Women Break Free, Celebrate Festival of Freedom

Women in India’s Maharashtra state get a rare chance to play and dance – normally considered a social taboo – on  the occasion of snake festival , locally known as Nag Panchami. Normally a festival in...

Children feel 'hurt' on their national day

" The commemoration of National Children's Day turned sour Wednesday with the government refusing to allow children to read out their demand for the establishment of a special ministry of their own. The...

Looking For The Fountain Of Youth? Cut Your Calories, Research Suggests

Fountain of youth, anyone? In ages, people are always in the lookout for that springwell of eternal youth or immortality.  But can this really be possible? Can it really be solved by cutting out our calorie intake as this research would suggest? Find out -"ScienceDaily...

Red wine compound seen protecting heart from aging

" A natural compound found in red wine may protect the heart against the effects of the aging process, researchers said on Tuesday.In their study, mice were given a diet supplemented with the compound known as...

New London Mayor to Ban Drinking on the Tube

I was amazed, when I first visited the UK back in 1994, that drinking was allowed on public transportation. Since then, smoking has been banned on planes and just about everywhere else, but folks can still booze...

Ohio judge to decide man's fate for sharing snack cake

"McARTHUR, Ohio (Map, News) - A judge in southern Ohio must decide whether to send a man to prison for sharing a Little Debbie snack cake. The case involves 21-year-old Timothy Caudill, who last year was held in...

Cuba Puts Computers on Sale to Public

As Raul moves Cuba into the 21st Century many continue to wonder where its all headed. Salaries continue to put the luxury of a home PC or a weekend at a hotel resort clear out of reach for most Cubans. "Cubans...

Wal-Mart-owned Sam's Club rationing rice

"BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Sam's Club, the membership warehouse division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is limiting how much rice customers can buy because of what it calls "recent supply and demand trends." ...

Plan to end headscarf ban in Turkey slammed

"One of Turkey's top prosecutors has raised stiff objections to lifting a ban on the Islamic headscarf in universities. This slam to the plan is the latest statement in a simmering debate on a government plan to abolish the restriction. 'To place the use of an article of...

Bangladesh Rings In New Year With a Curfew

For many people around the world, New Year's eve means partying, celebrations, and bubbly. Not so for many residents of Dhaka City, the capital of Bangladesh. Many residents here were celebrating New Years under the auspices of a government-imposed curfew. As of 8 pm on New...

Foreign exotic dancers to be banned from Canada

"The federal government is set to bring in a new law that will ban immigrants who come to Canada as exotic dancers. The change to the Immigration and Refugee Act is expected to be announced Wednesday by...

Islamophobia - Putting Virgil Goode (R-VA) In His Place

"Virgil Goode's (R-VA) paranoid ravings, warning of "In Muhammad We Trust" on US Currency and "The Islamic Flag" flying over Washington are the most recent examples of a rising tide of Islamophobia in the United...

Shah Rukh, Rani in Lollywood

"Pakistan has removed an India-specific restriction from its film censorship rules, opening the way for Pakistani filmmakers to engage Indian actors. "

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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