Dhaka sees heaviest rain in 53 years

the rains this season seem to be the best and worst the citites have ever seen.....mumbai,delhi, orissa and now dhaka...the heaviest rain in 53 years has disrupted life in a large way and claimed lives....please...

Happy Halloween - the Dead are Voting in Florida

"Thursday, October 30, 2008 – updated: 3:41 pm EDT October 30, 2008 VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Thousands of dead Floridians are registered to vote and some in Central Florida had ballots cast in their names long after their deaths. "That is scary," said Jim Branch. Branch's...

UK scraps SATs for 14-year-olds

After the diasaster that marred the SAT process earlier this year with some SAT papers still not marked and returned to schools Education Secretary Ed Balls announced that the British Government has decided to...

Palin hits Obama for 'terrorist' connection

"(CNN) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday slammed Sen. Barack Obama's political relationship with a former anti-war radical, accusing him of associating "with terrorists who targeted their own country." ...

Ballmer Sees Global Crisis Hitting Microsoft

" Ballmer Sees Global Crisis Hitting Microsoft Topics:Technology | Information Technology Sectors:Software and Computer Services | Software | Technology Microsoft [MSFT  26.14    1.13  (+4.52%)   ] Chief Executive Steve...

In pictures: Sexy supermodel Claudia Schiffer is the queen of Oktoberfest

I love the fall..."German supermodel Claudia Schiffer certainly knows a fetching outfit when she sees one - and she didn’t disappoint while enjoying a jug or two at this year’s Oktoberfest in Munich."

Eva Mendes' nipple ad banned

Is Eva Mendes too hot for TV? Apparently so! The sexy Latina actress  has a starring role in a new Calvin Klein fragrance commercial, but most U.S. broadcast networks have opted not to show the steamy perfume...

Revealed - Brain Sees Future and Past in the Same Way

"Revealed - Brain Sees Future and Past in the Same Way Options   Edit Add to group Delete Viewable by anyone...

Bush praises AIDS bill

"Associated Press - July 26, 2008 3:33 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is welcoming congressional approval of a big boost in America's global fight against AIDS. The president is using his weekly radio address for a rare thank-you to the Democratic-led Congress....

New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran

"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...

Bloggers Respond to Mass. Gay Marriage law Repeal

After the state Senate voted in Boston to repeal a 1913 law barring out-of-state gay couples from marrying in the state, people from all walks of life began posting about it online. Lots of people from both sides of the issue are blogging about this issue, in this case you...

Man sees bear in St. Charles Borromeo Church cemetery - Southeast Louisiana

"By John DeSantis / The Daily Comet RACELAND -- In nine years as groundskeeper at St. Charles Borromeo Church, Kyle Schexnaydre has seen coyotes, deer and lots of other wildlife lurking nearby. A week ago Friday...

Florida Woman Sees Image of Jesus in Baby's Ultrasound

Is it a simple sonogram or a holy sighting? For one Miami, Florida mother, the birth of baby Sabastian was a gift from God. After suffering a recent miscarriage, Amy Janer was nerve-racked about her third...

Analyst sees ‘ghost town’ in Inland Empire

"Peter Viles LA Times Wednesday, July 2, 2008 A financial analyst fresh from a tour of construction sites in the Inland Empire is warning Wall Street of a “ghost town” where finished homes sit vacant and additional homes are still under construction.  “At several...

Canada to implement new passenger scanner for flights

For more information on this new type of scanner, go to http://www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/next-time-you-fly-you-may-well-fly-nakedThis is a controversial issue. Some people think the scanner reveals too much while...
 

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