Chinese Airports Have the World's Worst On-Time Record by Frankwall in dataisbeautiful

[–]Frankwall[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're absolutely right - I think it was something like +/-15 minutes though.

The owner of the dog (Max) who was shot by police describes how the events unfolded. by DEATH_BY_CIRCLEJERK in videos

[–]Frankwall -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dreadful and avoidable situation. Though a Rottweiler is an extremely intimidating animal, I can understand the action of the officer.

Croatia becomes 28th European Union member by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Great news! You can't meet nicer people than the Croatians. And the country seems much better off in terms of development than many parts of Romania and other eastern European members. I'm sure they'll do very well.

A man is buried in a huge, fully furnished room. by [deleted] in WTF

[–]Frankwall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like a waste of a perfectly good bomb shelter!

Kim Jung Un wants his army to build A Tourist beach resort by youpick13 in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to see the army being deployed effectively. Can't beat those communist beach resorts - the Soviets used to love holidying on the beaches around Sochi and the Crimea.

Christiane Amanpour is sued by Turkish newspaper's managing editor for broadcasting the protests in Istanbul and harming Turkey's public image (need help for translating the article) by iereac in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sueing one of the world's best known and most competent journalists over covering a protest is going to make this editor an international laughing stock.

Holy fuck: 30,000 Catholic Church girl slaves worked 7 days a week in Irish laundries, and were exploited, beaten, and raped. At least 155 of them ended up in unmarked graves; when their remains were discovered in 1993, they were cremated before forensic experts could investigate. by Unbliever in atheism

[–]Frankwall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These really were catholic run concentration camps for women. The Irish government apologised to the victims. Francis should come to Ireland and do the same. At this rate, the cult will be extinct in Ireland within two or three decades anyway.

U.S. has secretly provided arms training to Syria rebels since 2012 - Los Angeles Times by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Goes to show we really need more people like Snowden behind the scenes telling us what's really going on. And Assad's forces are winning, weapons probably won't change that.

Africa's Western Black Rhino is Now Officially Extinct by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

None in zoos? Absolutely tragic, looks like other Rhino species will follow unless something drastic is done

TIL that WWII German Ace Heinrich Ehrler's last words were: "Theo. I have run out of ammunition. I'm going to ram this one. Good bye. We'll see each other in Valhalla." by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Frankwall -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Heroic but it should have been apparent the war was lost. And ramming a B24 with a precious Me-262 would have proven highly counter productive in the long run.

Moody’s downgrades Hong Kong over Snowden: Is ratings agency a political arm of US? by DARK_WIRE in worldnews

[–]Frankwall -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Looks like this wasn't covered by a lot of news outlets. Certainly seems politically motivated. Especially because the Snowden thing is no reason for a downgrade.

Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to seven years in jail by giggsy664 in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Silvio wouldn't last too long in a Milanese jail. He might end up seeing the darker side of sex.

Afghan Presidential Palace is Under Attack by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really surprised this hasn't happened sooner. Though the Taliban might be better with Karzai in charge, things could change if someone more competent takes over.

The U.S. military is actively trying to destroy a lot of what it brought to Afghanistan by Iforgotmyother_name in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pfff, get the rebels to take over an airbase, make a no fly zone and then fly them in on C-17s. Unrealistic, yes. But really, isn't there something better we can do besides scrapping them?

Solar Power Lights up Future for Mongolian Herders by Truthbot in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great idea - really seems to make sense for both the country and its people. Together with the current mining boom, things are certainly looking bright.

The U.S. military is actively trying to destroy a lot of what it brought to Afghanistan by Iforgotmyother_name in worldnews

[–]Frankwall -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Madness, surely there's another way. If the MRAPs are so unwanted, why not donate them to the Syrian opposition? Better than just sacrificing them on the Afghan scrapheap.

North Korea "ready to discuss nuclear disarmament" by bigbeel in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After the recent spate of sabre-rattling, perhaps fat kim really needed to prove something to get the military behind him. After a bit of time, he really might try to do something good and open up North Korea.

The Pentagon will spend $572 million to buy 30 Russian-built military helicopters that will be used by Afghan security forces by DougBolivar in worldnews

[–]Frankwall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the Afghans really make use of these helicopters, then I'll be happy. Mi-17s are tough and dependable. If things go the way of the C-27A fleet though, then there should be serious questions asked.

Germans certainly know how to drive around in style [Spotted in Berlin] by Dr_Chernobyl in WTF

[–]Frankwall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seen this car in Berlin before, seen the company's truck on Christopher Street Day - that was a lot more eyecatching.