Archive for the ‘World’ Category

New evidence confirms presence of oceans on Earth 4 bln yrs ago

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Sydney, March 15 (ANI): A study of crystals found in Greenland has provided for new evidence of the theory that oceans covered the Earth four billion years ago. According to a report by ABC Science, the Australian and Swedish researchers, led by geochronologist Dr Chris Kirkland, from the Western Australian ...

Delay in potty training harms environment, kids: Oz study

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Sydney, Mar 15 (ANI): An Australian study has found that parents who delay their children''s potty training until they are three or older could be doing them and environment serious harm. According to the survey, children wore nappies for up to a year longer than earlier generations, with only about 50 ...

Brit travel agents offer Auschwitz tour with booze and strippers

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Melbourne, Mar 15 (ANI): Travel agents in Britain are enticing customers by offering them stag parties, a pub-crawl, a visit to a strip club, followed by a tour of the Auschwitz concentration camp, it has emerged. The tour’s pub-crawl involved visiting some 300 bars and restaurants around Krakow in Poland ...

North Korean Supreme Leader’s secret four billion dollar ‘emergency fund’ revealed

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Pyongyang (North Korea), Mar 15(ANI): The Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, reportedly has a four billion dollar ‘emergency fund’ hidden in European banks’ secret accounts to utilize if he has to escape in the event of a military invasion by forces from the United States and South Korea. According ...

Ballack dismisses Mourinho as history ahead of clash with Inter Milan

Monday, March 15th, 2010

London, Mar 15 (ANI): Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has dismissed former boss Jose Mourinho as history and called upon his club to look to the future. The Blues must overcome a 2-1 deficit at Stamford Bridge tomorrow to send Inter Milan and their former boss crashing out of the Champions ...

Hussey warns Kiwis not to target Clarke on Bingle

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Wellington, Mar.15 (ANI): Australian middle-order batsman Mike Hussey believes that team vice-captain Michael Clarke possesses the mental strength to keep his latest off-field developments aside and perform for the Australians in the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. He, however, has warned both the New Zealand players and crowd not to ...

Lara Bingle’’s engagement ring ‘’safe’

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Melbourne, March 15 (ANI): Lara Bingle''s agent has confirmed that the model’s 4.7 carat 200,000-dollar engagement ring is safe. According to the Daily Telegraph, Max Markson has said that Bingle still has possession of the expensive ring. Markson said that contrary to reports the ring had been flushed down the ...

Arsenal a bigger challenge for Man U than Chelsea

Monday, March 15th, 2010

London, Mar 15 (ANI): Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson believes Arsenal will be a bigger challenge to their title aspirations than Chelsea. Ferguson has ordered his players to win every game from now until the end of the season to beat them. Manchester United went ahead of both of their ...

Real Madrid desperate to sign Rooney, claims Calderon

Monday, March 15th, 2010

London, Mar 15 (ANI): Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has said the Spanish giants are desperate to have ace striker Wayne Rooney alongside old Manchester United pal Cristiano Ronaldo. The Manchester United striker scored twice in a 3-0 win over Fulham, taking his goal tally for the season to ...

Sikhs in Malaysia celebrate Vaisakhi with prayers

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Seremban (Malaysia), Mar 15(ANI): Sikhs in Malaysia celebrated Vaisakhi, an ancient harvest festival in Punjab which marks the beginning of a new harvest season for the community, with prayers at home and gurdwara all over the country. It also marks the month of Chet, the first month in the Sikh Nanakshahi ...