Russian woman in intensive care after restoring virginity 6 times

A Russian woman, identified as Natalia K, is now in intensive care in Russia after having her virginity restored for the sixth time. She married her husband at 24, but he was not her first sexual partner, which made him upset. She then decided to make it up to him but having...

Arson confirmed in TX Governor's Mansion fire

The fire at the Texas Governor’s Mansion was indeed a case of arson.  Video surveillance cameras show a suspect throwing a lit object onto the porch.Previous NowPublic coverage can be seen by clicking here"...

Bush & Islam: Prison for Iraqi Women

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHard to believe under Saddam, Iraqi women had rights, not seen since US international sanctions, Saddams demise and a new US sanctioned Iraqi Government in what can only...

Hue citadel spruced up for festival

Hue Citadel - This construction stared in 1805 under the reign of Emperor Gia Long and completed in 1832 under the reign of Emperor Ming Mang. Under Nguyen' reign, Kings have ordered to build ramparts, palaces and constructional works of royal. Over 200 years to now, it is...

New Orleans may set June 1 trailer deadline

"by Michelle Krupa, The Times-PicayuneThursday March 27, 2008, 9:06 AMNew Orleans residents still living in travel trailers may have to vacate them by June 1, unless they can prove to City Hall that their rebuilding plans or other circumstances make that timeline impossible,...

$255 million coastal restoration plan gets federal OK

"WASHINGTON -- Louisiana's hopes for repairing and restoring its tattered coast took a major step forward Thursday as the Bush administration approved the state's plan to use $255 million in federal money for more than 100 conservation and diversion projects, including major...

Pinochet undergoes emergency angioplasty

"Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the Chilean dictator whose regime was responsible for widespread killings and other abuses, suffered a heart attack Sunday and underwent an emergency angioplasty that his son said "virtually rescued him from death." A spokesman for Pinochet said he...

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