News From Around the World - February 3, 2012

About 100 Feared Trapped in Sunken Papua New Guinea Ferry: Rescuers plucked 238 people from the sea off PNG's northeast coast after the MV Rabaul Queen was hit by three large waves and quickly sank More

Over 170 Die Across Freezing Europe: In Japan death toll hits 50 More

Global Warming hits Japan! Record Lows Recorded at 38 Locations in Japan: Well below zero from Kyushu to Hokkaido and more cold looms More

• Blizzard Continues Along Sea of Japan Coast: Avalanche kills trio as snow toll rises More

• Russian Winter Goes Extreme, Claims Lives: The air in some regions of the republic of Yakutia (Siberia) has cooled down to -50 degrees Centigrade. More

like a gnat on an elephant’s ass - - Trash-talkin’ Iran’s Khamenei Warns Against Military Strike, Oil Embargo - Threatens Israel: "I have no fear of saying that we will back and help any nation or group that wants to confront and fight against the Zionist regime" More

XXX-A way of life - Afghan pedophilia: A way of life in backward camel humping country More

15 YO Chinese boy the ultimate environmentalist: Kills 2 family members to save the planet & reduce world population More

ERUPTIONS!  the more they know, the more they grow concerned over volcanic eruptions More

Planning Your Garden For Next Summer? Take some inspiration from Bruno Torfs' magical garden More

Chinese President Calls for Expansion of China-Germany Links: China was ready to push forward its long-term, healthy and in-depth development of strategic partnership with Germany over the decades to come. More

Good Sports! 388 Injured in Clashes Between Police, Protestors in Cairo: The protestors chanted slogans against police and held them accountable for allowing fans to enter the stadium with sticks and knives. More

Japan Sees Red: Manufacturers stagger under strong yen, debt crisis More

Iran Tension to Effect Long Term on Oil Market: Iran tension will be heating up oil prices for a long time, but they are unlikely to sky-rocket, according to Leonid Fedun, Vice-CEO of Lukoil More

HEALTH UPDATE - THE SILVER STANDARD: Silver as Effective as Popular Chemotherapy Drug to Treat Cancer: May even have fewer side effects, a new study has revealed. More

Iran Can Produce Four Atom Bombs: Has four tons of 20 percent enriched uranium, sufficient to prepare four crude nuclear bombs in a year, More

UK's Prince William Arrives in Malvinas Islands amid simmering tensions between Britain and Argentina over the South Atlantic Archipelago:The rest of the world knows the areas as the Falkland Islands - but again - that's part of the dispute More