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May 21st, 2011 was supposed to be the end of the world. Almost seven months later we’re still here.

So who cried wolf? Radio preacher and Evangelist Harold Camping. He claims to have calculated the date of the rapture through numbers and dates found in the Christian bible.

About 5-thousand billboards were posted all around the U.S. announcing the end of the world. Many of his followers gave away their entire life savings before the alleged doomsday.

Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch saw the foundations of his News Corp empire shaken to the core this year. British tabloid News of the World was found to have been hacking the voicemails of celebrities, royals and even kidnapping victims and relatives of dead soldiers. The practice went on for over a decade. Private investigators were hired by the paper to dig up dirt.

Read by: Aisha Samu

Stories by: Aisha Samu, Nikita Smith, Tara Brockwell, Katie McGroarty, and Niki Mohrdar.

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Remember the hungry and the homeless this holiday season as well as your empty beer cans.

A non-profit organization is campaigning for Quebecers to reimburse their empty cans over tossing them in the bin.  Consignéco says that Quebecers lose twenty one million dollars worth of beer cans in the garbage and recycling bin each year.

President Barak Obama says that the US and Iraq will enjoy a normal relationship between sovereign nations after American troops have left at the end of this year.

Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki met in Washington to discuss Iraq’s future as troops are beginning to leave.

It was confirmed that no troops or bases would remain.

The Russian government has announced on Facebook yesterday it will investigate the official reports on the conduct of polls, after being accused of electoral fraud by the public.

The statement was released following the massive anti-government protest that took place two days ago.

The message has been met with contempt by the public.