UK man charged with criminal damage - to two hamburgers!

September 7th, 2009 KATHMANDU - According to a report prepared by the Nepal home ministry, only 12 out of 109 armed groups active in the country are political, while 70 of them are purely criminal groups. The report entitled 'Categorization of armed groups and suggestion on talks' prepared after a close scrutiny of the armed groups for almost a year.

September 6th, 2009 British police arrest 90 after Birmingham clashesLONDON — Authorities arrested 90 people after racially charged violence erupted between a group protesting Islamic extremism and counter-demonstrators in the central English city of Birmingham, police said Sunday. The clashes erupted Saturday when a rally by the English Defense League ran into counter-demonstrators including anti-fascists and youths of South Asian descent, West Midlands Police said.

September 5th, 2009 LONDON - A Pennsylvania man, who recreates firearms from old wars, is said to have accidentally fired a cannonball through the wall of his neighbour's home. William Maser, 54, of Georges Township, fired the two-pound cannonball on September 2 evening outside his home, and it ricocheted hitting a house 400 yards (365 meters) away, reports the Telegraph.

August 28th, 2009 ADELAIDE - A jealous Indian Australian wife has been charged with killing her husband by setting his penis on fire. She is expected to answer her murder charge in October.

July 31st, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Friday said he once worked as a cleaner at a sawmill, "cleaning the loos". Rudd spoke to Fairfax Radio about his worst job experience, in support of Employment Participation Minister Mark Arbib's call on generation Y not to be too fussy about their first jobs.

July 31st, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd once cleaned bathrooms at a sawmill, and has described it as one of his worst job experiences. He revealed this while supporting Employment Participation Minister Mark Arbib's call on generation Y not to be too fussy about their first jobs, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

July 31st, 2009 SYDNEY - Monitoring changes in vibrations can detect hidden damage in bridges, said an Australian researcher. Doctoral engineering researcher Henry Shih of Queensland University of Technology has developed a method to determine whether a bridge is damaged and even locate where the damage is in the structure.

July 20th, 2009 NEW YORK - Eating and/or drinking while driving has been blamed for 80 percent of car accidents in the US, according to a new study. The study conducted by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has shown that about 80pct of the car accidents, and 65pct of near misses, were caused by drivers more focused on their burgers than the road.

July 16th, 2009 UK children's authors to boycott school readingsLONDON — Some of Britain's leading children's authors plan to boycott school readings when a new government rule requiring them to undergo criminal record checks takes effect in October. The new rule is designed to protect children from sex predators.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - A retired florist, who planted a flower garden on a neglected patch of land in a car park, has been threatened with criminal prosecution by a council. Jayne Bailey, 60, had wanted to give the concrete island on her housing estate a makeover as the cobblestones had come loose and which she thought were dangerous.

May 15th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Gerard Butler will have to serve six months in jail if he is convicted on charges of criminal battery for punching a photographer last year. Butler had an altercation with a photographer on Oct 7, 2008, the night his movie 'Rock n Rolla' was premiered in Hollywood.

May 13th, 2009 LONDON - Less than one in ten of those people arrested for terrorism offences every year in Brtiain are ever convicted, according to new Government figures. lmost 230 people are arrested for terrorism offences every year, The Telegraph quotes the newly released statistics, as saying.

April 28th, 2009 LONDON - In a new research, ecologists have determined that hurricanes can reduce the ability of forests to store carbon dioxide (CO2) and turn them into overall emitters of the toxic greenhouse gas. According to a report in New Scientist, for the research, ecologist Jeffrey Chambers of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and his colleagues, took the example of the forests in the US, which have been severely affected by the destruction wrecked by hurricanes over the past 150 years.

April 25th, 2009 LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) enquiry tribunal formed to investigate the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, has in its final report blamed security officials 'criminal negligence' as responsible for the audacious strike. The 450-page tribunal report has recommended that stern action should be taken against several top police officials who were given the responsibility to provide a fool-proof security cover to the visiting team.

March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - After a worldwide debate over her biceps, US First Lady Michelle Obama appears to be having a little trouble keeping a part of her body in shape - hips. The 45-year-old, who is almost 5ft 11in tall, has candidly revealed that she has a thing for hamburgers and chips, and is concerned about her hips.