UK court rejects appeal — Assange to be extradited to Sweden

The Supreme Court in the U.K. has officially denied the appeal by WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, to re-open his extradition case.

Digital Journal reported on May 30 that Julian Assange had lost his first extradition appeal, but that the court had allowed him 14 more days in the country to try and re-open the appeal.

Today the Supreme Court has officially denied his appeal, and he is due to be extradited to Sweden within the next ten days... read more.

Dallas continues: JR and clan return in a sequel

While some of us remember wondering who killed J.R., and how Bobby returned from the dead, we now have the opportunity to watch a continuation of this popular series.

The first series of "Dallas" premiered on CBS in 1978, a time when the economy was down, much like today.

Despite a depressed economy, people happily sat in front of their televisions to watch a super-rich oil family and their troubles and woes. The soap opera ran for an amazing 13 years.

And now a new season has begun on TNT. This is not a reprise, or a re-do. The story will continue from where it left off... read more and view interviews.

Illegally parked tourist's car blown up in London

Most countries in the world fine people for illegal parking, even England. However, it seems that if you park illegally in London, your car will be destroyed.

It is probably a good idea not to park illegally in front of the Houses of Parliament in London. However, one poor unsuspecting tourist had no choice. His Ford Mondeo broke down when his brakes failed, right on Parliament Square.... read more

NASA's NuSTAR mission lifts off to seek out black holes

NASA has launched an X-ray space telescope to study black holes and other hard-to-see objects in our galaxy in more detail.

The U.S. space agency launched Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) over the central Pacific ocean on Wednesday.

Following the launch, the mission control center received a signal from the spacecraft as it reached orbit 350 miles (563kms) above earth... read more and view video of the launch.

Gay rights activist killed in South Africa

According to a South African gay rights group, a 23-year-old gay man was killed and mutilated on Saturday in a hate crime. Police are investigating.

Thapelo Makutle was found dead early on Saturday morning, with his throat cut. Police say they are investigating the crime as a murder, and that a motive is unknown.

However, a spokesman for the gay rights group in northwestern South Africa, Jabu Pereira said today that the killing was a hate crime... read more.

Nobel Peace Prize hit by crisis and to be reduced

With the economic crisis continuing, even the Nobel Peace Prize has felt the hit. Prizes will be reduced by up to 20% this year.

Based in Stockholm, Sweden, the Nobel Foundation had decided to reduce the value of the 2012 prize, due to economic difficulties.

While still a coveted prize, Nobel winners this year will receive 8 million Swedish kronor (about $1.1 million) each, as compared to the 10 million Swedish kronor, or $1.4 million, received last year.

The Nobel Foundation is trying to safeguard the long-term capital of the organization... read more.