Secret behind 107-year-od Brit woman's long life - ciggies, booze!October 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A British woman believes cigarettes and alcohol have helped her reach the age of 107. Dorothy Peel, Yorkshire, treats herself to a glass of sherry before lunch, several shots of whisky and an occasional cigarette.
Kidnapped woman's kids thought she was their sisterSeptember 1st, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - The daughters of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard thought she was their sister and were never told she was abducted by their father when she was 11, a Dugard family representative said Tuesday. "Jaycee had to explain to them, like two days ago, that she had been kidnapped.
How to use massive bras as purse!August 21st, 2009 LONDON - A busty girl has been keeping Internet servers busy after offering tips on how to use massive bras as a purse in online videos. Winter Pierzina was said to have become an Internet sensation after millions of users flogged on the web to see her smuggles car keys, a mobile phone, camera, lipstick and even mace spray into her underwear.
Malay temple trustees furious at semi-dressed praying woman's picsAugust 19th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Pictures of a semi-dressed young Caucasian woman supposedly praying at the Kek Lok Si Temple has left temple trustees furious. The trustees have denied that the pictures, being circulated through an email, were shot inside their temple, and have claimed that it is the work of some mischievous people, who are trying to tarnish their name.
Murdered Indian Australian woman's jewellery, diary missing, says her motherAugust 19th, 2009 BRISBANE - The mother of murdered Indian Australian woman Neelma Singh today told a Brisbane magistrate's court that a sapphire given to her by her boyfriend Max Sica, and a diary were missing from the home where her body was found in 2003. The Courier Mail quoted Neelma's mother Shirley Singh as telling the Brisbane Magistrates Court that she noticed items of Neelma's jewellery, a diary and photos of her with a previous boyfriend were missing when she was escorted through the house by police several days after the bodies of her children were found in April 2003.
'Star' squirrel pops into shot, crashes couple's holiday snap!August 13th, 2009 LONDON - A couple was amazed to see a squirrel pose in one of their snaps while on a holiday in Canada. Melissa Brandts and her husband had set the timer on the camera, to take their own picture at a lakeside in a national park, when the squirrel suddenly popped out of nowhere to share the frame.
Brit girl, 13, smashes water-skiing world record by leaping 100ft!July 30th, 2009 LONDON - A British schoolgirl aged 13 has set a new water-skiing world record after leaping almost 100 ft. Charlotte Wharton, from Wrestlingworth, Northants, broke the previous 20-year-old for under-14s of 88 ft by 10 ft, soaring the equivalent of three double-decker buses.
Woman's in-laws arrested for causing forceful abortionJuly 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The in-laws of a 22-year-old woman were arrested here Monday after she accused them of drugging her and causing her to abort her over one month-old foetus, the police said. Impreet Kaur, in her complaint to the Geeta Colony police station, alleged that her husband Rajdeep Singh, a property dealer, and in-laws, Gurdeep Singh and Devendra, took her to the house of her husband's sister two days ago.
Woman's body lay for five years in Edinburgh apartmentJuly 4th, 2009 LONDON - A woman's body lay for five years in her Edinburgh apartment before it was discovered after neighbours notified authorities about a water leak, media reports said Saturday. Police had to plough through mounds of unopened mail as they entered the apartment in the Scottish capital before making the grisly discovery.
Unknown woman's body parts found on Delhi roadJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - An unidentified woman's charred body parts were found on the Delhi-Noida road near Mayur Vihar early Thursday, police said. Although investigations are still on, police officials said the woman was aged between 35 and 40, and was wearing a red salwaar kameez.
Two killed in shoot-out at Indian home in Vancouver, one heldJune 22nd, 2009 VANCOUVER - In a deadly shootout at an Indian home in Surrey near here Sunday, a man and a boy were killed and a woman critically injured. Police have not identified the victims.
'Wills coaching Harry on helicopter flying'May 26th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William is reportedly coaching younger brother Harry during his flying course. The party-loving princes have allegedly cut down on night outs to put in extra hours for Harry to pass the hardest stage of his training at the Royal Air Force's base in Shropshire, where William is already stationed to achieve his dreams of becoming a search and rescue helicopter pilot.
Wills 'to begin advanced helicopter training'April 18th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William has reportedly completed his basic flight training and will move on to a more advanced learning as he trains to become a search and rescue helicopter pilot with the Royal Air Force. The 26-year-old was said to have already learnt risky night and instrument flying, forced landings, and emergency work in Squirrel choppers.
50 Yr. Old Man jumps to death from high-rise building in DelhiApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 50-year-old man jumped off the 17th floor of a high-rise building in the heart of national capital Friday and committed suicide, the police said. Harish Bishra jumped from the Nirmal Towers on Barakhamba Road off Connaught Place and died on the spot.
Old, ailing man jumps to death in DelhiFebruary 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 79-year-old man died after he allegedly jumped off the second floor of his residence in Greater Kailash of southwest Delhi Wednesday, police said. According to the police, Vasant Lal was living in the N-Block of Greater Kailash-I for 60 years.