India's free jute bags fail to lure film critics at Cannes

"So far, this year has been one of the best American shows at the 61st Cannes Film Festival with a large number of their films competing against each other and the best of Europe but, for India, perhaps, one of...

Thieves Rob Entire Hotel

Talk about going big... I've never heard of a hotel robbery on this scale before. "A gang of thieves held up an entire hotel in northern KwaZulu-Natal, robbing the hotel, staff and guests of cash, cellphones and cars, police said on Wednesday. Superintendent Jay Naicker said...

POLICE forced to rescue cat with head in jam jar after chasing mouse into the...

POLICE had to rescue a cat that tried to fish a mouse out of a jam jar and got its head stuck. A motorist went to a police station for help after finding the tabby wandering beside a road in Peterborough with the jar on its head and the mouse millimetres from its nose. A...

Couple pleads guilty to kissing in public during Ramadan

"Dubai: An Australian manager and a Filipina receptionist are pleading guilty to hugging and kissing in public besides consuming liquor, a court heard yesterday. The 37-year-old manager and 35-year-old receptionist confessed to the Dubai Court of Appeal yesterday that they...
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India's free jute bags fail to lure film critics at Cannes

"So far, this year has been one of the best American shows at the 61st Cannes Film Festival with a large number of their films competing against each other and the best of Europe but, for India, perhaps, one of...

Thieves Rob Entire Hotel

Talk about going big... I've never heard of a hotel robbery on this scale before. "A gang of thieves held up an entire hotel in northern KwaZulu-Natal, robbing the hotel, staff and guests of cash, cellphones and cars, police said on Wednesday. Superintendent Jay Naicker said...

POLICE forced to rescue cat with head in jam jar after chasing mouse into the...

POLICE had to rescue a cat that tried to fish a mouse out of a jam jar and got its head stuck. A motorist went to a police station for help after finding the tabby wandering beside a road in Peterborough with the jar on its head and the mouse millimetres from its nose. A...

Couple pleads guilty to kissing in public during Ramadan

"Dubai: An Australian manager and a Filipina receptionist are pleading guilty to hugging and kissing in public besides consuming liquor, a court heard yesterday. The 37-year-old manager and 35-year-old receptionist confessed to the Dubai Court of Appeal yesterday that they...

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