Holiday Inn hotel made of key cards is world's firstSeptember 18th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A Holiday Inn hotel made entirely of key cards has been unveiled in New York. The 37-square-metre hotel, built by world record-holding Cardstacker Bryan Berg, is made from more than 200,000 key cards and weighs 1814 kilograms.
The Caribbean hotel that offers $300 off to couples conceiving during stay!September 15th, 2009 LONDON - Here's good news for those planning 'good news'. A luxury resort on a Dutch Caribbean island has come up with an unusual scheme-a discount of 300 dollars for couples if they conceive a child during their stay.
Pak Govt following Musharraf's corporate agriculture farming policySeptember 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Government is virtually threatening the country's sovereignty by allowing Arab conglomerates to lease millions of acres of agricultural land and repatriate all produce and profits, The Dawn opines. Although American drone attacks against the Taliban are routinely condemned as violations of national sovereignty.
Only a cow can cool down an angry bull!September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The sight of a cow cooled off a raging bull that had created a ruckus and destroyed four vehicles in Changsha, capital of Hunan province. The bull was roped to a tree near the road, when it suddenly got furious and broke loose, reports The China Daily.
The glass-paned Big Apple hotel that offers free peep shows of sex actsAugust 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - People strolling in the newly opened High Line urban park near The Standard hotel are witnessing free peep show as randy guests at the hotel are performing sex acts in front of the floor-to-ceiling hotel windows. Neighbours have complained that they've seen men masturbating, professional porn films being shot and couples engaging in sex in full view of the stunning High Line park path running alongside.
Meet the barber who gets £15k for trimming Sultan of Brunei's hair!August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A barber in London may make a bid for the best job in the world after allegedly getting paid a staggering 15,000 pounds for trimming the hair of the Sultan of Brunei. Ken Modestou, who owns a barber's shop at the Dorchester hotel in Mayfair, was purportedly flown by the royal on a Singapore Airlines flight and given a self-contained suite for the 7,000-mile trip to the sultanate.
A good night's sleep much better than great sex: StudyAugust 23rd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - If a new survey is anything to go by, a good night's sleep is much better than great sex. In a global sleep study of more than 12,500 frequent travellers, conducted by Westin Hotels, 52 per cent Asian respondents felt that a great night's sleep trumped great sex, reports the New Straits Times Online.
Man dies at Spanish bull-run eventJuly 10th, 2009 PAMPLONA - A man was killed Friday at the annual running of the bulls festival in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona, medical services said. It is the first time since 2003 that a participant in the festival has died.
Palin described as Alaska's lipstick wearing pit-bull and a `Little Shop of Horrors'June 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A longtime friend and campaign trail companion of John McCain, the vanquished 2008 GOP presidential nominee, has described his vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin as Alaska's lipstick-wearing pit-bull and as a "Little Shop of Horrors."
This comment appears in the August edition of Vanity Fair, reports the New York Daily News. Several senior members of McCain's campaign team contacted by Vanity Fair said they worked their tails off to try to elect as vice president of the United States someone who, by mid-October, they believed for certain was nowhere near ready for the job, and might never be."
During the campaign, there were reports of anonymous McCain aides describing Palin, the governor of Alaska, as a "diva" and a "whack job."
The Vanity Fair article recounts how strained Palin's relationship was with McCain advisers.
US airlines have worst food in the worldJune 23rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - US airlines serve the worst food and have the least comfortable seats, a new study has found. In a new survey by SeatGuru.com, American Airlines, United Airlines and U.S.
Five killed in Pakistan hotel blastJune 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least five people were killed and 35 injured Tuesday evening in a bomb blast at a five-star hotel in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to local TV reports. The blast occurred at the Pearl Continental Hotel, a heavily guarded five-star hotel in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the Express TV quoted police sources as saying.
Pakistan guarding its nuclear establishments effectively: Admiral MullenMay 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen has said that Pakistan is guarding its nuclear establishments tightly and has taken several security measures for its safety. Addressing a Congressional hearing here, Admiral Mullen assured the Senators that Pakistan's nuclear assets were in safe custody.
Australian tourist found dead in Delhi hotelApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 33-year-old Australian tourist has been found dead in a hotel in the capital's Paharganj area. Julian Stanford, a resident of Sydney, was found unconscious with froth oozing out of his mouth in a room in Hotel Express in Paharganj area of central Delhi late Sunday, police said.
Leona Lewis' silence therapy to preserve her voice!April 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leona Lewis preserves her voice by speaking as little as possible. The 'X Factor' winner confessed that she went to extremes to make sure her vocal chords remained intact.
Sainik farm owners' plea for regularisation dismissedJanuary 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a petition by Sainik Farms residents who had said the government was discriminating against them by not regularising their colony. A division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S.
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