Mohammed Most Popular Name In London

Mohammed has become the most popular name for baby boys in London, England, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It includes all the various spellings of the name, such as Muhammad, Mohammad, Mohamed and Muhammed. The Islamic name is now...

Putin hints at return as Russian President in 2012

Spy master, Judo expert, University professor, Politician, President, Prime Minister, gay icon... Looks like Russians are not going to get tired of the multi-dimentional personality of Vladimir Putin. The noises...

Exploring the Burqa as a Metaphor

"The obsession with burqa, face-veil, niqab, hijab, parda has very little to do with religious beliefs and everything to do with the patriarchal, tribal, feudal mindset and value system," says The Ajoka Theatre...

Black Girl, 12, Electrocuted While Straightening Her Hair

Black Girls, Others, Should Stop Mechanically and Chemically Straightening and Curling Their Hair.Yesterday, in the northeast of Brazil, a twelve year-old Black girl chemically straigtened her hair and then electrocuted herself as she tried to use her mother’s curling iron...

Top 20 Most Popular Social Bookmarking Websites

Over the last couple of days I have been thinking about dear Mr Murdoch's idea about paying for news - well you an me paying to read his news sites. And as I get thinking things become little more confused as time goes on - and this is why went-a-looking on dear old...

European celebrity Sabrina A. Parisi wins the audiences and Slavi

To say it was a success would be a huge understatement; as a matter of fact TV European socialite Sabrina A. Parisi absolutely conquered the audience during the evening talk show Slavi on bTV.  Slavi's Show...

Mr Popular MJ has over 7 million fans on Facebook

"" " " I inspire....I create...it's me who sings....this breeze within... I live n I live n I live….Until I die one day…. Do you see me ?going into the sky..like a dream i feel...like a dream i am...... " " "...

You may wish pay a personal tribute to Michael Jackson

"NEW YORK, NY – June 25, 2009 – Michael Jackson, one of the most widely beloved entertainers and profoundly influential artists of all-time, leaves an indelible imprint on popular music and culture. ...

NEW POLL: Obama gets high marks - GOP is in the doghouse.

On the most important issue of the day, the NEWSWEEK Poll shows that close to two thirds (65 percent) of the public say they are very or somewhat confident that Obama will be successful in turning the economy...

Vietnam: Phu Quoc tops tourism poll in 2009

Phu Quoc Island has beaten Ha Long Bay, the most popular destination in 2007, to top the 2008 – 2009 tourism list, according to an SGGP survey of 1,000 people in Ho Chi Minh City." A view on Phu Quoc Island's beach. (Photo: SGGP) Phu Quoc heads the Top Ten and...

Israel's Livni's Kadima party projected win in election

It is being reported that Livni's Kadima party has won the popular vote in Israel's parliament election - 99 percent of the votes have been counted."Livni's Kadima party wins popular vote in Israel's parliamentary election with 28 seats after 99% counted; Likud 27...

9-year Old Programming Protege Designs Popular iPhone Application

A 9-year old boy in Singapore has designed a popular iPhone application, a kind of finger guided etch-a-sketch with color, that has been downloaded 4,000 times.  Lim Ding Wen is fluent in 6 different...

Most popular DVD rentals this Holiday Season

If you are like me and wondering what DVDs to rent for Christmas, here is the list of the most popular Rogers Video Christmas rentals. " The most popular DVDs according to Rogers Video for the period ending Dec....

Popular health trends of 2008

They say, "discipline weighs ounces, but regret weighs tons." Healthy lifestyle is always in fashion whether we actually achieve it or not, so let’s have a look at what were some of the popular and sometimes...

West Hollywood Dermatologist Indicted

Looks like a silly West Hollywood dermatologist wanted to shoot up his patients with unapproved drugs.  What do you think?" December 19, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by injury lawyers in Los Angeles, a popular West Hollywood dermatologist David Cary...

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