Fidayeen strike in Srinagar, gun battle on

"Srinagar: After a lull, Srinagar is back in the grip of terror Wednesday when four terrorist attacked CRPF men stationed in the Lal Chowk area of the city. The attack left one policeman dead and three civilians...

Former Punjab IAS Rupan D. Bajaj demands take back Gill's Medals

New Delhi: Now it is the turn of ex-IAS officer Rupan Bajaj Rupan Deol Bajaj to take back the demand Padma Shri from Punjab's former 'supercop' KPS Gill convicted for molesting her. The center government has...

Boy, 11, declared reincarnated holy man

"A US boy is not going back to school - after he was declared the reincarnation of a Buddhist holy man who first died in 1250. Boston-born Jigme Wangchuk, 11, has now moved to India where he has been made the head...

Allen Stanford Back in Jail after Banged Up From brawl

Alleged mastermind of a $7 billion fraud, Allen Stanford, is back in his jail cell after suffering a mild concussion, broken nose and two black eyes in a prison brawl last week. "Stanford, 59, was injured in a...

Chinese Jeans Anger Iranians

A Chinese clothing manufacturer has caused a stir in Iran by selling jeans with a sentence from the Qur'an inscribed on them. The sentence reads "In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful"...

Sue Lyon

" Sue Lyon a former actress is back in the headlines this week,after her classic work aired on TMC,this Saturday.The talented artist exploded as Dolores “Lolita” Haze,in Stanley Kubrick’s 1962...

Sit pretty to beat back pain

"August 28, 2009 So what is it now, you medical experts?We need to learn how to sit?Oh, puhleeze. We've been doing it all our lives.For many, sitting for eight hours straight is...

ENCARNACION AND THE MISSIONES RUINS

"Everyone on the bus got off at the immigracion on the Argentine side, people were running out of the bus to be ahead of the queue, i just followed them, it took no more than 5 minutes for me to be processed, then boarded the same bus which luckily was still there. It was...

Encouraging whistleblowers

" It’s important to encourage and protect whistleblowers—they’re the ones who expose the wrongdoing. Business Week: " Employees lead the pack in corporate whistleblowing, accounting for 19% of those reporting...

Brown bears bounce back from brink of extinction in Italy

After many years of facing extinction in Italy, brown bears now appear to be bouncing back, as a successful conservation programme in the areas around Rome has seen dozens of cubs recently roaming the forests. The...

Heathrow expansion: the fight back begins

Three climate change activists from Plane Stupid against the Heathrow expansion project, carried out a night-time attack on the Department of Transport in London as they hurled bricks through the window and threw...

The Future of Sex Offenders: Your Friendly Paramedic

This probe found at that at least 129 EMT workers have been accused of sex-related crimes in the last 18 months. With nearly 900,000 EMT workers employed in the U.S., this is something that should be investigated...

Obama speechwriter Favreau learns the perils of Facebook

"Jon Favreau, future White House director of speechwriting, has so far been at a loss for words over Facebook pictures of him at a recent party. Pictures of Favreau, 27, at a recent party appeared on Facebook Friday. In one of the photos, Favreau, who...

Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years

"Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years Dec 5, 2008 Economy Dec 5, 3:22 PM (ET) By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON (AP) - Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years,...

Giants make Edgar Renteria their new shortstop

" Edgar Renteria is back in the National League, where he thinks he belongs.Renteria became the second free agent to join the San Francisco Giants in two days, receiving an $18.5 million, two-year contract...

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