The Art of putting Wall $treet Wealth before Public Health

Wed Nov 4, 2009 4:29 PM EST

This indeed is the sad truth about today's America!

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wall-street, politics, wealth

More Troops or NO MORE Troops is the Afghan question for the US!

Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:46 PM EDT

Cost of War in Afghanistan $229,453,573,956 and counting!

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us, afghanistan, politics, war, troops, obama, john-kerry, hamid-karzai, mcchrystal

Conservtive Egypt calls for an import ban on 'Virginity Faking Device'!

Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:10 PM EDT

Move over the complicated and costly hymen repair surgery. Women who want to conceal their loss of sexual innocence, so to speak, can now fall back on a much cheaper alternative - a device that can aid them fake their virginity. But ...

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egypt, odd-news, ban, parliament, conservative, virginity

Jana Gana Mana RANN Hai! Taking Creative Liberties with the National Anthem!!

Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:57 PM EDT

"THE NEXT TIME YOU LOOK AT NEWS, THINK AGAIN" proclaimed the full page advertisement on the front page of The Times of India on 11 Oct, 2009. The advertisement was a poster for Ram Gopal Varma's upcoming flick, Rann.

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entertainment, song, national-anthem, ram-gopal-varma, rann, big-b

'Dead Man' Talking, Joking – but Focused on Vengeance

Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:33 PM EDT

SARAROGHA, Pakistan — Hakimullah Mehsud, the newly anointed chief of Pakistani Taliban comes across as a no-nonsense man.

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pakistan, taliban, world-news, hakimullah-mehsud

Pak: Security (or the lack of it) rears its UGLY HEAD as Suicide Bomber blows himself in United Nations Office

Mon Oct 5, 2009 6:55 PM EDT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Breaching through the tightly guarded security at the United Nations World Food Program office a suicide bomber blew himself up in the building's lobby killing a minimum of five staff members.

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pakistan, taliban, united-nations, world-news, suicide-bomber

Of Pink Footballs, Poolside Catwalk and Breast Cancer!

Thu Oct 1, 2009 11:57 AM EDT

Breast Cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women aged 20-49.

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canada, mexico, health, breast-cancer, granmas-disease, pink-footballs

Millionaire Illegal Immigrant whom the Swedish Government is UNABLE to Deport!

Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:46 PM EDT

Should we be a sympathetic nation when it comes to illegal aliens? You might think that the answer to this - a simple yet resounding NO - need not be difficult at all.

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sweden, eritrea, government, world-news, illegal-immigrant

What's Steve Jobs got to do at a Coldplay Concert?

Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:27 PM EDT

In what probably was his first public appearance after he went into an unexpected sabbatical a few months ago, Apple's Steve Jobs was spotted last month at a Coldplay concert.

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apple, concert, coldplay, steve-jobs

DRUNKEN Zoo Visitor Loses Arm to WHITE TIGER

Sat Aug 8, 2009 5:29 AM EDT

Hyderabad A visitor to the Nehru Zoological Park who demonstrated his foolhardiness by thrusting his right hand into the enclosure of a White Tiger has ended up losing his hand. P Ramesh, the 25-year-old was drunk and in an inebriated condition when he tried his heroics.

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drunken, inebriated, ramesh, white-tiger

Cricketers' 'Whereabouts' Lead to the BCCI-ICC Anti-doping Stand-off

Tue Aug 4, 2009 5:44 PM EDT

Why should cricketers' wherabouts during the "out of competition" time be anybody's business? This being the bone of contention (or shall we say the clause of contention), Indian cricketers have refused to sign on the dotted line on an upcoming anti-doping contract.

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bcci, icc, cricketers, whereabouts

Whole Foods with Minimum Processing - the HEALTHY DIET MANTRA

Mon Aug 3, 2009 2:32 AM EDT

Sometime back I had read a beautiful article on Nutrition by Jonny Bowden who writes for Forbes. The author while arguing that there is no such thing as a perfect diet for humans had put forward a case for food that is whole and sans (or with minimum) processing.

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diet, eggs, healthy, foods, salmon

Who defeated Michael Phelps anyway? Biedermann or his Polyurethane Suit??

Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:35 PM EDT

At the 200m freestyle event of the World Championships at Rome, Michael Phelps touched the finish wall almost a body length behind Biedermann who proved to be a bogeyman for the eight gold medals winning Olympic record holder.

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phelps, polyurethane, biedermann

Wedding Night. Groom tries to cut Bride's Hair. End of Married Bliss!!

Mon Jul 6, 2009 12:31 PM EDT

A Polish couple who had vowed "till death do us part" less than 24 hours ago ended up actually living poles apart in a matter of a night.

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wedding-night, kitchen-knife

While the Williams fought their way to the Finals, Kournikova was indulged in a Cat Fight!!

Sat Jul 4, 2009 5:02 PM EDT

Anna Kournikova would like us to believe that since her retirement from tennis she's got a new outlook on life. What she might mean by that is that she's discovering herself anew in her steady relationship with singer boy-friend Enrique Iglesias.

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williams, anna-kournikova, wimbledon, cat-fight

Around the World in 25 DAYS - in a SOLAR Powered Plane

Thu Jul 2, 2009 1:37 PM EDT

The man who in 1999 had circled the globe non-stop in a balloon is now eyeing to set the record of flying around the world in a solar-powered airplane.

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Canadian Sentenced to Death in Saudi dares Prime Minister Stephen Harper to ACT!!

Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:57 PM EDT

Mohamed Kohail, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for his role in the death of a man in an after-school brawl in 2007 has written directly to the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper seeking his intervention in the case.

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stephen-harper, mohamed-kohail

When Sania Mirza took a Toilet Break & came back to WIN her Wimbledon Opener!!

Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:10 PM EDT

She was blowing hot and had her opponent Anna-Lena Groenefeld, the 24-year-old German on the mat in the first round match at Wimbledon.

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Pakistan Emerge as THE LORDS of LORD'S Winning the T20 World Cup

Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:07 PM EDT

Pakistan's sense of purpose was written all over as was evident right from the first ball of the match, a rising beamer from Mohammed Amir that left Tillekatane Dilshan flummoxed.

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pakistan, world-cup, win, t20, younis-khan

'Bai' Jokes are a RAGE on the net. Thanks to Shiney Ahuja!

Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:18 AM EDT

For the unitiated, 'Bai' is a Marathi word (the dialect of Maharashtra of which Mumbai is the capital) for a maid servant.

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jokes, bai, shiney-ahuja

Topless Mona Lisa-like Painting Uncovered!

Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:01 PM EDT

The woman in the recently unearthed painting has definite parallels with Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, Mona Lisa. A private library housed it for nearly a century but the painting had remained hidden within the wooden sidewalls of its precincts.

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topless, mona-lisa, uncovered

Lucky Thai Marries Twins ... twin joy or twin troubles??

Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:03 PM EDT

Wichai Tao, 24, a trader of old goods, got the rarest of opportunity to marry his childhood loves (yes, two of them simultaneously), the gorgeous twins, Ms Thipawan and Ms Sirintara.

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twins, thai, marries, dowry

Laura Ling and Euna Lee - Political Pawns in a Game between TWO Nations??

Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:34 AM EDT

North Korea sentenced two US reporters, Euna Lee and Laura Ling to a 12 year imprisonment that would involve "reform through labor" for committing a 'grave crime' against the country.

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Jarring Notes ... coming out of GM's Hummer deal

Tue Jun 9, 2009 4:12 AM EDT

Barely days after GM and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery announced the hurried deal, Chinese press and analysts are abuzz with talk to the effect that the two companies might have just about jumped the gun.

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