Failure News

US Representative Mike McCaul, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said on CNN last Sunday that a "flag" should have been placed on Tamerlan Tsarnaev, after Russian intelligence warned the US that he had been radicalized in recent years.

Not the first time this has happened, but certainly won't be the last. Vodafone is experiencing a problem similar to the one back in 2012. Luckily, RIM is here to help.

Before I start to pontificate my didacticisms, allow me to confirm a few things: I do not drink alcohol. I do not do drugs. I do not smoke. I do not gamble. But just because I oppose this repugnant behavior, why can’t others enjoy these things?

Zoe Alexander, a Pink impersonator decided to sing Pink's song because the producer's of The X Factor told her too. Yet when judges rejected her she stormed off the stage, throwing the microphone to the floor.

Point Mugu Nawc - According to the U.S. Air Force, a test mission on Tuesday of an unmanned hypersonic plane, the X-51A WaveRider, was a failure.

Belomorsk - Heavy rains in the Russian Republic of Karelia have left 25,000 people without electricity and have affected transport links in the region. Some communities in the region have been flooded.

Cape Canaveral - The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon module, loaded with half a ton of provisions for the International Space Station did not lift off.

Washington - Members of the Congressional ‘supercommittee’ met this morning in an attempt to reach a last-minute deal on cuts to the United States budget. It's looking increasingly unlikely they will come to an agreement in time to meet the Wednesday deadline.

The future of Canadian family businesses may suffer by a lack of succession planning, according to the results of PwC's latest Global Family Business Survey.

In an interview over the weekend, the Swiss Justice Minister said the country's top bank UBS could collapse if the tax fraud investigation between the US and Switzerland unravels.