrix has abdicated her throne, to make way for her son, Willem-Alexander. She had held the throne for 33 years.

She announced her intention to abdicate back in January. Unlike Britain, where the monarch usually changes upon death, abdication is normal in the Netherlands.

Something interesting from Poland

Donald Tusk, our PO, sacked the minister of justice Jaros³aw Gowin, after his comments about Poland alegedly "selling" embrios to germany for genetic experiments. While he claimed his words were taken out of context, it didint fly quite well with the PO. There is specuation on what the former minister of justice will do now.