Worldwide May Events and comment

From my Blog Perpetual TravellerMay has arrived with the usual fanfare of celebration across the globe, but sadly also to the Swine Flu outbreak scare, which originated in a rural area of Mexico and has almost brought the capital Mexico City to a stand still, which in synergy...

Bombardier Aerospace Cutting 10 Percent of Workforce

In a stunning move this morning, Bombardier, the world's third largest aircraft manufacturer, announced that they're cutting 3,000 jobs by the end of 2009.  This is a result of a weaker demand for business and...

Dead soldiers in Northern Ireland named by MOD

The two soldiers shot dead in Northern Ireland by the Real IRA on Saturday night have been named as Sappers Mark Quinsey and Cengiz 'Patrick' Azimka. Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the site today along with...

Real IRA 'claims' to have shot British soldiers

An Irish newspaer has recieved a phonecall from someone claiming to be from the Real IRA. They used a known codeword and calmied they carried out the attack on Saturday night at the Masserene army base in...

Dissident republicans blamed for N. Ireland army base shooting

Dissident republicans, who are opposed to the peace process, are being blamed for yesterday's killing of two soldiers at an Army base in Northern Ireland.This is the first murder of British soldiers in N. Ireland...

Northern Ireland group recommends payment for bombers' families

A group tasked with dealing with the legacy of the troubles in Northern Ireland has made a controversial recomendation in suggesting that the relatives of all people who died in the conflict should receive...

Happy Birthday Mairead Corrigan, Peace Worker

Mairead Corrigan is 65 today.  She is a co-founder of the Community of Peace People in Ireland.  She and her co workers toiled tirelessly to bring about peace during "the troubles", visiting people in...

When Nights were Young in Mussoorie

latest: Hakmans use to have its own Hackmans Queen in the month of summer and october during Autumn festival.While researching for this story I came across many facts and found the cabaret dancer who was 16 then...

Aggressive behaviour all about status, sex

You must have seen people getting enraged and taking up the biggest of fights after the most trivial of things without any reason after all. But now, University of Minnesota researcher Vladas Griskevicius has found out what leads people to make a mountain out of a molehill—...

Woman held for posting own sex film on net

A Chinese woman who posted her sex film on the Internet has been detained, said public security bureau officials. The woman, surnamed Huang, has been detained for spreading pornography online, reports the China Daily. The 12-minute video under the title "Kappa girl at...

Crocodile found bathing in a bathroom

In a bizarre incident, a pest control manager was stunned to find a crocodile in a bathroom in London. Steve North, a pest control manager, was carrying out door-to-door examination to advertise Southwark Council’s service when he saw the 2-ft-long creature at an...

Hijackers push woman out of car

A woman whose car was hijacked in West Belfast, UK was pushed out into the road when the men encountered a police checkpoint. The vehicle was later recovered." A woman in her 30s was pushed from her car as it was hijacked in west Belfast. The woman was driving along the...

Health Concerns Cause Total Irish Pork Recall

Up until early this year Ireland had one of the best economies in the world but now everything appears to be going wrong. "Health Concerns Cause Total Irish Pork Recall By Tom Rivers London 07 December 2008 ...

Belfast church's anti-gay ad banned

A church in Northern Ireland that attempted to launch an ad railing against homosexuality at the time of a gay pride parade has had its ad banned. "A press campaign with the headline "The word of God against...

Lapland Holiday Park Log Cabins "Turned Out To Be A Few Sheds"

ANGRY holdiay makers have demanded their money back after discovering that a newly-opened Lapland-themed holiday park in the New Forest, on the Hampshire- Dorset border "was just a few little sheds painted...

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