Indian Student killed in Australia

New Delhi: The clashes on Indian students in Australia are continued. Current example of it Nitin Garg. 21-year-old Nitin Garg, an accounting graduate, died after he was stabbed yesterday in West Footscray area....

Victorian poverty returns to Britain

A new report suggests that Britain is on the brink of seeing poverty levels rise to those present in Victorian times and that unless the welfare system is overhauled now scenes more familiar to readers of Dicken's...

Japan’s dolphin tragedy

Mercury Contamination Found In Stranded Victorian Dolphins ScienceDaily (June 11, 2008) — Monash University research into heavy metal contaminant levels in dolphins from Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes...

London Behind the Scenes

Transporting you through time from the creation of the docks to the present day, the Docks and Dockers tour tells the truth about trade and the changing nature of production. This is an exclusive preview of the...

Church to make posthumous apology to Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin created a big controversy with his evolutionary theory and powerful church leaders castigated him. Now after 126 long years Church of England has realised their mistake and agreed to issue an an apology. Darwin in his theory had said that man descended from the...

Millionaire in strife after kangaroo chase

Charges could be laid against the millionaire and his staff, when kangaroos chased off millionaire's property caused the animals crashed into fences and get caught in electric wire. "Dozens of men on quad bikes...

Orphaned children in care abused, beaten

Sad facts in state orphanages and foster homes...nearly half of the children said they have negative experience in care. " VULNERABLE children in Victorian state institutions were treated "as things, not human beings", a disturbing new report reveals. Children were...

Everett sorry for calling troops wimps

" ACTOR Rupert Everett has apologised for calling British soldiers "wimps" and suggesting they joined the army to torture prisoners.The 49-year-old yesterday issued a lengthy statement apologising "without reserve" to the "many in this country, and hundreds and thousands of...

Actor Rupert Everett brands British soldiers 'pathetic, whining wimps'

Rupert Everett, never far out of trouble, takes a swing at Britain's wartime soldiers. Perhaps he's confusing his movie lot experiences as an actor portraying a soldier as the same thing as being a soldier.Until...

How the Bicycle Emancipated Women

I didn't know the bicycle did more to the man, and especially woman, than just exercise and transportation.  I would have to share this to my sister so she need not ask me to "move the trash in the garage" so she could park the car properly. "Susan B. Anthony...

Steampunk Going Mainstream?

One of the more interesting web-propagated art/DIY/culture memes has been steampunk, which involves the re-imagining of modern gadgetry using Victorian elements (a loose definition). Perhaps inevitably, the trend...

U2 frontman Bono wants to spend a staggering $237.2 million turning the hotel...

U2 frontman Bono wants to spend a staggering $237.2 million turning thehotel he owns in his native Dublin into a spectacular city resort. Bono in partnership with The Edge bought the 156 year old ClarenceHotel...

Australian MPs to visit Indonesia

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The 24-27 August visit to Indonesia by a delegation of Australian parliamentarians would represent another step forward in strengthening ties and mutual understanding among lawmakers in...

Water protests in Melbourne

"A crowd has marched to Parliament House in Melbourne to protest against the Victorian Government's $5 billion water plan.  Around 200 country Victorians are at the Alexandra Gardens.  They will march through the city to Parliament to protest against the plans to...

Smoking ban starts in Victoria pubs

"ALL Victorian licensed pubs, clubs, bars and gaming rooms become smoke-free from today as new laws take effect throughout the state. Those who flout the smoking ban risk $110 on-the-spot fines, rising to up to...

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