A teenager was stunned to find that a baby bat had been curled up inside her bra for five hours - as she was wearing it "Abbie Hawkins, a hotel receptionist, thought her mobile phone was ringing when she felt...
There is no state religion in Australia, the establishment of which is prohibited by the Constitution. Nearly two thirds of the population claim at least nominal adherence to a Christian-based religion, but nearly one third (30%), do not identify with any religion. The...
What a comeback under pressure, now has a big meeting with Nadal in the quarters."Andy Murray produced a stunning fightback from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet, thrilling a packed Centre Court in the gathering...
There's been a handful of stories in the news about a potential split over gay policies within the Anglican church, but today the Guardian reports a definitive break. Ironically, this comes at the height of gay pride celebrations around the world."Conservative evangelicals...
Research with primary children tells us that they think (wrongly) that most older children smoke, take drugs and carry knives. This belief must contribute to them deciding to carry knives 'for self defence'. This...
Update: He did it! Even speaking out against the 'leadership' - well done Mandela!---It would truly be a good thing if Mandela were to break his silence and speak out against not only the 'Zimbabwe chaos' but against...
More residents are starting to worry that the flood waters are not receeding fast enough as more levees are breaking along the Mississippi River and still more flooding could occur."He returned and remodeled his...
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"Bali, island of a thousand temples- charming, beautiful, captivating and alluring. Images of lush, green paddy fields, ancient temples, exotic performance of traditional dances, friendly people, peaceful beaches and...
UPDATE: 5:04PM EST - June 14Huang Qi and the other activists are still missing and no more information is known about them at this time.PREVIOUSLYThe organization 'Reporters Without Borders' is concerned about the...
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Indian's obsession for male child is well known. This obsession runs not only in the poor & uneducated section of the Indian society but even runs deep in the urban, affluent city like Delhi. Now a new study has...
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The tobacco industry captures us through entertainment and traps us in their NET which we can[t leave....so everybody, let´s BREAK THE TOBACCO NET.
http://www.who.int/tobacco/tobacco_free_youth/home.html
Can the radiation emerging from mobile phones cause impotency, this subject has been debated on many occasions. There have been reports coming time to time which claims that excessive mobile usage slows down sperm...
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Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci's home was attacked today by armed assailants. Gunfire was exchanged with guards, but Thaci was not at home, and neither he nor his family was hurt."Police later said they had...
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Leonard Witt is also here at the New Pamphleteers conference."If you are looking to do community news online or have a placeblog, you might want to attend the Journalism that Matters Conference in Minneapolis –June...
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