I wonder how many hammers and chisel he damaged and wore out? " An Indian villager burrowed for 14 years with a hammer and chisel to cut a tunnel through a mountain so that his neighbours could reach nearby fields and he could park his truck outside his home....
created by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 313 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
Two mothers in England who were babysitting each others' children were told by inspectors earlier this week that they were breaking the law for babysitting without a license. In Michigan, a woman has received a...
created by Annina Bergman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 872 views | 6 recommendations | 4 comments
"16-year-old raped by dad, uncle" "NAGPUR: The story of a pregnant 16-year-old girl, rescued by neighbours of Vandevi slums recently from the clutches of her 35-year-old father, brought to the fore the grotesque brutality she was made to undergo at home. She has been...
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that peace talks with Pakistan will be on hold until action is taken against those responsible for last year's Mumbai attacks. It is to be noted that the peace talks were...
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The West End we love is at risk. Rising rents and illegal evictions threaten the diversity of our neighbourhood. We need an MLA who will protect the West End we love. Spencer Herbert has a proven track record of...
created by somegirl | 2 years ago 109 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
This is really exciting news. The archive at the National Film Board of Canada (the NFB) is pure gold and has up until now been fairly inaccessible. "The National Film Board of Canada has launched a new project to allow Canadians to see its films through online streaming....
created by kate | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 228 views | 13 recommendations | 3 comments
Stratfor, a Texas-based private research agency, has warned about, what could be described as an apparent desire of Pakistan's 'friends' and 'foes', massive destabilisation of Pakistan. The Stratfor analysis gives credence to the viewpoint of those who have been accusing...
A second Belgian bank has had to be rescued by a coalition of the Luxembourg, Belgium and Netherlands governments. The announcement that Dexia will be bailed out comes one day after the countries announced they...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 169 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Addressing joint session of two houses of bicameral Parliament, Pakistan President on Saturday for the first time vowed that no one will be allowed to violate territorial integrity of Pakistan in the name of...
These stories are becoming more and more common and the new chip and pin technology just doesn't seem to stop this ID theft type fraud taking place. This trend isn't helped by the fact that more and more retailers...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 208 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
It is unlikely that any one in Pakistan remains untouched by the current wedding season. You may not be getting married yourself, or have a close member of the family or a friend getting married either, but it is...
created by rumana husain | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 274 views | 7 recommendations | 7 comments
Some so-called “patriots” or “laicists” have plotted against the Republic of Turkey in “Ergenekon”. Two days after their indictment is accepted two bombs explode in Instanbul. Today 11 people died in oil-rich Kirkuk. And next month Irans President Ahmadinejad is...
created by Daniel Neun | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1067 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
To protest against the Japan's sovereignty claim South Korean President Lee Myung-bak expressed deep disappointment and regret and recalled its envoy to Japan. " South Korea says it is to recall its envoy to Japan in the latest flare-up of tensions over disputed islands. ...
created by Sanjay Jha | 3 years ago 229 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
As one Madrid neighborhood faces gentrification, the local working girls have banded together to protest the loss of their workplace. Instead of picket signs, though, they tried something different: a fashion...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 4350 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
Austria put up a good fight but the hosts are out, along with Poland. Germany as usual are through, and Croatia impressively will all the group games."Austria 0-1 Germany & Poland 0-1 Croatia ...
created by agdobson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 278 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments