Beauty vs. merit?

Whenever we apply for a job and succeed in getting it, we always believe that we deserved it!!! That may not always be the case. Sometimes, other factors also influence the recruitment process. Newsweek did an online survey, asking managers, HR employees, senior vice presidents and other professionals, whether looks mattered in hiring and employee [...]

BP’s efficient clean-up provides little compensation to affectees

Although things have started looking up for the people of the Gulf, as the oil has stopped gushing out, the morale remains low and things have definitely not returned to normal. When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blew up on April 21, 2010, it killed 11 people and caused massive destruction. The marine life was [...]

Oldest bubbly discovered from ship wreckage!!!

The worlds’ oldest champagne was found inside ship wreckage in the Baltic Sea. The ship wreck was between Finland and Sweden, near the Aland Islands. The divers discovered a bottle thinking it was an old wine, but it was a champagne bottle instead. They opened it up before they even got back to the shore. [...]

The World Goes Under The Hottest Year On Record

The world is simmering in the hottest year so far, an analysis released by a US national weather reported. This is causing droughts worldwide and concerns in the US by farmers. The analysis showed that the first six months of 2010 have been warmer than the first half of 1998, the previous record holder, by [...]

Missing child recovered after seven years!!!

Amber Rose Nicklas, was kidnapped from her foster parents seven years ago in Norwalk, California. Three of her biological aunts had planned to abduct her, but two of them were caught by the police. Unfortunately, a third one ran off with Amber. Since then, there had been no clue of her whereabouts. Now, seven years [...]

Highest Paying Careers

Money has become a very important aspect of our professional lives. The amounts that we make play an important role in our job satisfaction, as well as in our personal life. For this reason, it is important for us to know which are the big salary careers today and which are not so that we [...]

Fast paced life slows things down….

The life of today is a huge contrast from the olden times. Everything is fast forward, fast paced and fast food. For example, you have instant coffee, internet dating, video conferencing, microwave dinners, e-ticketing, ATMs, virtual universities and so on. I guess all these innovative ideas are there to make life easier for mankind, but [...]

Change of plans…

All our lives, we plan for ourselves. We plan babies, their education, new careers, bigger houses and retirement plans. Our planning becomes more detailed and intricate as we attain more and more financial stability. We plan world tours, Caribbean cruises, camping vacations and road trips. How many days are to be spent where, which sights [...]

World Cup 2010 Review: Germany 0-1 Spain

Spain reached the World Cup final for the first time after a second-half header from Carles Puyol secured a narrow victory over Germany after an intriguing match in Durban. Vicente del Bosque’s side won their third straight game 1-0 and will now play the Netherlands in Sunday’s final at Soccer City. Spain deserved their victory [...]

World Cup 2010 Review : England 0-0 Algeria

Algeria brought a scoreless draw against England at the FIFA World Cup on Friday in Cape Town, a result that will lead to a tension-filled and dramatic final day of play in Group C. Algeria held England to a 0-0 draw, leaving Group C wide open headed into the final game of first-round play. With [...]

Baby delivered inside airplane toilet!!!

In New Delhi, an Indian woman delivered a baby in an  airplane. The surprising thing here is not the place of delivery, but rather the style in which the baby was delivered.  The woman gave birth inside the toilet and then wanted to abandon the child and run off. The baby got stuck inside the [...]

World Cup 2010 Review : Germany 4-0 Argentina

Encouraged by Bastian Schweinsteiger and two-goal hero Miroslav Klose, Joachim Loew’s side scored four times for the third game at this tournament in what was a devastating attacking show. Klose found the net only three times in the Bundesliga all season in a miserable campaign for Bayern Munich but he has now beaten that tally [...]

Nutrition Obtained From Whole Food Vitamins

In the health world, doctors, nutritionists and dieticians have long been advising and promoting the intake of vitamins and supplements by pill or capsules. However, most people take this concept the wrong way and follow erroneous approaches to ensure their body gets the vitamins and nutrients it needs. They don’t realize that the human body [...]

DR Congo: 220 killed as Oil tanker exploded and set to fire

This sad incident took place at Sange Village in Democratic Republic of Congo. Oil tanker overturned, exploded and set fire to different parts of village. 220 people are feared dead as a result of this unpleasant incident. The effected village, Sange is located near eastern border of country. Explosion took place after the fuel oil [...]

Google buys travel software company (ITA) for $700M

Google Inc. agreed to buy travel technology company ITA Software Inc. This deal cost $700 million that would enable the Internet search web site to steer more of the airline reservations booked in the Web.

Sizewell B nuclear power plant under FIRE!

Fire broke out in Sizewell B nuclear power plant which is located at Suffolk coast, this Saturday. Power plant was made safe by firefighters after six and a half hours of struggle and efforts. Fire broke out in Charcoal absorber which is used to filter out gases. Team of eight fire fighters attended the fire [...]

Otunbayeva became first female President of ‘Troubled state of Kyrgyzstan’

Career diplomat interim leader, Rosa Otunbayeva sworn in as first female president of Kyrgyzstan today, 3 July 2010. She has become the first female leader of an ex-soviet central Asian nation. Remember, few days back a new constitution has been developed in the country which has established a parliamentary democracy. She was foreign minister of [...]

Gen. Petraeus calls for unity to tackle Afghan war

New US commander in Afghanistan Gen. Petraeus arrived in Afghanistan. First thing he did after taking charge was to call civilian officials and military to get united in order to perfectly tackle the Afghan war. Petraeus gave this ‘Unity lesson’ in front of 1700 guests at US embassy in Kabul. Gen Petraeus has been appointed [...]

Turkey-Israel meets first time after flotilla attack

This is the first time high level meeting has held between Turkey and Israel, after the Israel army brutal attack on aid ship bound for Gaza. Talks held between Israeli Trade Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer and Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday in Brussels. Remember, Turkey had cut off all the talks with Israel after [...]

Egypt: Two police officers charged over death of an activist, Khalid Said

Two plain-clothed police men charged in Cairo, Egypt in connection with death of Khaled Said, who was a business man. According to witnesses, Police men dragged Khalid out of internet café in Alexandria and beaten him to death on the road. Concerned officials are saying that Khaled has not been beaten to death but he [...]

China: Global English TV channel launched by Xinhua

China’s state biggest national news agency has started a 24 hour English news channel, main purpose of which is to communicate the communist Government efforts and trends across the world. In past few years, China looked very un-happy with the international media operating in their country. So that can also be the reason of launch [...]

Ghana illegal gold mine collapsed: Owner arrested

Owner of Gold mine in Ghana, which was collapsed three days a go due to heavy rains, arrested today. That collapse caused large numbers of miners to burry inside the collapsed mine. The mine was located in Dunkwa-on-Offin, central Ghana. Rescue works are going on and almost 15 people have been rescued. It is worth [...]

Airport scanners harmful enough to kill an individual

As the new full-body scanners are becoming popular in airports, doctors have expressed concern over the machine as they say it is harmful enough to take the life of an individual. Many doctors have said that full-body scanners may indeed deliver a low level of energy as advertised (reportedly this is why they’re “safe” compared [...]

Oil spill clean-up delayed because of Bad weather and Hurricane!!

A part of BP’s oil clean-up efforts in Gulf of Mexico has been paused because of Bad weather, high winds and waves from strengthening storm. Main oil clean-up activities like skimming, controlled burning and dispersant flights have been suspended because of such situation. The hurricane building up in Atlantic Ocean is named as “Alex” and [...]

Is this the end of Media independence in Pakistan?

Pakistan Government has presented a bill in parliament known as ‘Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory act’, which if passed, would bring harsher regulations for online organizations and broad casters. This bill imposes many regulations on almost all the electronic media including TV and radio and some online news services. This bill does not affect any of [...]

Kenya PM underwent brain surgery

Raila Odinga, the Prime Minister of Kenya underwent minor brain surgery today in Nairobi hospital. That minor procedure was just to relieve pressure outside his brain. According to his neurosurgeon Oluoch Olunya, he is recovering well and has been hospitalized for exhaustion. Mr. Odinga is 65 and his spokesman told that he was fit to [...]

Australia’s ‘Dr Death’ sentenced to jail

Jayant Patel, 60, who is an Indian born US citizen found guilty of killing three patients of Australia under his care. He has been dubbed as ‘Doctor Death’ by Australian media and now the world is calling him so. He is a US citizen and worked in a hospital of Australian state of Queensland from [...]

Afghan War: 4 Norwegian soldiers dead

According to officials, 4 soldiers of Norway have been killed in a bomb attack on their mobile military vehicle, this Sunday. They were on a mission in Faryab province when this attack took place. This is the deadliest single attack on any Scandinavian country’s troops supporting America in conflict. The military spokeswoman of Norway Heidi [...]

Police treated Kashmir protestors with guns and bullets

Indian Administered Kashmir never has been a peaceful place. Only in this month six innocent civilians were shot dead by the Kashmir police. Many people protested against this harsh behavior of Police forces which has almost become their daily routine. Protestors threw stones over the police to show their anger and un-happiness. Police in turn [...]

Mexican singer “El Shaka” shot dead

Only few hours had past after El Shaka denial of his murder news when he was actually shot dead on his mother land. He was 40 and according to different websites he had increased security after murder of many Mexican musicians. He mostly did narcocorridos that is celebrating the lives of different drug business leaders [...]

Michael’s crystal-studded glove sold for 190K$

The auction of crystal-studded glove of late pop star Michael Jackson took place on his first death anniversary, this Friday. The glove which was expected to be sold at only 25k went out at 190K. Michael worn the glove during 1984 Victory tour and it was one of the 200 Jackson’s items that were placed [...]

CIA seems un-happy with Afghan war strategies

CIA director, Leon Panetta, has said that Afghan war is harder and slower than it was expected. He made this comment while speaking to US television. He accepted that progress had been made in Afghanistan but said that problems with governance and Taliban problems remained. He also pointed out the major corruption problem of Afghanistan [...]

Kyrgyzstan: Referendum after Ethnic conflicts

Kyrgyzstan fears that new constitution can inflame ethnic clash that is why interim Government has held referendum. The new constitution seems a bit offensive as it gives parliament more power and sets stage for general elections in September. The final results are expected on Monday however according to officials voter turnout was 55%. These referendums [...]

Opposition calls strike in Bangladesh

After three years Bangladeshis observed general strike called by opposition to highlight government’s failures. 200 people arrested by police during minor clashes which took place when Police tried to broke up protests. The strike was called by anti-government Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and it was completely supported by all their allies. This is first time [...]

US delivered new F-16s to Pakistan!

First batch of eighteen new F-16s has been delivered by America to Pakistan which shows the deepening relations of two countries. Only three of eighteen F-16s reached Pakistan today and according to officials, the rest of 15 will reach later in 2010 and in 2011. Todd. Robbins, the senior official of US Department of Defense [...]

Tomorrow will be the hottest day of year in England

According to BBC weather center, Sunday, 27th June 2010, will be the hottest day of the year. The temperature can reach 30C (86F) and this will be the highest recorded temperature of the current year. Lots of festivities are going on these days in England and this heat wave could not have come at a [...]

Michael Jackson’s father files wrongful death lawsuit

Father of the pop superstar, Michael Jackson had filed a wrongful death lawsuit Friday against the doctor who was charged with giving the pop superstar a lethal dose of sedatives one year ago. Joe Jackson accused the Nevada doctor of negligence, secrecy and poor training. On the first death anniversary of Michael Jackson, his father [...]

Street protests in Taipei after China-Taiwan trade pact!

Taipei Citizens are really angry at China-Taiwan trade pact that was agreed between two countries couple days back. Thousands of demonstrators are out on the streets in the Capital. Some supporters are saying that this pact will help Taiwan in boosting up its economy. On the other hand, protestors are saying that this is a [...]

Former US Vice President admitted to hospital

Dick Cheney, the VP under George W. Bush has been admitted to hospital once again in Washington after feeling ill. He had his first heart attack when he was 37 and he has suffered five heart attacks in last 32 years. This time he is feeling the same heart problems and according to his office [...]

Wimbeldon: Roger Federer at his best

Rogerer Federer reached the next round at Wimbeldon by getting straight sets victory over Arnaud Clement. He is in top form and has easily eased into the fourth around. He gave a very convincing defeat to his French opponent Arnaud Clement, 6-2 6-4 6-2. The start of week was not very much good for Roger [...]

UK troops, not going to stay in Afghanistan after 2015!!

David Cameron, the current UK PM in his recent statement made clear that he wants UK troop’s home by 2015. He said this in response to a question asked from him at G8 and G20 summits that are going on now days in Canada. According to different reports, Cameron wants to see his troop’s home [...]

Official Approval given to porn sites

A dedicated pornography domain has been approved officially in Brussels. That decision is made by Board of net overseer Icann, today. That porn-only domain will be dot.xxx and will be used only for this peculiar purpose. ICM registry is backing this domain and they have claimed that this domain will help filtering out the inappropriate [...]

Google and Yahoo under Pakistan check for Blasphemy

According to officials, Pakistan will be monitoring seven major web sites including Yahoo, Google and Hotmail for stuff believed offensive by Muslims. 17 different you tube links will be blocked soon in Pakistan for showing blasphemous material. Although, site is not fully banned in the country. Pakistan’s ministry of information technology seems really serious about [...]

Official advice by Apple to iphone 4 users

Apple has advised officially to iphone 4 users that they should not hold iphone from lower left corner as this can cause the signal loss. Steve Jobs the ‘Apple’ company owner gave this advice while answering a query about the signal loss problem. The complete advice statement is “avoid gripping it in the lower left [...]

Georgia took down Stalin Statue

The statue of Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin has been removed from the central Square of Gori which is the home town of Stalin. Statue was taken down in middle of night on Friday. It was six meter high and was made of Bronze. According to the head of the city council, Zviad Khmaladze, this statue [...]

Australia New PM supports the Afghan War policy

Few days a go, Julia Gillard has replaced the former Australia president Mr. Rudd. Both belong to the ruling Labor party and according to different reports it was clear that Mr. Rudd was continuously losing his grace and reputation because of some very poor decisions. That’s the reason why party stood down him and elected [...]

Five US men sentenced to Jail in Pakistan

According to prosecutors, five US Muslim men sentenced to prison by a Pakistani court for 10 years after they found guilty of terrorism charges. All of them were between 19 and 25—were arrested last year in December in Sargodha, Pakistan. They were on trial since March 2010 in closed room anti-terrorism court. All five people [...]

Jewish Dance group molested by Youth

Arab Youths threw stones at Jewish dance group in Hanover, Germany during a street festival. As a result of this, one dancer injured and group has to cancel its performance. German police officials told that they are investigating the issue seriously. It has been reported that youths used megaphone to shout anti-Jews slurs few moments [...]

Piracy Court opened in Kenya, Mombasa

Now African pirates will be under trial in a special piracy court opened in Kenyan port of Mombasa. This special Court has been funded by international donors. Gulf of Aden is one of the most dangerous shipping lanes because of the Somalian pirates. Before this court, there was no proper place where the pirates of [...]

Australia has got its first Lady Prime Minister

Kevin Rudd stood down as Labor party leader and Julia Gillard replaced him today. She is the first female prime minister of Australia. Both Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard belong to ruling Labor party. Gillard challenged to Rudd on Wednesday and stood unopposed at vote of Labor party’s 112 members of parliament today. There is [...]

UN Reports Increase in use of synthetic drugs

According to latest UN report there is a decrease in use of cocaine and opiates as drug use is moving towards synthetic drugs like amphetamines. UN made very much clear in its report that time is not far when there will be a sharp drop in use of cocaine and likewise drugs because of continuously [...]

Gulf oil-spill clean up: 2 Dead

Two workers died in two separate incidents in the cleaning up of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to US officials. No further details were given on this incident by any of the concerned authorities. Adam Thad Allen, the US coast Guard made this announcement at a Press Briefing yesterday. Both deaths [...]

Prince Albert Giving Monaco A new Princess!!!

Prince Albert has said good bye to bachelor hood and has announced his engagement to former South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock. Prince Albert’s first wife was “Grace” who died in a car crash in 1982. She was very much beloved princess of Monaco and now it’s almost been thirty years after her death. Prince [...]

Spy satellite launched by Israel!!

According to different sources, Israel has launched a Spy satellite just to spy on Iran’s nuclear program. This special spy satellite has been named as Ofek 9. Satellite was launched on late Tuesday from Palmachim air force base Israel’s defense ministry and officials have said that this step will increase Israel’s capability of keeping an [...]

7th-grades from California discover something new on Mars

A group of seventh-graders from California have discovered a mysterious cave on Mars during their research project on studying images taken by NASA spacecraft of the red planet. The discovery was new and not previously known about. The 16 students from the 7th-grade science class at Evergreen Middle School in Cottonwood, California, taught by teacher [...]

Flood in China kills hundreds

China has been in rain and flood for last few days. This rain has been deadly for the residents of Southern China where it killed more than 132 people. And it has not stopped yet. According to Meteorological Centre, there is chance of more rain storms in coming days. 86 people are missing and more [...]

Unpaid Debts: Russia cutting gas supply to Belarus!

Russia is slowly stopping gas supply to the neighbor Belarus because of unpaid debts of around 200m$. Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, made this order earlier today. He had already warned Belarus that if they wouldn’t pay off the gas debts within few days, they can face cuts. Remember, a fifth of Europe’s supplies of Russian [...]

We will remember Stuart Cable!

Late Rock drummer and radio host for BBC radio Stuart Cable was found dead in his home, Monday 7 June in Llwydcoed. His death cause is still not confirmed by police. Late musician was born 40 years ago in Wales. He was the stereophonic of a rock band since 1990. He also shined his fame [...]

Anelka’s expulsion bringing more disputes for France

Things are going really bad for France both on pitch and off the pitch. After Nicolas Anelka’s expulsion the French team refused to train on Sunday as a protest. The combined statement given by squad was “To show our opposition to the decision taken [on Anelka], all the players decided not to take part in [...]

Tragic and Emotional Top News of a brave 13 year old boy

13 year old boy jumped into Kelvin River in Glasgow in order to rescue his buddy and swept away by current. The name of the brave boy was Declan Shanley and he was living in Craigbo Street, Summerston, Glasgow. It has been reported that Declan was playing with his friends on the bank of Glasgow [...]

Double Suicide Car Bombing kills 26 in Central Bhagdad

Havoc created in Iraq’s capital today when two suicide car bombing attacks killed 26 near a state-owned bank, officials have said. 50 nearby people got inured as a result of this harsh terrorism attack. Amongst the dead are several security guards who were stationed outside the bank. Officials told that two cars exploded at the [...]

Rape defense condom provides relief for women!

Finally, a device that can help women protect themselves against rape is here! For years, women have been subjected to rape as a form of violence and humiliation. No matter how advanced our societies become or how much we educate ourselves, the world is still full of scoundrels who force themselves on to women, subjecting [...]

The World’s Biggest Passenger Jet – Airbus A380

The $300 million Airbus A380 is a double-deck jet which is the largest passenger airplane to fly in the sky. Although it has been bought by only a few airlines, the airplane is a major hit with travelers, who even take picture in front of it as if it were a historical monument. So far, [...]

Security breached at FIFA!

On Saturday, England played badly against Algeria and a dejected team headed for the dressing rooms amidst booing of the fans. The match ended in a 0-0 draw which now makes it crucial for England to win against Slovenia next week, in order to stay in the tournament. A security lapse took place when one [...]

Arsenic in drinking water poisoned 77m Bengalis

Recent Lancet studies have showed that in past few decades almost 77 million Bangladeshis have been exposed to the really harmful arsenic from drinking water. Arsenic is a naturally occurring poisonous element and its presence in water above the specific level can be deadly. Researches have showed that 12K people In Dhaka have been poisoned [...]

France Striker Nicolas Anelka has to go back home!

Nicolas Anelka is no more in France World cup squad as he has been sent home after insulting coach Raymond Domenech. According to different sources Nicolas verbally insulted his coach during their 2-0 loss against Mexico. He missed the trainings on Saturday after the row and later refused to apologize. French Football Federation (FFF) personally [...]

Aden Security service HQ under attack

10 security officers killed as a result of Yemen Gunmen raid on Aden security service HQ. Unfortunately, attackers escaped and they took away with them several militants who were under arrest there. That was a high level terrorism act as heavy exchanges of gunfire took place and clouds of dense smoke were seen rising from [...]

UN states the number of Kyrgyz violence victims has reached one million!

The ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan have toppled and turned over the lives of approximately one million people.  The United Nations has estimated that roughly 400,000 people are now homeless, 300,000 are displaced within Kyrgyzstan and a 100,000 have crossed over the borders as refugees to Uzbekistan. Christine Berthiaume, spokesperson for UNICEF stated in a press [...]

PKK raid kills 10 Turkish soldiers

According to Turkish Military sources PKK attack near the Iraqi border killed 10 Turkish soldiers. The attack took place at 2 Am on Saturday. PKK is a Kurdish Workers party that formed in late 1970’s and they launched armed struggle in 1984. Military sources further told that PKK launched its recent raid on a military [...]

Finland under the rule of women!!!

On Friday, Finland’s Prime Minister, Matti Vanhennan resigned after seven years of rule. Their tenure witnessed sound policymaking and progress but, was often seen wrapped in scandals. The President, Tarja Halonen accepted the resignation and asked his government to continue working in the capacity of a caretaker government until a new government was appointed. The [...]

Traffic on Twitter with each World Cup goal

Every time a goal is scored on the FIFA World Cup games, Twitter celebrates, and ends up gaining a huge traffic. The soccer tournament held in South Africa creates a large number of ‘Tweets’ on the social networking site on each goal made in each match. Twitter normally has about 750 tweets per second on [...]

Vitamins Nutrition & Their Importance in Health

Vitamins nutrition contributes the most in our health and wellness. There are numerous reasons why we need vitamins everyday which will be outlined in this article. Our nutrition supports life within the cells in our body. Vitamins are part of this nutrition, consumed in the form of food or supplements, and are needed for us [...]

England Vs Algeria 0-0 !!

England’s average performance continues as they couldn’t be able to win the match against Algeria. That was a draw by 0-0 and England fans didn’t like it very much. That was indeed a disappointing match for both the England team and the fans. England’s World cup hopes hang in the balance after this match and [...]

South Africa falls to Uruguay by 3-0.

Uruguay cruised to some secure 3-0 win more than the World Cup hosts quickly right following South Africa’s goalkeeper was sent away late on within the second 50 pct. Bafana Bafana were generally for that again foot and failed to show significantly threat in assault as Uruguay besieged them by means of an outstanding efficiency. [...]

Argentina wins 4-1 against Korea Republic.

Gonzalo Higuain recorded the very first hat trick in the 2010 World Cup on Thursday to direct Argentina to a 4-1 win against South Korea in Johannesburg. Korea Republic was carried collapsing back to world following their Group B opening win over Euro 2004 champions Greece with a 4-1 humbling at the hands of an [...]

Spain taking right steps toward economic stability: Says IMF

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of International Monitory fund has said that Spain is taking absolutely right steps towards economic stability. He has shown full confidence in all the recent measures taken by Spain and has told that he was confident that Spain’s economy would recover. He said all this in Madrid after a meeting with [...]

Jose Saramago: Portugese Nobel winning author died at 87

Jose Saramago who won Nobel Prize for literature in 1998 died at the age of 87.  This sad news has been announced by his publisher today.     Talking of the cause of death, Saramago foundation has said that he died of multiple organ failure after a long period of illness. Saramago touched the height of [...]

Indian Preacher Zakir Naik no more can enter UK!!

UK home secretary has said that Zakir Naik’s behavior is unacceptable and he can not enter UK any more. According to Britain daily telegraphy Zakir Naik claimed that every Muslim should be terrorist and that’s why he has been banned. Zakir Naik is a 44 year old Indian Muslim television preacher and he was due [...]

Colombia coal mine blast killed 16

16 poor coal miners lost their lives in north-western Colombia as a result of massive explosion in a coal mine. There are dozens of workers trapped inside and officials’ comments are clearly showing that there is very little chance of their survival. To be precise there are almost 70 workers that have been trapped inside [...]

5 Somali pirates jailed by Dutch court

In 2009 five Somali men attacked Dutch-Antilles-flagged cargo ship Samanyolu with rocket propelled grenades and automatic weaponry. This piracy act took place in Gulf of Aden last year and all of 5 men has been sentenced to prison for 5 years yesterday on 17th June 2010. In Europe, this was the first piracy case to [...]

Mine explosion causes deaths in Columbia!

On Wednesday, a mine exploded in Northwest Columbia killing at least 11 miners. The mine that was situated in Bogoto had recently undergone an inspection last week. The explosion took place at 10:30 p.m. local time, when the daily shifts were being changed and many miners were present inside. Out of the total 79 miners, [...]

Buffon back injury: Italy in threat

Italy Vs Paraguay match was not too good for Italy as they couldn’t win it and more than that, their brilliant goal keeper Buffon got a back injury and was substituted at half time. He has got a problem of sciatic nerve and it is very much clear now that he is not playing in [...]

Sanctions on Iran Increased by US

According to latest reports US is increasing sanctions on Iran. Every one knows that this is because concerns about its nuclear ambitions. According to US they are targeting those individuals and institutions that are helping Iran to develop nuclear bombs. One of the Kuwait News agencies has claimed that these sanctions are the toughest ever. [...]

Flood in South-Eastern France: 19 Dead

Heavy rains in France yesterday caused a disaster. According to officials report 19 people have been died in south eastern part of country as a result of this incident and number of people are missing. It has been reported that flood water was more than six feet high and it created havoc in Draguignan city. [...]

Reduce the energy use at home

Our beloved planet is getting short of energy day by day. Scientists are finding new resources of energy for instance solar energy is being used now in many developed countries in order to reduce the usage of conventional electricity source. In many under-developed countries there is a serious issue of electrical energy shortfall because of [...]

Tea is amazingly great for your health

Who doesn’t drink tea? It is the most common drink no matter what the season is. There are a lot of tea varieties namely red tea, green tea, white tea and herbal tea. The intent of this article is to illustrate those tea effects which are great for your health. Many of us may not [...]

Kadhafi attacked Fifa!

In a speech at the 40th “anniversary of the evacuation of U.S. troops from Libya”, The President of Libya Muammar Gaddafi has not been kind to Fifa, calling it “World Mafia” and “corrupt organization”, he defended the right of “The small country” to host the World Cup, accusing them of “Human being traffic and enslaving [...]

Dozens rescued in Oklahoma City

Dozens were rescued in Oklahoma city flashfloods on Monday. The Oklahoma state Department of Health received 136 reports of cuts, scrapes and exposure to flood water but is not required to be hospitalized. There were no fatalities or major injuries reported in the incident. But according to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission there were about 6,700 [...]

Unsteady relationships are harder for men than on women

Contrary to famous belief, a roller-coaster relationship may take its toll more on men than on women. This new research finding indicates that men are far more stressed than women when it comes to complications brought about by rocky romantic relationships. According to a recent research done by sociologists at Wake Forest University and Florida [...]

Green saves the USA!

The awaited match of the day, an Anglo-Saxon battle! The game begins marvelously for England with 2 or 3 combinations in the midfield the ball arrives to Wayne Rooney, passes it to Gerrard who arrives at the lookout sliding the ball under the keeper’s hand and it’s goal, the fastest in the tournament, Capello’s team [...]

A colorful World Cup opening ceremony

The first World Cup ever held in Africa opened on Friday with burst of color, joy and enthusiasm from the players, sports fans, and on-lookers. There was only a small tinge of sadness felt in the stadium. The spectacular stadium Soccer City, which lies between Johannesburg and Soweto, held hundreds of African dancers in vivid [...]

What does the Harry Potter theme-park in Orlando have in store for you?

The imagination of wizardry at Hogwarts, magic wands at Ollivander’s, butterbeer at Hogsmeade, Quidditch and owl posts are all coming to life at “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.” The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be a mini-park inside Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park, and will open for general admission on June 18. [...]

Capital Gate Becomes World’s Furthest Leaning Tower

Italy’s ‘Leaning Tower of Pisa’ is no longer the furthest leaning tower in the world anymore. Instead, the honor has been given to the ‘Capital Gate’ in Abu Dhabi, which was recently named as the World’s Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower” by Guinness World Records. ‘Capital Gate’ leans at 18 degrees, which is nearly five times [...]

Young Sailor goes missing in the Indian Ocean

Abbey Sunderland, was all set to be the youngest sailor ever to go around the world in a sail boat, but has suddenly gone missing. She is only 16 years old and belongs to Thousand Oaks, California.  On Monday, she had crossed the mid point of her journey, and was jubilant.   Today, she contacted [...]

Oldest leather shoe from 5,500 years ago discovered

A 5,500 old leather shoe from someone in the mountains of Armenia has been uncovered, and is the oldest leather shoe that has ever been found. The well-preserved footwear, which has been made out of a single piece of leather, is laced up in the front and back and was reported on Wednesday by researchers [...]

Princess Diana’s iconic black dress sold at auction

Known for her sense of style, Princess Diana’s much-talked-about black dress that she wore when she was only 19 and newly engaged to Prince Charles has been sold at an auction. The dress was pointed out a lot and sent the press at frenzy at that time due to it being ‘racy’ due to its [...]

Russian Woman Suspected for Murdering 20 Old Pensioners!

Last week in Western Siberia, Police arrested a 39 year old Russian woman for the murder of 20 pensioners. The killer used to impress people by offering them help with daily household work in order to win access to the house. Later, she would kill them by inflicting big blows to the head and then [...]

How Privileged Banks treat Corporate Customers!

In Pakistan, a developing nation by every standard, the banking industry has progressed immensely in the last two decades. ‘Customer Care’, previously known as ‘Customer Services’ has taken on a whole new meaning and much focus lies on it. Seeing all these transformations take place before my very own eyes compelled me to admit that [...]

Harry Potter video games for ‘The Deathly Hollows’ unveiled

EA revealed the upcoming games based on the two-part “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows” film, showing the players all grown-up like the cast. The video game, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1,” turns the talented spell caster into an action hero, allowing players exert the full power of Potter. The games [...]

Mango- the king of all fruits

Mango, a delicious fruit with a wonderful taste, truly called the king of fruits. It comes in more than thousand varieties and all of them are truly delicious and wonderful. They are native to south Asian regions but also cultivated in central Ameica, South America, Africa and Arabic Peninsula. Mangoes have also been reported many [...]

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