Coke, KFC’s secret recipe ‘myth’ busted

October 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Obama Administration might be hoping to reduce the anti-US sentiments in Pakistan and help the troubled nation to come out of the crises it is facing currently through the tripled non-military aid of 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, but a senior American lawmaker has said that the aid would rather prove to be a recipe for 'disappointment' and 'disillusionment'. Congressman Gary Ackerman expressed apprehension over Islamabad's intentions and the success of the Kerry Lugar bill, saying Pakistan would remain the same country no matter how much assistance is provided to it to bail itself out of the current precarious condition.

September 20th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Following the US and UK deploring Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 'Holocaust- a myth' remark, Russia too has called his statement "totally unacceptable." The Jerusalem Post quoted Russian foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko as saying that "such statements, wherever they come from, contradict the truth and are totally unacceptable." "Attempts to rewrite history, especially as the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II is being marked this year, are an offense to the memory of all victims and all those who fought fascism," Nesterenko added. On Friday, Ahmadinejad had told a rally in Tehran that the Holocaust was "a false pretext to create Israel." He also called on all Muslims to confront the "Zionist regime [as] a national and religious duty." US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice had termed Ahmadinejad's comments as "hateful." White House spokesman Robert Gibbs was quoted as saying: "Obviously we condemn what he said." British Foreign Secretary David Miliband also criticized Ahmadinejad's 'myth' remark.

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - A new libido-boosting beer, which is said to be more effective than Viagra, and has an "instant" effect, has been launched in Europe. Juergen Hopf, the brewer of the erotic tonic, claims that he made the uplifting discovery by accident when machines at his automated brewery in Schoenbrunn in Bavaria, Germany, broke down.

August 30th, 2009 LONDON - Lottery winning teenager Callie Rogers has admitted that her instant riches led her to a 'drug spree' as she spent almost 250,000 pounds on cocaine. The 22-year-old now has only 20,000 pounds left from her 1.9million pound jackpot that she won at 16 years of age.

August 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - A nude model, who was arrested on charges of public lewdness at the Met on Wednesday, has said that she wants New Yorkers to stop being so prudish, and start accepting some bare skin. "I want people to have the freedom to express themselves.

August 20th, 2009 Correction: CIA-Secret ProgramWASHINGTON — In an Aug. 19 story about a secret CIA program to kill al-Qaida suspects, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Anne Tyrrell is the spokeswoman for Xe Services, a private security company.

August 14th, 2009 SHANGHAI - A major Internet pornography syndicate was busted in China, when 13 people were detained for involvement in a cluster of websites that attracted 12 million members. According to the Suqian Public Security Bureau, the gang, Dikawen, managed 13 websites over a two-year period.

August 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Former US Vice President Dick Cheney daughter, Mary, threw diva tantrums with the Secret Service, a new book claims. Ronald Kessler, the author of 'In the President's Secret Service', alleges that Mary once complained about the Secret Service vehicle assigned to her.

July 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Kentucky Fried Chickens (KFC) original recipe is perhaps one of the most closely guarded trade secrets, but Ron Douglas from Glen Cove claims he's almost figured it out. Douglas spent years experimenting with different techniques in an attempt to reproduce KFC's Original Recipe.

June 23rd, 2009 US files WTO case against China over exportsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday filed its first unfair trade case against China before the World Trade Organization, accusing the Asian power of restricting exports of key raw materials needed for the production of steel, aluminum and other products. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said at a news conference that the U.S.

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - After decades of complaints over poor quality of food on long-distance trains, the Indian Railways has decided to try and improve the menu by standardizing recipes. Rakesh Tandon, managing director of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation, has compiled a definitive list of curry recipes.

June 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Fast food chain KFC is adding a new item to their menu to attract a new range of customers - griddled chicken. Rather than deep-frying, the chicken is cooked on a hot plate in a special oven.

May 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Archaeologists who have uncovered two massive carved stucco panels in the Mirador Basin of Guatemala's northern rain forest say they are the earliest known representation of the Mayan creation myth, dating back to 300 B.C. According to a report in Discover Magazine, the panels, which are 26 feet long and 20 feet high, with images of monsters, gods, and swimming heroes, predate other such artifacts by a millennium.

May 4th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Global soft drink giant Coca Cola has been forced to withdraw a television advertisement that suggests women should be available for sex whenever men want it. According to a Herald Sun report, the Advertising Standards Bureau found the advertisement inappropriate, especially when children were watching television.

January 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Followers are just as important as leaders themselves in any undertaking, said a new study on stickleback fish, busting the myth of born leaders. Random pairing of fishes has shown how each member adopts the role of leader or follower.