Jailed in United Arab Emirates for having sex with boss

" The daughter of a British engineer has been jailed in the United Arab Emirates after being accused of sleeping with her boss. Roxanne Hillier is serving a three-month sentence following her arrest at a dive...

Indian immigrant beaten, set on fire in Italy

A homeless Indian immigrant has been beaten up and set on fire near Rome. The victim, who has been admitted to hospital with serious burns, was sleeping at the train station in the town of Nettuno when he was attacked by three young men. They beat him brutally and set him on...

Judge Didn’t Apply Mind ? ... Remember Judges are superhumans

  Judges consider themselves as superhumans, capable of concentrating on matters, whether while sending SMSs or sleeping ... They believe ordinary humans have no right to doubt their abilities. All this is,...

Giant Buddha statue discovered in Bamiyan, Afghanistan

During the short tenure of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, all the important non muslim religious structures were demolished. They even blew up two giant standing Buddha statues on the ground that they were offensive to Islam. Now Archaelogists have found another giant Buddha...

Smokey Bear Returns with a New Look to Remind Americans Only You Can Prevent ...

The Advertising Council, in partnership with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters (NASF), announced today the launch of a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs)...

Nine killed in Karachi building collapse

This incident, which has happened in the the congested part of the Karachi, might open up the official's eye. "At least nine people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Karachi on Sunday, police said. Police said several...

Serotonin may be at the root of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

A malfunction in the regulation of the brain chemical serotonin may be at the root of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), new research suggests. " Reporting in the July 4 issue ofScience, Italian researchers...

Gianyar - The Mother of Ubud

"Gianyar Regency is located at central Bali , with Ubud as one of the district in Gianyar regency became a famoust tourist destination in the world. Until the fourteen century Bali was ruled Bali by the Warmadewa...

How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?

Scientists have been debating about quantum of sleep for long time. But now a latest study has revealed that people having 6.5 to 7.5 hours of sleep live longest. But sleeping more or less doesn't...

Girls found dead near small Oklahoma town

There's not much you can say about a story like this..." WELEETKA, Okla. (AP) — The bodies of two girls were found shot to death in rural Oklahoma along a dirt road the best friends walked dozens of times to play and go to sleepovers.By Tuesday, investigators had no...

8 pandas from China earthquake's epicentre arrive in Beijing for Olympics

Eight pandas arrived in Beijing today after a long journey from their damaged reserve near the epicentre of the recent China earthquake."The pandas will spend the next six months at the Beijing Zoo on a special...

Freud work sets new world record

" Freud work sets new world record Sue Tilley posed for Freud over a four-year period in the early 1990s A life-sized Lucian Freud painting of a sleeping, naked woman...

At least 15 people Killed in Sudan Train Crash

13 students from Kordofan University were among the dead when 20 carriages of a train came off the rails near Al-Foula in Sudan during the night. At least 15 people are reported killed and 28 injured."At least 15 people, most of them university students, are reported to have...

Smoke and mirrors: Decoding the 2008 Beijing Auto Show

The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition is in full swing this week into next as car companies, marketers and designers showcase the latest and greatest in automotive engineering.Thousands of attendees are...

Mouth-to-mouth wild hyena feeding in Harar, Ethiopia

"There is an ancient tradition of wild hyena feeding in Harar, Ethiopia, which is still being practiced today. As far as I understand, this is a rite of peace-offering. The wild hyenas enter the city in great...

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