Real life Spider-Man scales 24-storey French national library with his bare h...

"Like the nimble superhero, he scales skyscrapers with dazzling agility, with just his hands and legs to support him.And now the man they call Spider-Man has turned his attention to the National Library of...

"Let's Go For a Million Kilos" Mexico's National Campaign to Lose Weight. A S...

First stage of this campaign has been a success!  I joined it, enjoyed it and have a couple of pounds off. The goal has been reached and surpassed. I'm part of these good statistics. Baja California...

Churches attacked in coastal Karnataka

"In what appears to be a planned series of attacks on church-goers in different districts of the state, separate groups of miscreants unleashed violence on churches in Udupi, Mangalore and Chikmagalur on Sunday morning.Around ten prayer centres in Mangalore were vandalised,...

Olympic Protests Continue in Beijing

Pro-Tibetan activists unfurled a banner proclaiming "Free Tibet" over an Olympics poster at the headquarters of China's nationwide TV broadcaster. This is the latest in a string of unsanctioned protests during the...

Obama proposes $1,000 energy rebates for consumers

""the only way to solve the problems in this country is if we all come together — black and white ...""

India: Inflation touches new high of 11.91%

" NEW DELHI: The annual inflation rate climbed to 11.91 per cent for the first time in more than 13 years in early July, driven by higher costs of commodities and strong demand in the economy. This is a quarter per cent jump week on week. ( Watch ) The fuel, power and...

Government relents and scraps fuel duty rise

The UK government has cancelled a planned 2p rise in fuel tax in light of the ever increasing petrol prices. However the timing to the decision, coming as it does shortly before the very important by-election in Glasgow East, has being deemed suspicious. Gordon Brown may be...

Yet Another Climber Scales New York Times Building

When George Willig scaled the South Tower of the World Trade Center, he motivation was "because it's there". The motivation behind the man who climbed the side of the New York Times building seems to have been...

Naked Man Steals Beer, then Hijacks Las Vegas Bus

"Maybe he lost his shirt at a casino. Police in Las Vegas say they arrested a naked man who stole a beer and then hijacked a bus several miles northeast of the Strip. A police spokesman says the man fled from a...

Protesters return to deputy Labour leader's roof

Two men campaigning for father's rights have again scaled the home of the Labour deputy leader to bring attention to their calls for more rights for fathers in custody cases."Two protestors from Fathers 4 Justice...

Sales of million-dollar Tahoe homes fall ... by half!!!

Sierra Nevada mountain living just isn't worth as much as it used to be. Poor Lake Tahoe and the beautiful Ponderosa Pine forests that welcome people from all over ... especially, San Francisco. The fuel to drive the...

Freddy The Cat Stuck For 18 Hours On Overhead Power Lines After Scaling Pylon

Some people believe in the superstition that cats have nine lives, because cats can survive falls from high places with few, if any injuries. This gives the appearance that the cats return to life after sustaining a...

Stuntman scales New York Times Building

I guess this is one way of guaranteeing coverage - climbing a building full of journalists and photographers. " Alain Robert, a French stuntman known for climbing tall buildings, scaled the north face of the New...

Hillary kin vows to follow Everest hero's footsteps

Edmund Hillary's grand daughter has decided to continue family tradition of climbing mount everest. 18-year-old granddaughter, Amelia,  will also participate in "Everest Day" celebrations on May 29....

China's post-quake challenge: 5 million homeless

The Chinese government made a fervent appeal  yesterday for tents after 5 million people are reported to have loss their home. Govt also brought in the first foreign teams of doctors and field...

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