93 Year-Old Yoga Instructor Can Still Pose PerfectlyJuan Epstein2012-05-16 | 93-year-old Tao Porchon-Lynch has been named Guinness World Records' oldest yoga teacher.Top 10 Species of 2011 Include Blue Tarantula, Parasitic Wasp and the Voldemort MonkeyJuan Epstein2012-05-24 | The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of scientists from around the world announced their picks for the top 10 new species described in 2011.
On this year's top 10 new species list are a sneezing monkey, a beautiful but venomous jellyfish, an underworld worm and a fungus named for a popular TV cartoon character.Two Female Tourists Stabbed to Death in Broad Daylight in Atlantic CityJuan Epstein2012-05-23 | The stabbing deaths of two Canadian tourists outside a casino hotel left tourism officials stunned and dismayed Monday, casting a shadow over the formal opening on Memorial Day weekend of the newest gambling palace and tripping up a $30 million-a-year campaign to rebrand and revive the sagging resort town.
The two victims, women ages 80 and 47, were stabbed and killed during a robbery Monday morning outside Bally's Atlantic City casino hotel, just steps from where a police officer was sitting in a patrol car.Chinese Fishermen Reel In 1360-Pound Sturgeon! - Raw VideoJuan Epstein2012-05-20 | Chinese fishermen catch a 1,360-pound giant Kaluga Sturgeon in the Heilongjiang River, Tongjiang in Northeast China. The giant fish was discovered to be a pregnant female carrying more than one million eggs. It took One dozen men to carry it ashore and deliver it to a breeding Center.Massive Earthquake Rocks Northern Italy - Raw FootageJuan Epstein2012-05-20 | One of the worst quakes to hit northeast Italy in hundreds of years rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, killing at least four people, collapsing factories and sending residents running out into the streets, emergency services said.
The magnitude-6.0 temblor struck at 4:04 a.m., with its epicenter about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of Bologna at a relatively shallow depth of 5 kilometers (3.2 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.Transgender Beauty Queen Takes to the Stage For Miss Universe Canada PageantJuan Epstein2012-05-20 | Vancouver's Jenna Talackova is the first transgender competitor to seek the Miss Universe Canada crown. The winner will be announced tonight in Toronto.
The winner advances to the international Miss Universe competition in December.Anti-Gaga Protesters March in ManilaJuan Epstein2012-05-19 | Christians take to the streets to protest Lady Gaga's upcoming concert in Manila.Trayvon Martins Pre-Shooting Visit to 7-Eleven Captured on VideoJuan Epstein2012-05-18 | Surveillance video taken of Trayvon Martin in 7-Eleven where he bought Skittles and iced tea soon before his tragic death.Kony Commander Captured in Ugandan Jungle BattleJuan Epstein2012-05-14 | Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border. Caesar Acellam was captured Saturday with two other rebel fighters as they tried to cross a river called Mbomu.Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson Resigns Amid ScandalJuan Epstein2012-05-14 | Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Scott Thompson is stepping down after a controversy over a fake computer science college degree on his biography.Man Shot in the Groin by Tear Gas Canister During Soccer RiotJuan Epstein2012-05-13 | A soccer riot erupts in Istanbul Turkey in which a man is hilariously shot in the groin with a fiery tear gas canister.Baby Girl Buried Alive In Attempted Ritual SacrificeJuan Epstein2012-05-12 | A month-and-a-half old baby girl is recovering in hospital after her parents apparently tried to bury her alive.Jennifer Hudsons Brother-in-law Found Guilty in Hudson Family MurdersJuan Epstein2012-05-12 | A jury has convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew in what prosecutors' described as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband.Human Flesh Capsules Seized in South KoreaJuan Epstein2012-05-09 | South Korea has intensified a crackdown on the smuggling of capsules from China containing the powdered flesh of dead babies, taken by some as a cure for disease or a way to boost sexual performance, a customs official said Tuesday.
The gruesome practice came to light Sunday when Korea Customs said it had uncovered 35 attempts to import a total of 17,451 such capsules since last August.
The pills -- filled with the dried and powdered flesh of foetuses or dead infants -- were intercepted in the mail or in customs searches at airports.
The customs service said that apart from ethical questions the capsules were contaminated with "super bacteria" and other disease-causing organisms.