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BBC Reporters Beaten in Libya: 'Can't Describe How Bad It Was'
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsThree BBC reporters were allowed to leave Libya after being held for almost 24 hours by pro-Moammar-Gadhafi security forces who beat them and subjected them to mock executions. Submachine guns were held to their hooded and blindfolded heads as soldiers and secret police accused them of bad reporting, according to a detailed account published by the BBC today. BBC / AP Feras Killani is one of three BBC journalists who were detained, beaten and subjected to mock executions in Libya. Details of the reporters' beating and torture came as fighting raged between Gadhafi's forces and ...
3 BBC Staff Detained, Beaten, Subjected to Mock Execution in Libya
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON -- Three British Broadcasting Corp. staff were detained, beaten and subjected to mock executions by pro-regime soldiers in Libya while attempting to reach the western city of Zawiya, the broadcaster said Wednesday. The news organization said the crew, members of a BBC Arabic team, were detained on Monday by Moammar Gadhafi loyalists at a check point about 6 miles (10km) south of Zawiya. Chris Cobb-Smith, a British journalist and part of the crew, said the group were moved between several locations, in some cases alongside civilian captives who had visible injuries from heavy ...
UFOs in the UK: Britain's Actual 'X-Files' Released
By Lee Speigel - AOL NewsBritain has just released more of its massive collection of X-Files -- over 8,000 pages of documents detailing UFO investigations, eyewitness testimony and military concerns about possible extraterrestrial visitors. The files are the largest disclosure of declassified documents released to date online by the National Archives and can be downloaded at no cost for the next month. The documents include stories, drawings, letters, a House of Lords UFO debate, details about a flying saucer hoax that was thought to be an alien invasion of the U.K. and fascinating facts about how 1978 almost became ...
Nicholas Courtney, 'Doctor Who' Actor, Dead at 81 [VIDEOS]
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsIt's a sad day for legions of "Doctor Who" fans. Nicholas Courtney, who played Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart on "Doctor Who," has died at the age of 81. Courtney's agent told the BBC that the actor passed away after a short illness. Playing "the Brigadier" was the defining role of his career. Courtney first appeared on "Doctor Who" in 1965, playing a different role, and first became the Brigadier in 1968. He appeared regularly on the show through the '70s, then reprised the role in specials in the '80s, for a total of 107 episodes. In 2008, he also showed up on two episodes of ...
Aurora Borealis: Where to See the Northern Lights Sparked by the Solar Flare
By David Knowles - AOL NewsGet ready for a big show. Following the biggest solar flare recorded on the sun in four years, scientists at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center have issued an alert: The sky could get very pretty this evening. "The first interplanetary shock, driven by the CME from Sunday, is expected any time. Soon thereafter, the shock from Monday evening's R3/CME is due. Look for G1-G2 (and maybe periods Related Stories Solar Flare: 4 Potential Hazards of the Sun's Spectacular Show of G3 if the following shock compresses and enhances the CME magnetic field)," NOAA said in ...
Study: Why Seahorses Look Like Horses
By Lee Speigel - AOL News"A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course," so why does a seahorse look so much like, well, a horse? With the theme song from the 1960s sitcom "Mr. Ed" fading in the distance, the question of how seahorses evolved with a very equine-like head and neck is at the heart of a new study published in the journal Nature Communications. Scientists now suggest that the curves of a seahorse body -- ranging from 0.6 to 14 inches -- help it to be a better hunter. Beth A. Keiser, AP A longsnout seahorse moves gracefully through coral in its tank at ...
Adam Yauch Cancer Prognosis Good; Beastie Boys Prep 'Hot Sauce'
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsNo more sleep for the Beastie Boys. Vocalist and drummer Mike D says that the veteran rap trio is on pace for a 2011 comeback following fellow band member Adam Yauch's improving prognosis in his battle with cancer. Mike D told BBC Radio that the group, which last performed together in 2009, will follow its original plan to release the second side of its new double album, "Hot Sauce Committee," in the spring. Part one was delayed and remains unfinished due to Yauch taking 2010 off to fight his illness. In July 2009, Yauch underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his salivary gland. ...
Queen Elizabeth Bestows New Year's Honors
By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsBuckingham Palace traditionally releases its list of New Year's honorees every Dec. 31, celebrating a group of Brits who have made a difference in a variety of arenas, from the charitable to the musical. British media buzzed that the infamously sharp-tongued British music mogul Simon Cowell might be knighted this year for contributions in the entertainment and philanthropic spheres, but when Buckingham Palace announced the honorees on the final day of 2010, Cowell's name was absent. Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics is the best-known entertainer to be recognized this go-round. Queen Elizabeth ...
Ex-Detective Hunts the Loch Ness Monster
By Lee Speigel - AOL News(Dec. 16) -- A former U.K. detective is out to prove that a film shot 50 years ago by his father, allegedly showing the legendary Loch Ness Monster, is the real deal. Simon Dinsdale, of Essex, England, spent his professional law enforcement career tracking down criminals. And the Loch Ness Monster is a case he especially wants to solve, reports the BBC. Fifty years ago, his father, Tim Dinsdale, a respected aeronautical engineer, became a celebrated "Nessie" hunter after filming a mysterious animal swimming in the fabled 23-mile-long Scottish lake. Keystone / Getty ...
Pro-WikiLeaks 'Hacktivists' Attack MasterCard; Is Sarah Palin Next?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Dec. 8) -- Julian Assange may be held up at the moment, but his supporters are waging war. An organization of online "hacktivists" linked to the 4Chan network "partially paralyzed" MasterCard.com on Wednesday after the credit card company stopped processing donations to WikiLeaks. The group, known as Anonymous, orchestrated the illegal DDoS attack (distributed denial of service) as part of the "Operation: Payback" campaign supporting WikiLeaks. Although the Anonymous website is itself now suspended -- call that getting a taste of your own medicine -- Surge Desk recovered an earlier ...
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