Most Viewed News, Events, Opinion and Pictures this month on Allvoices

Mainstream News

Contributor Reports

Pope hints at possible changes to scandal-ridden Vatican bank

SOURCE: Reuters

28 days ago

Topics Pope Francis looks on as he arrives at the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican April...
Ferguson criticises Mancini sacking

SOURCE: BBC

5 days ago

Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised Manchester City over the sacking of Roberto Mancini. Mancini was dismissed by the club on...
Obama: Middle-class wages need to grow

SOURCE: United Press International

5 days ago

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on job creation at Ellicott Dredges, a manufacturer of dredging equipment, in Baltimore, May 17,...
Yankees 7, Blue Jays 2: Cano Homers Twice as Yankees Defeat Blue Jays

SOURCE: The New York Times

5 days ago

Yankees Robinson Cano , the Yankees' best player even when the team is at full strength, has been everything the...
Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement leaves void in soccer world

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

12 days ago

May 12, 2013 If Sir Alex Ferguson had stuck with his original plan, today we might be praising his pasta...
White House visit by Burma's Thein Sein a sign of changing times

SOURCE: Washington Post

6 days ago

Two passing children look at a wall painting created by Burma graffiti artists to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama on...
Serena eyeing Paris after second straight Madrid title

SOURCE: Reuters

11 days ago

Topics Serena Williams of the U.S. poses with the Ion Tiriac's trophy after winning the Madrid Open final tennis match...
Mourinho Sent From the Bench in King's Cup Final

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

6 days ago

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho was sent from the bench for protesting a referee's decision in the second half of...
Anne Hathaway & Her New 'Do Weather a Brooklyn Storm

SOURCE: People

14 days ago

It was pouring and Anne was soaked, even under her umbrella," the source adds. But the actress's new beach blonde...
Moyes Appointment Sends Out Right Message-Redknapp

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

13 days ago

The appointment of David Moyes as Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United gives hope to all young British football managers,...
On Soccer: A Void to Fill as Alex Ferguson Leaves Man United

SOURCE: The New York Times

15 days ago

Publicly coined in the 1990s, Fergie Time refers to that period of time added to a game by the referee...
Merkel and Francis talk about a 'strong' Europe

SOURCE: Fox News

5 days ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, has discussed with Pope Francis how...
Poll: Gosnell trial has done little to change views on abortion

SOURCE: United Press International

13 days ago

The trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who allegedly killed newborns, has had little effect on U.S. views on abortion, a...
Jobless claims fall to lowest level in almost five-and-half years

SOURCE: Reuters

14 days ago

Topics People wait in line to meet a job recruiter at the UJA-Federation Connect to Care job fair in New...
Turkey blames 'inaction' on Syria for attacks

SOURCE: Al Jazeera English

11 days ago

03 Turkey's foreign minister has blamed the world's inaction on the Syrian conflict for the "barbarian act of terrorism" that...

Brothers arrested, charged in Mother's Day parade shooting; bail set at $10 million

Posted by: VeronicaS

New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 14:28:02 -0700 | disasters-news

Two brothers were reportedly arrested in connection with the Mother’s Day parade shooting in New Orleans Sunday. According to The Associated Press, 19-year-old Akein Scott was arrested late Wednesday and his brother Shawn Scott, 24, Thursday, after being identified by...

Credibility

Reach Views: 76,967 | News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 2 | 10 | 1 | 4

Bad day for NYC commuters: Trains collide, plane 'belly flops' a landing

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 13:18:39 -0700 | disasters-news

A New York City commuter train traveling from New York to suburban Connecticut Friday derailed and collided with a train headed in the opposite direction, as reported by all New York City media outlets and the Los Angeles Times. Railroad...

Credibility

Reach Views: 76,237 | News Stories: 35 | Blog Posts: 0 | 8 | 2 | 1

Prosecutor to seek death for Ariel Castro for forced miscarriages of captives' fetuses

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Cleveland :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 15:55:25 -0700 | disasters-news

"I am a sexual predator." -Ariel Castro The Ohio prosecutor in charge of the ever-mounting case against Ariel Castro says that he will seek the death penalty for Castro's alleged imprisoning of three women at his home for more than...

Credibility

Reach Views: 72,111 | News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 4 | 6 | 1 | 4

Oklahoma tornado death toll likely to stand at 24

Posted by: Robert Weller

Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 11:46:14 -0700 | disasters-news

The fire chief of the Oklahoma City suburb smashed by a tornado Monday says the death toll likely will stay at 24. Gary Bird told Fox News he is "98 percent sure " there are no more dead in the...

Credibility

Reach Views: 70,009 | News Stories: 50 | Blog Posts: 5 | 11 | 27 | 10

Cooler weather helps firefighters gain control of California wildfire, evacuations lifted

Posted by: Robert Weller

Malibu :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-07 12:43:33 -0700 | disasters-news

Mandatory evacuations have been lifted as cooler weather has helped firefighters get the Ventura County wildifre 60 percent contained. Higher humidity also helped. The Los Angeles Times reported some equipment has been released to go to other fires or return...

Credibility

Reach Views: 63,026 | News Stories: 46 | Blog Posts: 7 | 5 | 4 | 3

UN: Number of Syrian refugees reaches 1.5 million

Posted by: arkar

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-20 06:35:03 -0700 | disasters-news

Besides the alarming loss of life in the Syrian civil war, with more than 70,000 lives being claimed so far, the resulting humanitarian crisis seems to be worsening. The United Nations reported Friday that the number of Syrian refugees had...

Credibility

Reach Views: 58,754 | News Stories: 12 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 22 | 1

Boston Marathon bombing suspect's widow wants body to be released to husband's Russian family

Posted by: Samantha86

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-04 13:11:17 -0700 | disasters-news

Katherine Russell, the widow of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, wants the body of her dead husband to be released to his Russian family. The body of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, is ready to be...

Credibility

Reach Views: 58,251 | News Stories: 50 | Blog Posts: 0 | 2 | 30 | 3

Ohio kidnapper's daughter Angie Gregg: No calls, no visits, 'he's dead to me'

Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Cleveland :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 18:21:03 -0700 | disasters-news

The family of self-confessed kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro is now giving interviews about the extent of his “lies, deception and manipulation” used in order to keep his depraved life a secret, as he kept three young girls captive in...

Credibility

Reach Views: 56,482 | News Stories: 1 | Blog Posts: 8 | 1 | 1 | 7

Michelle Knight to be 'adopted' by Gina DeJesus' family

Posted by: Mirjana Pantic

Cleveland :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 15:14:48 -0700 | your-story

Cleveland kidnapping victim Michelle Knight is about to be adopted by the family of fellow captive Gina DeJesus since she refuses to go back to her own family, the British tabloid Daily Mail reported. Michelle Knight, one of the three...

Credibility

Reach Views: 53,394 | News Stories: 50 | Blog Posts: 5 | 1 | 2 | 9

Ariel Castro's daughter serving 25 years in prison for slashing her baby's throat

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Cleveland :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 16:29:42 -0700 | disasters-news

The daughter of the suspected ring leader in the kidnapping case of three Cleveland women was convicted and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in 2008 for trying to murder her then 11-month-old baby, The Daily Mail reports. Emily Castro, 24,...

Credibility

Reach Views: 50,668 | News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 4 | 3 | 1 | 3

Sarah Palin childishly complains about WHCD: Jealousy over Obama's bangs?

Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-07 20:38:30 -0700 | political-news

Rush Limbaugh got a mention from President Obama at Saturday night’s White House Correspondence Dinner, which doesn’t really take place at the White House, but it has always been tradition for the president and first lady to host it. Sarah...

Credibility

Reach Views: 50,341 | News Stories: 22 | Blog Posts: 1 | 3 | 31 | 9

Republican senators push Obama to intervene in Syria's civil war

Posted by: StephenManual

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-07 20:36:57 -0700 | disasters-news

With each passing day, pressure on the Obama administration is mounting to do more to help the Syrian rebels who have been battling the government of President Bashar al-Assad for the last two years, with unarmed Syrian opposition groups and...

Credibility

Reach Views: 39,861 | News Stories: 51 | Blog Posts: 7 | 3 | 30 | 3

Boston bombers: Islamic extremists or homegrown terrorists?

Posted by: Benjamin Burton Jr.

Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 12:43:17 -0700 | disasters-news

The tragedy at the Boston Marathon has left many Americans searching for answers as to what motivated Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother Dzhokhar to fabricate and detonate two IEDs at the race. The resulting blast killed three people and...

Credibility

Reach Views: 39,686 | News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 4 | 10 | 1 | 11

Images Of The Day

JP Duminy (centre) made only four before he was leg before wicket to Graham ...

Source: AFP

Related To: Another Onions bag stalls Middlesex
The daughter and wife of a Niger Delta activist recently arrested following ...

Source: AFP

Related To: Suicide bombers kill 26 in Niger car bomb attacks