Sohu.com forecasts profit above expectations

"Monday October 27, 9:14 am ET Chinese Web portal Sohu.com predicts 4Q profit well above Wall Street's expectations NEW YORK (AP) -- Sohu.com Inc., a Chinese Web portal, forecast fourth-quarter earnings well above Wall Street's expectations on Monday, after reporting that...

McCain brushes off polls, says 'we're doing fine'

"(CNN) -- Despite his sagging poll numbers, Sen. John McCain said Sunday that he is "very happy with where we are" and very proud of his campaign. ...

Lessons on sex 'to be compulsory' in UK

The Scout Association in UK issued a new guidelines for the Scouts  to be given sexual health advice to prevent unprotected sex last week.  And now British government is likely to make sexual education mandatory in primary and secondary schools. British...

Crimson Chat in Sydney!

"Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor), photo was taken in Sydney Park, St Peter, NSW, about 10km from Sydney CBD. Crimson Chat is usually found in outback Australia, rarely seen in Sydney. Thanks to TunPin, who reported the sighting. This is acturely the first time, I have gone...

Gloomy forecasts for UK economy

[Gloomy forecasts for UK economy   T The Bank of England governor and an influential think tank have predicted that the UK economy is likely to sink...

Cruise passengers found with £1million of cocaine

Four passengers on a cruise ship in the UK were found to have a millon pounds of cocain strapped to their bodies after the ship was raided when it docked in Southampton."More than £1 million-worth of cocaine has allegedly been found strapped to the bodies of four cruise ship...

Boys trail girls 'at age of five'

There have been many studies done to try to determine why girls seem to progress so much quicker in Western education systems. A new study in the UK shows that girls have already established a an edge over boys in education by age 5."Girls already have a well-established...

Court Ruling May Impede Thousands of Ohio Voters

Ohio could become the Florida of the 2008 presidential vote, with the disagreements over provisional ballots coming to a head."More than 200,000 registered Ohio voters may be blocked from casting regular ballots on Election Day because of a federal appeals court decision on...

UK inflation reaches 5.2% in September

Rampant inflation in the UK reached an astounding 5.2 percent in September, figures released today reveal. That's the highest level since the currency crisis of 1992."The Consumer Price Index, the inflation measure most closely watched by policy makers, rose more than...

Unique service: Husbands for rent in Argentina

An Aregntianan company has started a unique service of providing husband on hourly basis. "Any woman can get a husband at an hourly rate in Buenos Aires, thanks to a company offering to do the repairs and installations that every home needs, and all "without problems in the...