The woman now is blind after the suicide attempt. (Illustration)

Woman who gouged her eyes in California sues over viral photo

REPUBLIKA.CO, LOS ANGELES - A nurse at a Los Angeles hospital took a photo of a woman who gouged out her own eyes with pencils, and the patient sued the hospital and its administrators after the picture went viral on the Internet, her attorney said on Wednesday. The plaintiff, who is not named in the lawsuit, was treated at Los...

A chunk of meteorite causes a crater when it hit a location in Nicaragua.  (Illustration)

Nicaragua says meteorite probable cause of blast in capital

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANAGUA - A mysterious late-night blast in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua that left a crater 12 meters (40 feet) wide was most likely caused by a meteorite, government scientists said on Sunday. The loud explosion occurred around 11 pm on Saturday on the outskirts of Managua near the airport, said Wilfried Strauch from the Nicaraguan Institute of Earth...