Dede Koswara dubbed the Tree Man is back after nine months of operations to remove the woody growth from his body. He was once sacked from his job, deserted by his wife and shunned by his neighbors – treated like a freak becaused of his gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet. The warts on Dede’s body was the cause of a severe Human Papilloma Virus infection.

The 37 year old man’s life quality has improved where he now can use his hand write and use the cell phone. Dede still has to go through more surgery in October after the fasting month to trim more warts and was given strong course of medicine including vitamin A in an attempt to prevent the return of the growth.

Check out 2 more pics of Dede Koswara the tree man getting better after the jump.

Source: Metro UK

This is the post that Robert A. Hawkins posted on the forums of 4Chan before he went on his massacre rampage. Hit the link to see the whole post.

Link: ImageShack
Update: This could be a fake

Rober Hawkins opened fire in a busy Omaha department store killing 9 people and wounded several others before killing himself. An SKS assault rifle was used by the gunman who left a suicide note “Now I’ll be famous”. Not much is known about Robert A. Hawkins motive other than suffering a set of setbacks in the past year.

He recently broke up with a girlfriend, got fired and failed to get into the Army as well. Coming from a troubled family he had also been treated for depression and attention deficit disorder. Hit the link to read the whole story at CBS News.

Link: CBS News

Check out Yahoo’s most emailed 48 photos of all time. Some are pretty graphic and disturbing though. Left is a handout image from OCtober 24, 2006 that shows the world’s most premature baby, Amilia Sonja Taylor. Hit the link to see the rest of the photos.

Link: Yahoo News

27 year old Wang Fang, a waitress from China was born with feet that face backwards. She however does not want to be classifed as disabled as she claims that she could run faster than most friends and have a regular job. Hit the link to read the whole story.

Link: Daily Mail UK

Miss China Zhang Zilin took the crown of the Miss World Pageant 2007 which took place in Sanya, China. Miss Micaela from Angola came in second while Miss Carolina from Mexico took third place. Zhang Zilin is honored the title of best model during the 57th Miss World Competition attended by contestants from 106 countries and region.

More pics of Zhang Zilin during the Miss China competition with 7 more pics after the jump.

News Source: Xinhuanet

In a violent confrontation with Japanese fishermen, TV star Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere was among the anti cruelty campaigners involved in trying to disrupt the annual dolphin slaughter. They surf and tried to save the dolphins but was intercepted by a fishing boat which the fishermen block their way and even stuck out a boat hook.

The mountain gorillas that live across the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa are extremely endangered with fewer than 720 in existence. This year wild life officials report at least 10 of them have been killed in Congo. No one knows why they are being killed though jealousy of success by Uganda and Rwanda to capitalise on gorilla tourism is said to be the role behind it.

Read more on the story at SMH
Link: SMH

A one hell of an explosion from a truck in Iraq. The truck deliberately slowed down the traffic and pulled off the trigger on the IED which sends off a massive shockwave and explosion. It’s really time for the US to pull out troops from Iraq before things get any messier.

1 videoclip of the truck explosion IED in Iraq after the jump.

The California fires has been linked to a boy who started the fire by playing matches on October 21. Raging for almost a week these are the worst fires that California has faced in 10 years time and had killed at least 13 people. More than 300,000 acres have been destroyed and at least 800 homes reduced to ashes.

22 more pics of the California fires after the jump.

News Source: Environmental Graffiti

Latest breaking news from CNN says ‘Rice Bag Fallen Over’ in China. Situation unclear. Hopefully that bag of rice turns out all right.

A giant lego man was discovered at sea in the Dutch resort of Zandvoort. The model was 2.5m tall spotting words ‘No Real Than You Are’ on his chest. If only there were more other giant lego pieces that comes with him, that would have been even cooler. Anyway it is now placed in front of the drinks stall for promotional purposes I presume. 2 more pics after the jump.

Source: ABC NET

An Ohio man is using cardboard cutouts of his children to slow down motorists. The idea is not new where cardboard cutouts of policeman has been used before. Frustrated by motorists unwillingness to slow down, he puts up these life size cutouts in his yard.

His idea has been posted on some law enforcement web sites around the country and he is selling the signs for $60 now. NBC4 has a slide show about this whole story.

Link: NBC4

An exclusive video of the remaining 22 South Korean Christian hostages from Al-Jazeera, few day after a male body of one captive who was found riddled with bullets. A second hostage has also been killed according to unconfirmed news.

They are currently held by Taliban militants who initially wanted Taliban prisoners released as well as a pullout of South Korean troops in Afghanistan in exchange for the hostage’s life. Anxious family members of the Korean hostages gathered at the offices of non-governmental agency in Seoul to follow developments on television. The South Korean goverment has offered compensations but it seemed that the Taliban has no interest. 1 videoclip after the jump.

Peng Shulin met with an accident and his body was cut into two in 1995. It took a team of more than 20 doctors to save his life. Bedridden for years, doctors had little hope for him to live normally again but recently, the China Rehabilitation Research Centre in Beijing found out about his plight and devised a plan to get him walking up again.

They created a casing for his lower part of the body shaped in an egg and used two bionic legs for walking. Mr Peng is learning how to walk with his new lower part and he is delighted with the device. 2 more pics after the jump.

Source: Metro UK

Tallest man in the world, Bao Xishun met up with He Pingping who claims to be the world’s shortest man and they both hail from the same region of Inner Mongolia. They shook their hands in the photoshoot and He Pingping looked drastically tiny when in comparison with Bao Xishun. Bao Xishun was recently married to a 28 year old saleswoman from his hometown and was confirmed last year as the world’s tallest man while He Pingping seeks to be registered as the world’s shortest man although he could be disappointed by the current holder of the title Lin yih Chin who was measured at 67.5cm opposed to He Pingping’s 73cm. 2 more pics after the jump.

Source: Daily Mail UK

Takeru Kobayashi, the six time champion lost to Joey Chestnut, a 23 year old engineering student from California at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. Joey ate a world record 66 hot dogs while Kobayashi had 63. Late June Kobayashi had reported of jaw ailment that made him open his mouth with pain and almost had to forfeit his participation in the contest. Nevertheless Kobayashi broke his old record as well. 6 more pics after the jump.

Source: Pravda

A 35 year old driver high on cocaine destroyed this entire cornfield as he tries to escape from the police. Four police cars were destroyed before he crashed into a ditch and was arrested near the viallage of Dussen in the South of Netherlands. Pretty cool art I must say.

Source: Daily Mail UK

A scam on the internet sold lambs marketed as poodles fleecing thousands of Japanese people. The flocks of lambs were shipped over from the UK and Australia and since poodles are rare in Japan, not many people have an idea how they actually look like. They were sold at 630 pounds which is about half the cost of a normal poodle.

Source: Metro UK

Village girl Shen XiaoJing was born with unusual large feet.

Her right foot measures 32 centimetres long and 12 centimetres wide. while her left foot is 30 centimetres long and 11 centimetres wide. The big toe of her right foot is as large as a baby’s foot of a baby at 7.5 centimetres long and 4.5 centimetres; her second toe is 9 centimetres long and 3.5 centimetres wide. For 21 years, all her shoes were made by her mother. Shen Xiaojing is now 170 centimetres tall and has reached the age to marry. However, most young men have been frightened away by her giant feet.

Source: People’s Daily Online