Morro Bay - It's been called the 'worst aquarium in the nation ... Seal Guantanamo,' and the 'saddest aquarium on earth.' Under fire since the 90s, conservation groups are stepping up their efforts to have Morro Bay Aquarium closed down.

It only took one man, standing silently for eight hours in Istanbul's Taksim Square, to redefine Turkey's ongoing protests.

U.S. President Barack Obama has said during a visit to Northern Ireland as part of the G8 Summit hosted there that "the fate of peace" is up to the young people there.

Google announced that it is going to be spending $5 million on an effort to wipe out photos of child sexual abuse from the Internet, as well as another $2 million to research on more ways to find images and report and eradicate them.

Protests against price hikes and massive expenditure on sporting events snowballed yesterday as hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Brazil.

Washington - The Obama administration announced yesterday (June 17) that it had chosen Washington attorney Clifflord Sloan as the new envoy whose job will be to find some way to close the Guantanamo Bay Prison.

For readers who don't know about Jimmy Hoffa, and given it's been 38 years since he disappeared there are many, he was a powerful union boss who spent time with mobsters. Suddenly, in 1975, he was gone. Forever.

Scientists say they have unraveled the mystery behind the cause of albinism in the famous gorilla Snowflake, the only known albino gorilla until he died 10 years ago. According to a team of scientists, Snowflake's white coloring was due to inbreeding.

As Popocatépetl continues with its ongoing rumblings, over the past 24 hours the volcano has increased in activity. The activity is said to be of low to moderate intensity and includes steam, gas, ash and incandescent fragments being observed.

Watch a Wendy's customer go ballistic over cheese in his hamburger in a video first uploaded to YouTube on Saturday by another customer who filmed the incident.

Destin - A group of fishermen working a couple of miles off of a Florida coastline recently snagged a large amount of cocaine. Officials estimate the catch is worth about $2.5 million.

Izmit - Having an important name, a prominent family, money, and power is important in Turkey. Sometimes, though, being nobody lets you witness what's really happening.

Facebook, Tesla and Samsung are arguably three of the biggest companies in their respective technological fields. All three companies have picked the same day to reveal new products and services.

It may not be fair comparing people to their parents but it happens to those who enter the same field as Dad or Mom. Brett Hull's NHL doings were noted next to those of his Dad, Bobby's, and Kate Hudson's talent has been compared to Mom Goldie Hawn's.

It's not the goalie deal Vancouver Canuck fans are expecting but down the road it may prove significant. Canucks GM Mike Gillis signed arguably the best available Swedish goalie on Monday, Joacim Eriksson.

Cairo - The Egyptian government led by President Morsi not only broke off relations with the Assad Syrian regime but also announced that Egyptian citizens are free to join the rebels against Assad.

London - Julian Assange has now been under virtual house arrest in the London Embassy of Ecuador for a year. Some would say that even if he is guilty, he has served his time and charges against him should now be dropped.

Human IQ is on a decline since the Victorian era, and humans today are probably getting dumber over the years, a new study suggests

David Lynch's Transcendental Music label is an outgrowth of the David Lynch Foundation. Here, musicians are happy to lend their talents to aid Lynch's charitable causes and gain some notoriety at the same time.

Sheridan Smith has emerged as favourite to play the new Doctor in the BBC’s long-running science-fiction television drama series, it has been claimed.