Friday, 20 July 2012
Video: Kim Dotcom writes a song for President Obama
Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, the former most well-known file sharing website, is sending President Obama a message in a catchy little song. 'What happened to your promise to keep the Internet free?'
Read more and watch music video: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/329034
Video: Woman narrowly escapes death at traffic intersection
CCTV footage caught scenes of a woman narrowly escaping being crushed by a truck in Ningbo, eastern Zhejiang province in China.
The CCTV footage was shown on state television in China today, and shows the accident from several angles... read more and watch video of the accident.
12 killed in shooting at 'The Dark Knight Rises' premiere
12 were killed and 38 injured in Aurora, near Denver, Colorado when attending a midnight showing of the new Batman film.
The movie theater was packed for the midnight premiere of the new movie and many of those present were young fans.
According to witnesses, the violence erupted around 15 minutes into the movie. Some witnesses say they thought it was some new type of special effect in the theater... read more.
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Millions of people protest in 80 Spanish cities (video)
On July 19, millions took to the streets in 80 major cities throughout Spain. Union workers, 15m members, the general public and many others let their voices be heard.
In ongoing protests countrywide, the largest demonstration since the global event on October 15, 2011, happened last night and over a million people hit the streets.
People involved in the protests included miners, firefighters, judges, public employees, the unemployed and even the army.
The largest workers' unions, UGT and CCOO, were there along with many other professional organizations, representing the miners, medical employees, firemen, public transport workers, teachers of all levels of education, feminist and pro-gay collectives, 15m sympathizers and from old and new political groups... read more and watch videos.
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