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LIGHTNING has struck Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue, severing a body part from the big man himself. See the amazing pictures. |
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"He never lost his temper," Scalise said. Others say they know a different Curtis Reeves. Those who remember the 71-year-old when he was a Tampa police officer decades ago say he was loud and always sure of himself, qualities that caused some co-workers to dislike or fear him. |
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RIO'S Christ the Redeemer's right hand had been damaged sometime ago but the finger has finally broken off in a storm. |
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'They say lightning does not strike the same spot twice. But with the Christ it does,' priest says. |
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Pope Francis gave his first annual address to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See on Monday. In his speech, the religious leader expressed his concern over the conflict in Syria, saying it was “unacceptable” that unarmed civilians become targets. |
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The title is perhaps misleading – most of the stories aren’t about angels, in the stereotypical halos-and-harps sense, but spirits of many varieties |
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Lightning broke a finger off the right hand of Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Father Omar, rector of the shrine that holds the statue, confirmed Friday. Its right hand had been damaged sometime ago, but the finger finally broke off in a storm late Thursday. |
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Government officials announce plan following meeting in Moscow with Russian counterparts. |
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Alfredo Castillo, the federal government's new envoy to coordinate security and development in the state, said the Knights Templar cartel that the vigilantes are battling formed under a different name about 10 years ago with the same mission: to fight an incursion by the Zetas cartel. |
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NUEVA ITALIA, Mexico – Armed vigilantes who have taken control of territory in lawless Michoacan state to keep out vicious drug cartels are refusing to give up their guns in a standoff with government soldiers. Residents said a tense calm prevailed on Friday as federal police and soldiers were.... |