Maguindanao massacre- 45 persons were confirmed killed including politicians and journalist

MANILA, Philippines - Forty-three persons – including a politician about to file her and her brother’s certificates of candidacy (COCs), as well as journalists covering the event – were confirmed killed when heavily armed men waylaid the group on its way to the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Maguindanao.

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Public Information Office chief Lt. Col. Romero Brawner confirmed that as of yesterday afternoon, ground troops had recovered 21 bodies – 13 women and eight men – from the massacre site in Barangay Saniag, Ampatuan town.

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world record breaking pumpkin

Talk about a great pumpkin. With Halloween around the corner, two Ohio pumpkin growers may have a world record-breaking gourd on their hands.

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RP placed under state of calamity

MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo yesterday placed the entire nation in a state of calamity to allow the authorities as well as the public to prepare for super typhoon “Pepeng” and keep prices of basic commodities under control and maintain peace and order in the wake of the devastating floods earlier brought by tropical storm “Ondoy.”

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Twitter outage caused due Hacker attacks

The outage that knocked Twitter offline for hours was traced to an attack on a lone blogger in the former Soviet republic of Georgia — but the collateral damage that left millions around the world tweetless showed just how much havoc an isolated cyberdispute can cause.

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The Kingston DataTraveler 300 is ideal for netbook users who want to extend the limited capacity of their machines. It can also be used by business consumers who work with large databases, or even designers who need to transfer large graphic files from one place to another.

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michael jackson dies

Michael jackson the "king of pop" ,the sensationally gifted child star,and the biggest celebrity in the world died on thursday at 50.

He died at UCLA Medical Center after being struck down at his rented home in the posh Los Angeles .

An autopsy was planned for Friday, though results were not likely to be final until toxicology tests could be completed.

six year old boy from phillipines ,wins in Vegas chess tilt

A six year old, Stephen Rome Pangilinan of Milo Checkmate Philippines, won as over all champion under his division in Las Vegas International Chess Festival.

The chess player was between the 36 other players world wide who participated in the June 4 to 7 competition held at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa.

The boy was being ask why he became undefeated he said : “Kasi po ginamit ko yung pamatay kong opening.”

Additionally the boy stated that he dreams of playing against “People’s Champ” Manny Pacquiao when he gets back to the country.