World’s first space tourist plans privately-funded mission to MAR

http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2013/02/worlds-first-space-tourist-plans.html It has been a long-cherished dream of space enthusiasts, as well as lovers of science fiction, but now it seems that someone has finally come up with an ambitious – and some say realistic –...

Baby born at underground station

A women gave birth while she was travelling on the London Underground. " A woman went into labour and gave birth while travelling on the London Underground. Julia Kowalska became only the second person to have a baby on the Tube after her waters broke on the Jubilee...

Seven killed in Pakistani suicide attack

"Seven people were killed on Monday in a suicide attack aimed at a military checkpost in northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley, military officials said. "The attacker prematurely blew himself before he reached the checkpost. Only one soldier was wounded but seven civilians...

Ten dead in California bus crash

" At least 10 people were killed and many more injured when a bus taking people to a casino overturned in the US state of California. Police say the vehicle veered off the road and rolled over near the rural town of Williams in the north. The bus was travelling from...

Taliban kidnap 25 police recruits in Pakistan: official

The Taliban has reportedly kidnapped 25 police recruits in Pakistan, in the tribal areas along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan which is largely beyond the government's control."Taliban militants kidnapped 25 police recruits while they were travelling to a training...

10 South Koreans killed in Philippine road accident

Careless driving  led to the accident in the Philippines that killed ten South Koreans on Wednesday. The van carrying the Koreans crashed into a storage house on the opposite side of a road after crossing over the median. The Korean embassy in Manila said the...

Policing stepped up for biker event

A yearly biker event in the UK which saw the murder of one of its attendees last year is drawing a massive police presence this year, which will cost taxpayers £1.4 million. Some are saying that the huge expense isn't necessary because the man was shot on his way home from...

Garuda death-flight pilot 'deliberately crashed plane'

Marwoto Komar was the  pilot of a plane that crashed in the city of Yogyakarta last year, killing 21 people , including five Australians. " PROSECUTORS will argue today that Garuda pilot Marwoto Komar deliberately crashed the Boeing 737-400 that ended up in a fireball...

Three injured as Montreal-bound train hits truck

A Via rail train travelling east from Toronto to Montreal crashed into a flatbed truck this afternoon, injuring three people."The accident, which occurred at about 3:20 p.m. near Mallorytown, derailed the train's engine and baggage car and has temporarily shut down all train...