Former Ingush Opposition Leader Killed in Southern Russia

Local police have said that a former Ingush opposition leaders was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Maksharip Aushev was killed at about 9:30 a.m. Moscow time (6:30 a.m. GMT) on Sunday...

Our Weird American Cousin

When it comes to news of the weird, the BBC tends to draw upon its own “sceptered isle” and its abundance of British eccentrics from obscure little villages. Every now and then, however, they have to admit that our country can outdo all...

Gravestone Crushes Austrian After Being Rescued From Stuck Elevator

Austrian newspapers have reported that a pious Catholic in Vienna was killed by a 400-kg (860 lb) gravestone that fell on him when he prayed in the yard of a local church. Parishioners who gathered for Mass on Sunday discovered the body of Guenther Link....