Human Mishap News

12:32 PM EST
2/9/2012 Paul McCartney to finally get his star on Hollywood Walk of FameMusic icon Paul McCartney will finally get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb. 9.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Music, Rock And Roll Music, Human Interest, Award And Prize, People, Human Mishap

11:44 AM EST
2/8/2012 Mogadishu suicide attack claims at least 12 peopleTwelve people were killed and another wounded Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack near the presidential palace in Mogadishu.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Terrorism, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

12:10 PM EST
2/6/2012 Micron CEO Steve Appleton killed in plane crashMicron CEO Steve Appleton died Friday after a small plane he was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff at the Boise airport.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Corporate Officer, Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Air And Space Accident, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

9:32 AM EST
2/6/2012 Philippine earthquake kills at least 44A strong earthquake struck in the central region of the Philippines Monday, killing at least 44 people and leaving dozens more missing. The 6.8-magnitude quake hit in a narrow strait just off Negros island, about 400 miles southeast of the capital city of Manila.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Earthquake, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

1:25 PM EST
2/5/2012 Southern Somalia fighting claims at least 10 peopleAt least 10 people were killed and six others wounded in fighting between government forces and Al-Shabaab in the Luuq district of Gedo region in southern Somalia on Saturday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap, Conflict

9:38 AM EST
2/3/2012 Roseanne Barr running for presidentRoseanne Barr has filed the official paperwork necessary to run for the Green Party nomination for president of the United States. Barr filed her paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Jan. 25. Her filing creates a four-way race for the Green nomination, which is to be decided at the Green Party Nomination Convention in July.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Entertainment, Politics, Election, Political Candidates, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

7:22 AM EST
2/2/2012 Ferry sinks in bad weather off Papua New GuineaBad weather near Papua New Guinea on Wednesday sunk a ferry, MV Rabaul Queen, which was carrying at least 350 people.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Maritime Accident, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

12:52 PM EST
2/1/2012 Leslie Carter, sister of singers Nick and Aaron, dead at 25Leslie Carter, the sister of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter and singer Aaron Carter, died Tuesday in upstate New York at the age of 25.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Music, Rock And Roll Music, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

12:30 PM EST
2/1/2012 Don Cornelius, creator of 'Soul Train,' dead at 75Don Cornelius, the producer and television host who created the popular television show “Soul Train,” was found dead of a gunshot wound in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday morning. He was 75.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, People, Human Mishap, Society, Death, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Television

1:00 PM EST
1/31/2012 Ten die in clash between government forces, Al-Shabaab at outskirts of capitalAt least 10 people were killed and eight others wounded in fighting Tuesday between government forces and Al-Shabaab insurgents at the seaside enclave of Jasiira 10 kilometers south of Mogadishu.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap