8yr-old Bronx girl survives fall from window 7 flights up

September 23rd, 2009 HONG KONG - A 14-month-old girl fell to her death from a seventh-floor apartment after climbing out a window while her mother was cooking, Hong Kong police said Thursday. The girl is believed Wednesday evening to have climbed from her bed, which was pushed up against a window in the apartment.

September 22nd, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO - A three-year-old girl has survived after falling from the fourth floor of a building in Brazil's Sao Paulo city, authorities said. The child suffered multiple fractures but was conscious, doctors said.

September 13th, 2009 TAIPEI - A three-year-old Taiwan boy survived a fall from the 12th floor after landing on a motorcyclist, a newspaper said Monday. According to the China Times, the incident occurred in Sanhsia Township outside Taipei Saturday evening.

August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Police in Kaixian county, Chongqing municipality, have detained an 18-year-old girl after she lied that she had been robbed and kidnapped. The girl said her only motive was to test the efficiency of the cops, reports the China Daily.

August 17th, 2009 BEIJING - Air China President Cai Jianjiang has said that it will begin regular scheduled flights between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan from Aug 31. Jianjiang said that Taiwan's civil aviation authority granted a business license to Air China on Aug 13, and the carrier's branch was also established in Taiwan.

August 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - A dog survived a six-storey fall from a New York City building and is on its way to recovery after surgery, local broadcaster NY 1 reported Sunday. Oreo, a one-year-old terrier mix, suffered internal injuries and two broken front legs after the fall.

July 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Just hours after she was released by her kidnappers, a 10-year-old Chinese girl helped the police arrest them on Wednesday. Cops in Xuchang, Henan province, revealed that the little girl was kidnapped on her way to school in the morning.

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 16-year-old Chinese girl, who had a five-year love affair with her stepfather, accused him of rape after he brought home another woman. The girl called up the cops crying her stepfather had raped her, reports the China Daily.

June 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 29-year-old Chinese woman miraculously escaped death after she jumped off the 27th floor. Chen, a hypochondria, tried to commit suicide by jumping off the 27th floor of a building and landed on the car roof, reports China Daily.

May 21st, 2009 KARACHI - With India tightening its visa norms specially for Pakistan citizens after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has incurred heavy operational loss, as it is running half-empty flights to India. The PIA presently operates six flights a week to India with only 45-52 percent utilization of capacity which was over 70 percent before 26/11.

May 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - A 2-1/2-year-old boy miraculously survived a terrifying plunge from a third-floor window with minor injuries. According to the neighbours and fire officials, the toddler identified as Tristan, fell from the window at E.

May 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A teenaged Chinese girl "miraculously" escaped death when she fell out of her 6th floor window, thanks to her large stuffed bear. The girl in Wuchang, Hubei province, landed on the toy after falling from the building.

May 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 22-month-old Chinese baby girl from Shijiazhuang, Hebei province has memorized over 2,000 Chinese characters, with the help of her mother's encouragement. The mother, surnamed Dou, gave the gifted girl some cards with characters when she was just 5 months old, and to her incredulity, the tot begun recognizing the characters, reports the China Daily.

April 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actress Jordana Brewster has in an exclusive interview with Maxim magazine revealed that she would love to be a Bond girl. Brewster, 28, who is surprisingly very shy, still shuns Hollywood parties, revealing clothes, and even vacations, but she is game to doing crazy stunts.

March 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An Ohio girl with an injury similar to the one that claimed Natasha Richardson's life has been saved, after her parents read about the actress' medical drama and rushed their child to hospital for timely treatment. Morgan MCCracken, 7, was hit by a baseball during a family game.