Be cautious, warns Pakistani daily over bullish stock market
August 18th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) The Karachi stock market has seen spectacular gains, yet a Pakistani daily warned that there is a good reason to be cautious.The Karachi stock market's recent ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Breastfeeding women hold protest after abuse in cafe
July 5th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) Carrying signs that read "Mother Suckers", over 200 breastfeeding mothers marched through Britain's Bristol city Thursday after one woman said she was verbally abused by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Men ignore Facebook privacy settings to befriend women
November 9th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 9 (IANS) Men are more likely to pass on their personal details and ignore privacy settings on social networking sites like Facebook when a female stranger requests ... Read more...
Posted in World |
World Star Hip Hop Site Shuts Down Briefly as 50 Cent Steals Spotlight
January 26th, 2011 - 1:38 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The website known as 'World Star Hip Hop' was shut down yesterday and was back up within twenty four hours, after rapper 50 Cent rushed to his Twitter ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Iraqi donkey in centre of three-way custody battle
December 22nd, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) A donkey in Baghdad is in the centre of a custody battle involving a marine, now back in the US, a sheikh and an Iraqi family that has ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Celebs particularly vulnerable to bed bugs, say experts
October 13th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): Experts hint that celebrities may be at higher risk of being bitten by blood-sucking bed bugs.Action Pest Control president John Russell says that celebrities traveling from five-star hotel ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Paul the Octopus predicts England will host 2018 World Cup
August 20th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug. 20 (ANI): Paul the Octopus, the intelligent creature who correctly predicted eight results in this year's World Cup in South Africa, including England's loss to Germany, has again predicted that ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Chupacabras Claimed To Be Found In Texas
July 15th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Texas, July 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems the legend of chupacabras has made a comeback in Texas to haunt it residents like never before. The mythical animals which literally means ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Octopus Paul has cost punters up to half a million squid
July 12th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Octopus Paul has cost punters up to half a million squid after correctly backing Spain to beat Holland in the FIFA World Cup final.According to The Sun, Paul ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Jessica Simpson is ‘top heavy’, says mom
April 16th, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): After her father Joe Simpson, it's now Jessica Simpson's mother who has commented on her daughter's twin assets and called the singer "top heavy".Tina Simpson made the remark ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
95 million year old fossils reveal earlier origin for modern octopus
March 18th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 18 (ANI): Scientists have found five specimens of 95 million year old fossils of Cretaceous octopuses, which reveals a much earlier origin for the modern octopus.The five specimens have ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Only a miracle can ensure a Republican win
November 3rd, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.3 (ANI): It''s hard to find a political pro who really believes John McCain can turn the presidential vote around on November 4, 2008.
Though the numbers are tightening in the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Pammie wants Oz Big Brother blonde to strip for PETA
July 16th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne , July 16 (ANI): After a successful campaign against Big Brother''s key sponsor KFC, PETA bosses along with Pamela Anderson now want the shows other Aussie blonde to strip for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
UK Sea Life Centre has a Hexapus
March 4th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar.4 (ANI): The Blackpool Sea Life Centre in north-west England has a Hexapus or, a "six-legged octopus".
Henry the Hexapus - as he has been christened by his keepers - is ... Read more...
Posted in World |