Boys trail girls 'at age of five'

There have been many studies done to try to determine why girls seem to progress so much quicker in Western education systems. A new study in the UK shows that girls have already established a an edge over boys in education by age 5."Girls already have a well-established...

Kebabs made as corpse lay nearby

A kebab shop in Wolverhampton remained open and the owner continued to serve food after an employee died and was left lying on nearby. Truly bizarre."A fast food shop owner was found preparing food while an employee's corpse lay nearby. Police called to the Pappu Sweet Centre...

Supreme Court rejects inmate's too-fat-to-execute appeal

Oy Vey!, please someone, hand me a gun, I'll make his execution nice and painless. You have to have your brains in tact to feel pain, a 50 cent bullet will take care of that. Would he like some cheese with his whine?"COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected...

Body in suitcase was full of heroin packets, cops say

"WHITE PLAINS, New York (AP) -- An autopsy has revealed that a man found dead in a suitcase in a suburban park was a drug "mule" who had 50 packets of heroin in his body and probably died when one or two of them broke open. Investigators expressed surprise that the man's body...

Tainted Chinese milk products found in Russia

The Chinese tainted milk scandal continues to spread, with spome of the contaminated milk products now being found in Russia."Russian news agencies say food inspectors have found nearly two tons of Chinese dry milk believed to be contaminated with the industrial...

NTSB: Remains found at Steve Fossett wreckage site

" MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) -- Federal investigators said Thursday they found human remains amid the wreckage of missing adventurer Steve Fossett's airplane in the mountains of eastern California. The remains were found among a field of debris that stretched 400 feet...

Apparent Steve Fossett belongings found

(CNN) -- Hikers in California have found items that may belong to missing millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, officials said Wednesday. ...

Update: Cutty Sark blaze caused by an overheating vacuum cleaner

The devastating Cutty Sark blaze was caused by an overheating vacuum cleaner, according to reports today. Apparently guards failed to notice that the vacuum cleaner was running, and it burst into flames."Lazy guards failed to spot a running vacuum on the Cutty Sark which...

Saif 'assaults' photo journalists, arrest likely

"Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan on Sunday night found himself in trouble after a tiff with photo journalists in Patiala during the shoot of a film. The journalists have lodged a complaint against him and his security guards on the charge of manhandling them.The incident took...

Irani Trophy 2008 Day Three

"The Anil Kumble-led Rest of India set Delhi a stiff target of 378 on a fast-wearing track and then Zaheer Khan strike early double blow including the prized scalp of Virender Sehwag (8) to take the sting out of Delhi’s riposte, reducing them to 113 for three. Gambhir found...