Death toll rises to 57 for Philippines killings - Second Update

Andal Ampatuan Jr has just been arrested for questioning (ABS CBN television live report) I am an eye witness and he is the only one arrested so far. This is a legal procedure and does not indicate he is...

Scottish Island Becomes Yoga Haven

Little Cumbrae, a small island in North Ayrshire, Scotland, is being converted into a yoga camp by Hindu yogis, and will now be known as Peace Island. India's most popular lifestyle guru Baba (Swami) Ramdev has blessed the purchase and conversion of the island, and was...

Sex Sting Involving Mom and Baby: Anthony Taylor Arrested

New York man, Anthony Taylor, was arrested in a sting that involved a women and baby, allegedly arranging to have sex with the Pennsylvania woman. District Attorny Michael Green announced in a conference Wednesday...

British Man Geoff Spice Went To The Uninhabited Island To Quit Sm

In order to quit smoking, Geoff Spice, a former banker of 56 years old, will spend August as a castaway on a remote uninhabited Scottish island. Spice hopes the solitude will help him to break his habit... 

Sri Lanka: The scars of a 30-year civil war

Story of the Victims, coming from their own mouths, reported by the BBC. Some sections of the so-called "international Community" keep refusing to listen to anything that the Sri Lankan people have got to say....

Siquijor Island, Philippines

Siquijor is the southernmost island in the Central Visayas Region and a province of the Philippines. Its capital is the same as municipality named Siquijor. The island can be found northwest of Cebu and Negros, northeast is Bohol and to the south, across the Bohol Sea is...

How to Blow the Best Job in the World

This man, Ben Southall has to be one of the dumbest people in the world.  He is paid $150,000 to do what many would do for free or even pay to do it.  Yet he can't even make the effort to make a daily...

Sri Lanka asks aid agencies to scale down operations

Sri Lanka asked International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other aid agencies to scale down their operation amid increasing pressure from international community to ease the restrictions on aid agencies....

A real fountain of youth - Fact not fiction

" A miraculous 'elixir of youth' which could extend the human life span by more than a decade is being developed by scientists. The anti-ageing pill was created from a chemical found in the soil of Easter...

Sri Lanka: Testing Times for India

Early this month in capital Colombo, the Sri Lankan military showcased its finest hardware at a ceremonial parade, apparently to mark its May victory against the LTTE. But, alongside were hundreds of disabled...

NZ hunts accidental millionaires

" Police in New Zealand are searching for a couple who disappeared after a banking blunder deposited NZ$10m (£3.9m, US$6m) in their account. The couple had applied for a NZ$10,000 overdraft but received NZ$10m in their business account instead, part of which they withdrew,...

Volunteer Abroad Tanzania Dar Es Salaam Arusha Children Orphans

http://www.abroaderview.org Our programs allow you to take part in meaningful community service work, while discovering the people, sights, smells and tastes of Tanzania. Volunteering in Tanzania is a way to...

Cyprus: Are old friends offering new hope for unity?

It is still very unlikely the island will reunite soon. "Britain granted Cyprus independence in 1960. Only three years later, communal conflict led the Turkish Cypriots to withdraw from powersharing. In...

Boat explodes off Beer Can Island in Tampa: 7 injured

A boat exploded off Beer Can Island in Tampa this morning, near Apollo Beach, injuring seven people, six adults and one child. All were flown by helicopters to Tampa General Hospital for treatment, and five other...

Mission to break up island of trash in the Pacific Ocean

There is an island of trash floating in the North Pacific Ocean that is made up entirely of six million tonnes discarded plastic. It can't break down and it's twice the size of Texas.  There is a mission set to...

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