Two injured in Pak train mishapSeptember 10th, 2009 KARACHI - Two people were injured and 28 bogies were overturned when two goods train collided with each other near Kotri Railway Station on Thursday. According to the Dawn, a freight train coming from Karachi hit another train in the Bhalori area near the station.
China gives 225 railway carriages to MyanmarAugust 31st, 2009 YANGON - China Monday announced the handing over of 225 railway carriages to Myanmar as part of a deal agreed by the two countries in 2008. The carriages include 20 passenger and 200 freight coaches, and five engines.
Train-bus collision kills 11 in RomaniaAugust 14th, 2009 BUCHAREST - Eleven people were killed and five seriously injured Friday when a train collided with a bus in northeastern Romania. The accident took place at a railway crossing in Iasi County.
Venezuela, China seal $7.5 bn railway dealJuly 31st, 2009 CARACAS - Venezuela and China signed a $7.5 billion agreement Thursday that includes the construction of a 468-km railway in the country with Chinese support, officials said. Public Works Minister Diosdado Cabello told reporters that the railway - which will run from the town of Tinaco, in the northwestern state of Cojedes, to Anaco, a city in the northeastern state of Anzoategui - is the biggest project Venezuela is undertaking outside of the oil industry.
Railway firm slammed for denying permission to rebuild Malay Indian Congress schoolJuly 13th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu has hit out at the railway firm Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd for denying the party permission to rebuild a 75-year-old Tamil school in Perak.
CT scans deepen murder mystery of 1,700-year-old mummyJuly 10th, 2009 LONDON - The murder mystery of a 1,700-year-old Graeco-Roman mummy has deepened, with CT scans revealing that a 'metallic' object stuck in its neck is in fact one of three or four fragments lodged in the base of the skull. According to a report by Sky News, the 1,700-year-old mummy was scanned along with two other Egyptian mummies from Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, in a quest for more information on the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
Turin Shroud is actually etched with Leonardo Da Vinci's faceJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - A new documentary claims that the Turin Shroud, which is a linen bearing the image of a man, actually has the face of artist Leonardo Da Vinci etched on it and not the face of Jesus Christ. Da Vinci had long been suspected of faking the image of Christ on the fabric with pioneering photographic techniques.
A woman's smile turns on men more than make-upJune 17th, 2009 LONDON - Men think women are hotter when they smile than wear make-up, a new UK study has found. The research, carried out by Orbit Complete for National Smile Month, found that nearly 70 per cent of blokes find women more attractive when they smile.
Oz police move on Indian groups acting as railway station guardsJune 9th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Indian groups standing guard at railway stations in Melbourne's west to protect students from racial attacks, have been asked to move by the police. The groups have been gathering at St Albans and Thomastown railway stations after a spate of assaults on Indians in the area, the latest on Kamal Jit, 23, who was bashed unconscious while walking home from the St Albans railway station on the weekend.
Japanese pop singer apologizes for nude behaviourApril 25th, 2009 LONDON - A Japanese pop singer, arrested for public indecency, after he was found drunk and naked in a Tokyo park has apologized to his fans for his "shameful" conduct. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, 34, who was arrested on April 23 from the park, had allegedly been sitting on the grass, undressed and heavily intoxicated from 10 glasses of Japanese rice wine and beer.
Bad breath is the biggest worry on datesApril 21st, 2009 LONDON - Bad breath is the biggest worry before a romantic encounter, a new survey has found. Almost eight out of 10 British women say they more fretted about their teeth and breath than their general appearance.
Rihanna bids goodbye to her native Barbados with a smile on faceApril 9th, 2009 LONDON - Singer-model Rihanna, who was in Barbados for her grandparents "golden wedding", had a broad smile on her face while bidding goodbye to her mother at the airport. While Rihanna is said to have moved on with life after Chris Brown's alleged beatings, the latter's condition seems to be deteriorating.
Timothy West still a good flirt at 74March 26th, 2009 LONDON - Veteran thespian Timothy West has revealed that he still loves to flirt with pretty women even at the age of 74. He says that he still likes to catch a pretty lady's eye.
Barber finds Christ-like face on church wallMarch 24th, 2009 LONDON - A Scot barber has found what he says to be an exact likeness to Jesus Christ's face on a church wall. Crimper Alan Stocks, 40, had been taking a break between customers outside his shop, when he noticed the image, which had a beard like Jesus and a crown of thorns made from moss growing on the stone.
Chesney doesn't like his smileFebruary 17th, 2009 LONDON - Country singer Kenny Chesney is never seen happy on CD covers as he doesn't like his smile. 'I hate my smile.
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