Secret image ‘found’ in Last Supper

File this story under "The Truth is out There""An Italian IT expert claims to have found a secret image of the Virgin Mary and a Knight Templar inside Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece The Last Supper. Pesci...

Dubai Tower "World's Tallest" and Still Growing

The global measuring contest continues: Builders of the Emirates' newest skyscraper are laying claim to the title of World's Tallest, before construction is even complete. The estimated height of the completed...

Elaborate Hindu temple opens its door to public

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple will certainly be a sight to behold and a testament to Ancient Indian craftsmenship. Not only will it be the pride and joy of...

Philippine Moros behead 10 soldiers

I expect heat for this but it still needs to be said, what is with religious people that so many believers insist that everyone be forced to practise their religion?  I also want to point out that this issue...

Italian traders hosted at market

"Northampton is to host a three day Italian market celebrating some of the country's finest cuisine. Following a successful visit in 2006, the traders return from 5 July offering food, drink, crafts and even...

PAVAROTTI 'CLOSE TO DEATH'

"OPERA star Luciano Pavarotti is close to death from cancer, one of his four daughters said yesterday. “He knows he’s going to die soon and often speaks of his greatest desire, to meet his parents again and finally find peace,” said Guiliana, 38. The world-famous...

"Da Vinci Code" under investigation in Italy

People are really taking this seriously aren't they?---------------------------------"TAORMINA, Italy (Hollywood Reporter) - More than a year after its premiere, "The Da Vinci Code" is being investigated by...

Bad weather injures many at Heineken Jammin' Festival

A freak storm has injured several people at the Heineken Jammin' Festival in Venice, Italy after the sound and lighting system collapsed. According to witnesses sudden heavy rains and winds brought down the...

War Criminal Gets Day Release; Victims Remain Dead

And you thought Paris Hilton had it easy...I think the phrase that's most irksome is the prisoner's "[ability to] satisfy the indispensable necessities of life". For many, that would include, well, being alive. I...

Iran's Khatami criticized for 'shaking woman's hand'

The extreme fundamentalism of Iranian society is becoming ever more apparent and, through vehicles such as blogs and YouTube, ever more public. The most recent case of an Iranian official violating Sharia law...

Violent Protests as Bush Meets with the Pope

Update: Violence has broken out in Rome as protestors clash with police during Bush's visit to the Vatican. "Italian riot police used tear gas on Saturday against anti-Bush demonstrators who donned face masks in...

Stank and the City: Residents Burning Piles of Garbage

A backup of dump sites during an ongoing heat wave in Naples has led to a revolt by residents: citizens are burning their trash in the streets. Officials are now concerned that such pyres are releasing toxins into the air, exacerbating the environmental cost."Residents of the...

Stank and the City: Residents Burning Piles of Garbage

A backup of dump sites during an ongoing heat wave in Naples has led to a revolt by residents: citizens are burning their trash in the streets. Officials are now concerned that such pyres are releasing toxins into the air, exacerbating the environmental cost."Residents of the...

Italy row over Church abuse film

"An Italian politician has sparked a furore by urging state broadcaster Rai to block the transmission of a controversial BBC documentary. The programme, aired in the UK in October, investigates the sexual abuse of...

Taleban Commander Killed in Afghanistan

The Taleban's top leader in Afghanistan is reported as killed. The actual effect that this will have on the Taleban's ongoing campaign is as yet unclear."The Taleban's top military commander in Afghanistan, Mullah...

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