10,000 budget air tickets offered by Jetstar Pacific

10,000 tickets for domestic flights will be offered at VND 15,000 each from 11.00 am of May 28 to mark the participation of the first Vietnamese budget Airline Jetstar Pacific, in the global trademark of...

Nepalese police release officers

Protesting against the poor quality food and ill treatment policemen in Nepal have taken their own officers for few days but now they have been released after not getting any response from government."Seven senior policemen who were taken hostage by junior officers in Nepal...

Retinal transplant boosts vision

There has been a big discovery for the causes of blindness in old age. Researchers at the University of Louisville have successfully used foetal retinal cells to boost the vision in the old age blind cases. "An experimental transplant of cells into the eyes of patients with...

Briton deported amid Chinese Olympic paranoia

A British woman of Tibetan descent working as an English teacher in Beijing has been deported from China and banned for returning for five years without prior warning for what is being described as 'splittist...

UN fury at Darfur militia ambush

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has condemned an ambush which left seven members of the joint UN-African Union peace mission to Sudan's Darfur region dead." The Janjaweed has long been hostile to UN troops in Sudan, fearing...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...

NASA rolls out new shuttle launch schedule

"NASA unveiled a new launch schedule today that calls for eight shuttle missions in 2009 and 2010 and 10 overall before the nation's three-orbiter fleet is retired.The last of the missions now is slated to launch May 31, 2010 -- which would leave enough time to launch an...

Beijing 'failing pollution test'

This report from BBC will bring blow to Chinese efforts to promote Beijing  as an International city. "Just a month before the start of the Beijing Olympics, the city is still failing to meet international air...

Sevens, wishes and skills: Tanabata Festival

The number seven is referenced many a time and often for it's connection to mythical or folklorish events. The reason for celebrating today is the fact that it's the seventh day of the seventh month. The Tanabata...

Seven dead in embassy suicide blast

A SUICIDE bomber rammed an explosives-filled car into the gates of the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul today, killing at least seven people."The blast destroyed about four cars outside the embassy in the...

Suicide bomber avenges Mosque crackdown in Pakistan ; 15 policemen killed

On the anniversary of Lal Masjid siege in Pakistan two suicide bomb killed more than 15 policemen. It was also celebrated with several fiery speeches against the officials responsible for the act. "At least 15 policemen and two other people were killed and more than 40...

World's oldest mother gives birth to twins at 70

"She was utterly determined to have a son. The fact that to do so would make 70-year-old Omkari Panwar the world's oldest mother didn't even cross her mind. Her resolve was matched by her husband Charan Singh Panwar,...

Runners exhibited as artwork at Tate Britain

An athlete running at top speed is a beautiful thing and something that's very hard for the sculptor or painter to capture so controversial Brit artist Martin Creed gives us the real deal - his latest work is real...

Shiv Malik ordered to hand police source material for terrorism book

A British journalist who wrote a book on terrorism has been ordered to turn over his sources to police within 7 days or face legal penalties."Freelance journalist Shiv Malik must hand over his source material for a book on terrorism to Greater Manchester Police within seven...

Innocent dad beaten by Kung Fu police

The adrenalin rush that a car chase must give to police officers has raised a few issues around safety with some forces advising squad cars not to pursue if that would result in extra danger to the public. Here it...

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