'Hello police, I'm driving drunk'

Police get calls about drunken drivers all the time, but rarely do they come from the alleged offender. A 17-year-old girl in Bismarck called 911 on New Year's Eve "to report herself driving under the influence," police Lt. Randy Ziegler said. "I've never heard of such a...

Wordsmiths want ‘green’, ‘bailout’, ‘iconic’ banned in 2009!

Words such as “green”, “bailout”, “iconic” and “desperate search” should no longer be put to use since their original meaning has been displaced or simply because they have become useless, says a team of academics.Read More...

Teachers burn books to keep warm in winter

Teachers of a school in Bihar's Gaya district burnt books meant to be distributed among students to keep themselves warm on a chilly winter day, angering villagers.The shocking incident came to light when students of the government middle school at Pariya Bazaar in Gaya,...

ISI plans 'Islamic Republic of Pakistan' by 2020 in India

Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) apparently has plans to destabilize India by influencing developments in the north and west of the country, particularly in Mumbai, as part of its multi-pronged strategy. Terrorists arrested in Jammu have made these revelations....

Father jailed for raping retarded daughter

A Singaporean man was jailed for 16 years and is to be beaten with 18 strokes of the cane for raping his mildly retarded 11-year old daughter, the Straits Times reported on Tuesday. The 40-year old father, who is also mildly retarded, sobbed as he pleaded guilty to the...

Thailand shuts down 2,300 websites for insulting monarchy

Thai officials on Tuesday said the government recently blocked 2,300 websites for allegedly insulting the monarchy and is seeking court approval to shut down another 400. "We are preparing to ask for court approval to shut down an additional 400 sites," said Thailand's...

Bush rules out ceasefire in Gaza

US President George W Bush on Monday ruled out any ceasefire in Gaza, saying that such an agreement did not ensure that Hamas would not resume its attack against Israel in future. "All of us, of course, would like to see, you know, violence stop, but not at the expense of an...

Aggressive behaviour all about status, sex

You must have seen people getting enraged and taking up the biggest of fights after the most trivial of things without any reason after all. But now, University of Minnesota researcher Vladas Griskevicius has found out what leads people to make a mountain out of a molehill—...

Woman held for posting own sex film on net

A Chinese woman who posted her sex film on the Internet has been detained, said public security bureau officials. The woman, surnamed Huang, has been detained for spreading pornography online, reports the China Daily. The 12-minute video under the title "Kappa girl at...