New soil tester to assess earth's healthOctober 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Our planet has a fever. But global warming's effects on farming and water resources is still a mystery.
Tibetan leaders, supporters furious over US tribute to ChinaOctober 1st, 2009 LONDON - Politicians and supporters of Tibet have reacted with fury after red and yellow lights shone from the top of the Empire State Building in a tribute to communist China's 60th anniversary. The Daily Express quoted protesters as saying that the move was "blatant approval" of totalitarianism and inappropriate for an icon in the land of the free.
Mugabe's wife supplies a million-litre milk to Nestle from stolen dairySeptember 27th, 2009 HARARE - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's wife has established a giant dairy on the country's nationalized farm-land, supplying a million litres of milk a year to Nestlé food giant. Grace Mugabe set up Gushungo Dairy Estate in Mazowe following the ouster of the previous white owner of the farm, who was forced to sell the land to the state's Agricultural Rural Development Authority, after facing a violent campaign under the land seizure drive.
India, Afghanistan blamed of supporting militants in PakistanSeptember 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A report submitted to Pakistan high officials by a joint investigation team has allegedly claimed that the 23 arrested commanders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have confessed involvement of secret departments of India, including RAW, and Afghanistan in supporting militants in Pakistan. According to reports, the militant commanders, including Sim Khan, Mahmood Khan and Maulvi Umer, who were arrested during operation Rah-e-Rast, have confessed that they were provided financial aid, weapons and special training by secret agencies from India and Afghanistan to fight against the Pakistan Army.
Vast farming projects eroding earth's surfaceSeptember 4th, 2009 TORONTO - Mammoth farming projects can erode the earth's surface at rates comparable to those of the world's largest rivers and glaciers. A new University of British Columbia (UBC) study offers stark evidence of how humans are reshaping the planet.
Mary Cheney acted like a diva with Secret Service, claims new bookAugust 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.
Saddam 'bluffed' about WMD's out of mortal fear of Iranian attack, reveals FBI fileJune 25th, 2009 NEW YORK - A secret FBI file has revealed that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had feared an Iranian attack on his country, more than a US one. The secret file claims that Saddam had bluffed about his country's 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' fearing an Iranian assault.
Musharraf must rear chickens, grow vegetables to escape from land norms violation rap!June 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf's return to the helm of power in the country maybe many a mile away , but his blatant violation of the laws through which he had acquired a large piece of land at Chak Shehzad could certainly see him rearing chickens and growing vegetables in the near future. According to the CDA bylaws governing the capital farmhouses' scheme, Musharraf is required to bring 80 per cent of his Chak Shehzad farmhouse under intensive vegetable farming or use it for poultry production, but the former dictator has instead built a lavish bungalow on the land.
Man cures stomachaches by secretly eating gunpowderMay 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese man is said to have been curing his stomachaches by secretly eating gunpowder from bullets for the past 30 years. The 60-year-old man, surnamed Zhang, is from the Hechuan district in Chongqing municipality, reports the China Daily.
DNA result proves Ron Armstrong was Kerry Katona's real dadMay 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A DNA test has confirmed that Kerry Katona has finally found the secret family she had longed to meet. Katona was devastated when she discovered recently that her biological father Ron Armstrong had died of cancer, aged 62.
Miranda Kerr says she's too busy to marry Orlando BloomMay 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Stunner Miranda Kerr has made it clear that she doesn't have any immediate plans of walking down the aisle with beau Orlando Bloom, as she's too busy with work. Miranda, who has been dating Orlando since 2007, revealed that though she would like to see herself settled down one day, she doesn't have time at the moment.
Robert Pattinson forayed into acting to pick up women!April 28th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson has revealed that he ventured into acting to land pretty girls. Rob revealed that it was his father who pushed him to try his hand at London's Barnes Theatre Company - so he could hang out with girls.
Boyle gets Outstanding Contribution award at Jameson Empire AwardsMarch 30th, 2009 LONDON - 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle was given the Outstanding Contribution award at the Jameson Empire Awards.oyle, 52, also received a bottle of whiskey from the sponsors Jameson, and said that he would hand it over to his father. "That's for my dad," the Sun quoted him as saying.
Secret behind Cindy Crawford's perfect figure - happinessMarch 29th, 2009 LONDON - Supermodel Cindy Crawford has revealed the secret behind her stunning body- happiness. The 43-year-old, who has graced the cover of more than 600 magazines, insists she doesn't have any secret to perfect figure.
Barrymore's 22-year-long crush on BaleFebruary 4th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Drew Barrymore has had a 22-year-long crush on Batman actor Christian Bale and says she still feels the same for him. Contactmusic.com reports that the two met when they were kids after Bale was cast in the 1987 movie 'Empire of the Sun', directed by Steven Spielberg.
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