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Pakistani Student Deported Without Sound Reasons

A BBA final year student, studying in a Newcastle institute, who hails from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been reported forcibly deported on the grounds that he worked over-time than the permitted hours. "A...

Muslim v Muslim - A conversation

Early in the morning, on daily basis, I have a routine of skimming through newspapers (on the web) with my poor internet connection (Dial-up 56 kbps). Today, like always, I was skimming through and suddenly I got...

US student knifed by Arabs in e. J'lem

"An American student studying at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was attacked and moderately wounded at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning by three Arab teens after he got lost in east Jerusalem, police and rescue officials said. ...

India - Two terrorists captured are British nationals: Reports

" British newspaper, Daily Mail, has reported that two of the terrorists captured by Indian security forces are British nationals of Pakistani origin. Attributing to sources in the Maharashtra government, the paper claimed that as many as eight terrorists were captured...

Dog digs up child's foot; police hunt for body

"RUSSELLVILLE, Alabama (AP) -- A family dog brought home a child's severed foot, but searchers combing surrounding woods in northwest Alabama found no signs of any other remains and don't know where the child might be. ...

The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn

Popular tales do far more than entertain, however. Psychologists and neuroscientists have recently become fascinated by the human predilection for storytelling. Why does our brain seem to be wired to enjoy stories? And how do the emotional and cognitive effects of a narrative...

British woman, 23, jumped to her death from Golden Gate Bridge after studying...

Suicide websites hit the news again with this tragic story. Do some get pleasure from encouraging someone to take their own life? When a person hits an all time low and then comes across one of these websites they...

Two Harvard Grads work to bring change in Kenya's largest slum

"Nairobi's Kibera slum is home to as many as a million people, struggling to survive in a community of tin huts, dirt roads, and garbage. To make matters worse, ethnic tension periodically boils over, adding...

Japan to start counting crow`s feet

Before you will be able to get any cigarettes out of the vending machines in Japan, you better make sure you have plenty of wrinkles, crow`s feet, and skin sags so that the machine can tell if you are old enough...

5.2 M Quake Hits Northern Calafornia

5.2 M Quake, Northern CA, April 30, 2008 03:03:06 GMT Today"Magnitude5.4 Date-TimeWednesday, April 30, 2008 at 03:03:06 UTCTuesday, April 29, 2008 at 08:03:06 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time...

Aboriginal languages linked to ancient Siberian dialect

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMany First Nations may disagree with the Land Bridge theory that states all First Nations Aboriginals came from Siberia.  First Nations stance on being North...

Leakey backs elephant cull in South Africa

One of the most prominent conservationists in the world, who spent most of the 1980s campaigning for the suspension of elephant culling, is now calling it "a necessary part of population management." South Africa...

Popular Mechanics: Ethanol Bill Bad News

"Congress and the president have spoken: ethanol is America’s new renewable fuel. Yesterday, President Bush signed into law energy bill H.R.6, which establishes a new renewable fuel standard in the United States...

A new cure to last-minute studying: Study at school.

Have you ever found yourself to be conquered by different temptations while studying at home? It seems everything at home are more appealing when you're spending hours and hours of time attempting to finish an...

Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills Own Family

"KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A mother who tried to stop her son from carrying out a suicide bomb attack triggered an explosion in the family's home in southern Afghanistan that killed the would-be bomber, his mother and three siblings, police said Monday. The would-be bomber...

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