Priest to hold nun beauty pageant

"An Italian priest says he is organising the world's first beauty pageant for nuns to erase a stereotype of them as being old and dour. Antonio Rungi says The Miss Sister Italy online contest will start on his blog in September. "Nuns are above all women and beauty is a gift...

Not a single cinema hall but Saudis hold their first film festival

Saudis, known for banning popular Bollywood and Hollywood films, are now organising the country's first ever film festival. Till date, there are no cinema halls in Saudi Arabia. In fact, when Sanjay Leela...

Vatican says aliens could exist

Just in case something is discovered." Vatican says aliens could exist By David...

Olympic torch lit on Everest summit

UPDATE:  8:00p.m. May 7, Chinese climbers brings Olympic torch to summit."Chinese television showed the climbers, carrying special high-altitude torches, reaching the summit at 0920 local time...

Omar Osama bin Laden organising horse race for peace

"THE son of the world's most wanted man is planning a race for peace. Omar Osama bin Laden, 26, one of Osama bin Laden's 19 children, raised a storm last year when he married a 52-year-old British woman, Jane...

Sex A Taboo To A Muslim Girl

"There is no way that Selin Tamtekin could be described as even remotely low-life. Immaculate, groomed to perfection, she walks towards me on perfectly unscuffed heels, without a gleaming hair out of place or a single microfibre of dust on her pristine white shirt. At 33 she...

Can We Stop the War With Iran?

In this article Ray McGovern explores how  the war against yet another enemy of the world, Iran, can be packaged and sold as a product we can't do without. Could this be done with the help of the usual...

Teenage Pair Fix Girls Aloud Show

"Two teenagers who started organising rock concerts in their spare time after school have now booked Girls Aloud, one of pop's biggest attractions. Alex Darlington and Aaron Kirkhouse, both 19, hope to attract...

The evolving threat of al-Qaeda

"In recent years, the notion of al-Qaeda as a decentralised organisation - a group that inspires attacks rather than organising and planning them itself - has gained common currency.But now senior...

Hezbollah Driven By Iran and Syria, Lebanese Premier Claims

"The Lebanese Prime Minister has blamed Iran and Syria for organising a general strike in Beirut that led to rioting and the deaths of at least three people Fouad Siniora, the pro-Western Lebanese premier whose...

Fiji loses right to host world champs

"Fiji has lost the right to host next year's world netball championships, as the sport's governing body succumbed to mounting pressure to move the event. The International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA)...

Singaporean child-sex tourists in law's crosshairs

"Singaporean who go overseas to have sex with children could soon face the music at home after their jaunt. In its current review of the Penal Code, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recommended that any Singaporean or permanent resident who buys sexual services from a...

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