Doomsday Prophecies

Predictions of the world's end have been made for centuries, from floods to fires to comets. But none have come true.

Repeatedly typing 'dog' in Google Translate and translating it from a language like Hawaiian would yield interesting doomsday prophecies.

Diehard doomsayers will be scurrying to the nearest shelter in fear of a Mayan prophecy of the world's end on Friday, but many more from Delhi to Sydney will ring in the date by partying like there's no tomorrow.

With its whitewashed homes and olive tree groves, Cisternino could be any other town in southern Italy but with one big distinction -- it may be the only place to be spared when the world ends.

Predictions of the world's end have been made for centuries, from floods to fires to comets. But none have come true.

Repeatedly typing 'dog' in Google Translate and translating it from a language like Hawaiian would yield interesting doomsday prophecies.

Diehard doomsayers will be scurrying to the nearest shelter in fear of a Mayan prophecy of the world's end on Friday, but many more from Delhi to Sydney will ring in the date by partying like there's no tomorrow.

With its whitewashed homes and olive tree groves, Cisternino could be any other town in southern Italy but with one big distinction -- it may be the only place to be spared when the world ends.