The bloodshed in Houla left at least 90 people dead, including 32 children. A horrific and terrible tragedy.
The BBC was reporting on the incident and posted a photo of "rows of childrens' bodies awaiting burial."
Then the original photographer, Marco di Lauro, saw the image on the BBC and says he nearly "fell off his chair"... read full article.
Monday, 28 May 2012
The BBC published photo of Iraqi dead when reporting on Houla
The recent tragedy in Houla, Syria was horrendous and the BBC published a photo of rows of dead people when reporting the tragedy. One problem, the photo was of Iraqi dead, taken in 2003.
Video: Protester calls former British PM Blair a war criminal
A protester entered London's Royal Courts of Justice on Monday and accused Tony Blair of war crimes. Blair was testifying at an inquiry into media ethics.
Blair's appearance starts off an important week in the judge-led inquiry into media ethics in the wake of a phone hacking scandal last year.
Lord Justice Brian Leveson is leading the inquiry and is examining whether politicians failed to curb the activities of renegade journalists because they were too close to the media.
Just before former Prime Minister Blair testified, a protester burst into the court room and shouted, "This man should be arrested for war crimes!" before being removed by security from the courtroom.... view full article and video.
Rare Aston Martin One-77 wrecked in Hong Kong
There were originally 77 of these exclusive and sought-after cars. Now unfortunately there is one less, as an Aston Martin One-77 crashes in a high-speed accident.
Aston Martin's most exclusive and sought-after One-77 is a rare vehicle. In the first ever known road incident involving this British car, the model has now become even rarer.
The Chinese website weibo.com published a photo of the wrecked car on a low loader truck. The car was apparently delivered just weeks ago, did not have any plates and was most likely not registered or insured... read full article.
Germany sets new record in solar-powered electricity
Germany has now set a new record in the production of solar-powered electricity. Going nuclear-free becomes a viable option.
Germany is a world-leader in solar power and is planning to be nuclear-free by 2022. On Friday, the country's solar power plants had produced a record 22 gigawatts of energy, which is equivalent to the output of 20 nuclear plants.
Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of Renewable Energy Industry (IWR) in Muenster, northeast Germany, told Reuters that the solar power delivered to the national grid on Saturday met 50% of the nation's energy quota.... read full article.
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