Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley Adpoting Baby Nayleigh from Korea

Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley have announced that they are adopting a baby this week from Korea. They have been working on the adoption for about six months now and have wanted a baby for a long time. ...

Two gay penguins raise their adopted chick in Germany

Two gay penguins at a zoo in Bremerhaven Germany have hatched their own chick and are now acting as its adoptive parents. They were given the egg as it was rejected by its biological parents so the gay couple...

Al-Qaeda's 'mild' message to Obama

"Al-Qaeda's 'mild' message to Obama By Frank Gardner ...

New Delhi won’t toe TN line, says Lanka

"New Delhi won’t toe TN line, says Lanka P K Balachandran | ENS First Published : 17 Oct 2008 07:54:02 AM IST Last Updated : 17 Oct 2008 09:06:38 AM IST COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday said it...

Two British doctors go on trial for terrorism

The botched terrirst attacks in June in London and Glasgow were a colossal failure. But what's even more amazing than the fact that the attacks were so poorly planned and execututed is the fact that the people who...

Congressmen finally allowed on YouTube

"Congressmen finally allowed on YouTube"" Members of Congress can finally use Web sites like YouTube, after committees in both the House and Senate adopted new rules allowing members to post content outside of the .gov domain, as long as it is for official purposes. The...

Sharon Stone wanted to inject Botox in son

UPDATE (Oct 2. 12:12PM):Sharon Stone denies recommending botox for her son's foot odour problem."Sharon Stone denies ever recommending that her 8-year-old son get Botox treatments for foot odor, the actress's...

100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo

"100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animal facility in...

EU extends rights of disabled air travellers

Many of the budget airlines in Europe have in the past made life very difficult for passengers with disability and one airline in particular has treated them with contempt so it is good to see that the EU has introduced new regulations relating to the treatment of elderly and...

Stolen Guatemalan Baby Found Just Before Adoption by U.S. Couple

This incident showed that  the Central American nation's troubled adoption system relied in part on abducted children. " Authorities have long believed that children were stolen or bought to supply...

Archbishop of Canterbury to spell out new rules for Anglicans

"Archbishop of Canterbury to spell out new rules for Anglicans By George Pitcher and Martin Beckford The Archbishop of Canterbury will today spell out how he hopes a new set of rules can solve "one of...

Coming soon to a plane near you... Ad space!

"Coming soon to the airline boarding pass clutched in your hot little hand: advertisements.Printing advertisements on the boarding pass is part of airlines’ continuing frantic search for new sources of revenue to offset higher fuel prices. Here’s betting it will be less...

Cat adopts newborn red panda at Amsterdam Zoo

I’ve never really been a fan of cats, mostly because I’m allergic, but this story makes me love this cat.  A little newborn red panda was rejected by his mommy and a domestic cat decided it was going to...

'Gus' crowned world's ugliest dog

"'Gus' crowned world's ugliest dog Gus's owners say they plan to spend the prize money on cancer...

Euro 2008: Austria 0-1 Germany & Poland 0-1 Croatia

Austria put up a good fight but the hosts are out, along with Poland. Germany as usual are through, and Croatia impressively will all the group games."Austria 0-1 Germany & Poland 0-1 Croatia ...

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