Turk terrorists may hijack Chinese airplanes: Pak intelligenceOctober 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani intelligence authorities have warned that extremists may try to hijack Chinese airplanes and kidnap Chinese nationals working in the country. Intelligence agencies have issued notice to the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) asking them to strengthen security measures in and around Chinese establishments inside Pakistan.
Bees protecting tree sting Chinese manSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese man was hospitalised after he was stung by more than a hundred bees while chopping a tree last week. The incident took place in Changjiang, Hainan province, reports the China Daily.
Pet parrot and owner rescued from tree in Hong KongSeptember 12th, 2009 HONG KONG - Hong Kong firemen rescued a pet parrot and its owner who were perched precariously in a tree, 10 meters above ground, a news report said Sunday. Twelve firemen and an ambulance crew were called in after the 36-year-old owner got stuck high in a tree while trying to retrieve his parrot, called Birdie, Saturday.
12yr-old Chinese boy finds friends in three wild birdsSeptember 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 12-year-old Chinese boy has found himself three very unusual friends - wild birds. Wu Rongtao brought them to his house in Lianyuan, Hunan province, after he found them injured and lying under a tree three months ago, reports the China Daily.
Biggles heroics help pilot walk away unhurt after crashing into tree!August 13th, 2009 LONDON - A pilot who survived when his plane crashed into a tree on a Dundee golf course said he had the Biggles adventure stories to thank for his miraculous escape. The 56-year-old Hagedorn, a pilot and a business consultant, said his childhood love for Biggles books "saved his life" when his plane rammed into a tree on the 15th hole after he ran out of fuel.
Indian student killed, four trapped after minibus hits treeAugust 9th, 2009 SYDNEY - An Indian student died after a hire minibus carrying 10 people veered off the road on the way to Mount Buller. The 22-year-old man, who was in Australia on an Indian student visa died at the scene, the Herald Sun quoted investigators, as saying.
Hen in Chinese village flies to tree to lay eggs daily!July 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A hen in Guangdong province in China, which flies to a tree every morning to lay eggs, has left all villagers intrigued. Cai Guichong, the owner of the bird, climbs the tree every morning to fetch the eggs, the China Daily reports.
New York City offers a one-way ticket to the homelessJuly 30th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
NEW YORK - New York City is making an attractive offer to its homeless - a one-way ticket out of the city and its expensive shelter system to save a hefty $36,000 a year per family. Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the programme Wednesday saying it's a heck of a lot cheaper for city hall to buy a one-way ticket (on average $218) versus providing an apartment that costs $36,000 dollars for a year.
Some call Metro tragedy 'divine retribution'July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - They shouldn't have chopped a 100-year-old tree dear to god, some residents said Monday after two accidents at a Delhi Metro construction site killed six people and injured many. They were referring to a 'peepal' tree that was "mercilessly chopped overnight" for the benefit of metro construction some time back.
'Adolf Hitler' oak tree faces axe in Polish townJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - A Polish town is all set to cut down a towering oak tree that had been planted to mark Adolf Hitler's birthday during the Nazi occupation in the Second World War. The authorities in Jaslo want to cut down the tree, and burn it to make way for a new roundabout.
Polish town set to cut down tree gifted by Adolf HitlerJune 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A Polish town is all set to cut down a towering oak tree that had been planted as a gift from Adolf Hitler, during the Nazi occupation in the Second World War. The authorities in Jaslo want to cut down the tree, and burn it to make way for a new roundabout,
But some residents have come to the defence of the 40-foot oak, and are lobbying to save it.The tree has not hurt anyone and is not guilty of anything," the Telegraph quoted Kazimierz Polak as saying.
Chinese woman survives 27-storey fallJune 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 29-year-old Chinese woman miraculously escaped death after she jumped off the 27th floor. Chen, a hypochondria, tried to commit suicide by jumping off the 27th floor of a building and landed on the car roof, reports China Daily.
Yew tree enters record books for having canopy as big as Royal Albert HallMay 20th, 2009 LONDON - A yew tree, whose canopy is said to be as big as the size of London's Royal Albert Hall, has entered the record books as the widest tree in the UK. The tree, which was discovered in the grounds of Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire, and which has engulfed a National Trust garden, is 50 metres wider than its nearest rival, and has a crown circumference of 175.5 metres.
For homeless people voting a new experienceMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'I voted!' said an excited 70-year-old Prithvi Chand after he cast his vote at the Ramnagar polling booth in Paharganj in central Delhi. The septuagenarian is happy because he voted for the first time in his life - thanks to an NGO working for the destitutes.
Homeless too will vote, thanks to NGOMay 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dharmendra, a wheelchair-bound citizen in north Delhi, is among hundreds of homeless people in the national capital who will be able to cast their vote Thursday - perhaps for the first time - with the help of an NGO working for the destitute. 'Our organisation has already enrolled 2,000 homeless people in the voter list and among them 500 have already got their voting card,' said Sanjay Kumar, executive director of Aashray Adhikar Abhiyan.
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