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Study finds red light cameras cut fatal crashes

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:45:38 +0530

Red light cameras are helping drivers remember that red means stop and are saving lives, according to a new study out Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Beer goggles make opposite sex look better!

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:11:50 +0530

It seems beauty lies very much in the eye of the 'beer holder'. A new survey in Australia has found that "beer goggles" really do make other people look more attractive.

Now, a way to lift fingerprints from fabric!

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:49:26 +0530

In what could change the face of forensics forever, scientists in Scotland have developed a new technique which they claim could lift fingerprints from cloth and household fabrics such as curtains and couches.

Scientists come up with 'artificial petrol'

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:49:14 +0530

Artificial petrol that costs 19 pence per litre could be available in as little as three years.

Parlez vous English? French kids to learn English

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:04:52 +0530

Children in France may be compelled to learn English from as early as nursery school if Nicolas Sarkozy gets his way.

Size means power, babies know by 10 months

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:15:17 +0530

By 10 months, babies are aware of the fact that size brings with it power.

Women's dalliance with other women ok with men

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:55:33 +0530

Half of men would forgive female partner's infidelity if partner is a female.

Dangerous prisoners to become hairdressers

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:33:25 +0530

Dangerous convicts in Britain are learning hairdressing as a life skills.

Miracle weed emerges as skin cancer cure

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:43:48 +0530

The sap from milkweed can kill certain types of cancer cells on skin application.

Magnets could skew our sense of right, wrong

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:34:19 +0530

Scientists find a way to switch off your sense of right and wrong by using magnets.

Teenager's murder plan hatched on Facebook

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:28:32 +0530

British Schoolboy killers planned and discussed his murder on Facebook.

Camera to record teenage drivers

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:15:24 +0530

Insurance company offers parents a video camera to place in in their children's car.

Gays need more protection, says UN chief

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:33:20 +0530

Gays and lesbians need support to protect their rights said UN Secretary General.

Voila! Pakistani girl is now a boy

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:32:29 +0530

A 17-year-old Pakistani girl turned into a boy after a sex-change operation.

Canadian man takes sex dolls on world tour

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:26:24 +0530

A Canadian man is on a tour across the world with six sex dolls.

Facebook shouldn't replace direct human contact

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:53:09 +0530

Pope Benedict XVI has said that Facebook must not stop face-to-face communication.

British kids to be taught about homosexuality

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:42:33 +0530

The lesson plans are designed to raise awareness about LGBT issues.

British PM to end 'rat race' at Downing Street

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:03:23 +0530

British PM David Cameron to recruit a cat to end the rat menace at Downing street.

29-year-old to become UK's youngest grandfather?

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:54:22 +0530

A 29-year-old man to become UK's youngest grandfather as his daughter gets pregnant.

Thai airline recruits transsexuals as flight attendants

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:40:15 +0530

A Thai airline has adopted a policy of recruiting transsexuals as flight attendants.

Briton shot at after Facebook exposure

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:37:43 +0530

Exposure on Facebook nearly cost a man his life as he was named a police informer.

Argentine woman survives fall from 23rd floor

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:45:22 +0530

An Argentine woman survived after jumping from the 23rd floor of a hotel.

Self-control toddlers likely to have better wealth

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:03:34 +0530

Toddlers having low self- control are likely to have health and money problems.

Facebook account of 'Kate Middleton' banned

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:11:17 +0530

Facebook has banned Prince Williams's future bride Kate Middleton's namesake.

Putin's mistress denies giving birth to lovechild

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:28:36 +0530

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's alleged mistress has denied giving birth to their love-child, saying that the baby is actually her nephew.

Dare to buy; house of snakes on sale!

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:12:59 +0530

Buy it at your own risk as thousands of snakes slither around on the ceilings and walls of the "horrible" house in the US.

World's highest restaurant opens in Dubai

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:49:35 +0530

'At.mosphere' is located on the 122nd floor of the 828-metre high Burj Khalifa.

Smart phones foster dumb habits in pedestrians

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:34:39 +0530

Smartphones have turned into such a compelling need that a simple walk is considered wasted time.

Luxury shoemaker raises $34 mn to save Colosseum

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:28:56 +0530

Luxury shoemaker Tod's will fund the restoration of Rome's Colosseum with a 25 million euro ($ 34 million) sponsorship campaign.

In parliament, the ties have it!

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:23:35 +0530

A left-wing member of German parliament disciplined for refusing to wear a neck-tie defended himself on Friday by saying most of his constituents don't wear ties either.

Shocking account of sex by 2nd grade students

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:07:21 +0530

A second-grade teacher was placed on leave while a school and police investigate accounts by students that classmates engaged in oral sex and stripped off some of their clothes during class, officials said Friday.

Shakespeare in 38 languages for London Olympics

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:04:10 +0530

Productions of Shakespeare in Maori and Mandarin will form part of a theatre extravaganza in London to celebrate the Olympic Games in 2012.

'Rubbish hotel' booked up for Spain tourism fair

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 04:43:59 +0530

German sculptor HA Shult used 12 tonnes of recycled junk to build the hotel in central Madrid's Callao Square and draw attention to the amount of flotsam spoiling Europe's beaches.

2,000-year-old lamp sells for 445,000 pounds

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:06:43 +0530

An antique marble lampshade installed at a retired school teacher's home in Britain was found to be a 2,000-year-old Roman relic and sold for a staggering 445,000 pounds at an auction here.

Phone keeps ringing in crocodile's tummy

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:46:06 +0530

The crocodile in "Peter Pan" happily went "tick-tock" after swallowing an alarm clock but a crocodile in Ukraine has been a little less fortunate.

Accused Kennedy-daughter stalker 'giving love'

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:28:35 +0530

A lawyer for a man charged with stalking Caroline Kennedy's daughter says his client believes he was only offering his love when he showered her with flowers, balloons and romantic e-mails.

Coming soon: India's first Milk ATMs in Pune

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:22:37 +0530

ATMs of a different kind may soon be available for those having erratic work schedules in the IT hub of Pune.

Old teaching methods more suited for retaining knowledge

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:51:19 +0530

Old-fashioned ways of teaching like reciting times-tables are better says study.

Oldest half marathoner wants to run till end

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:24:19 +0530

99-year-old Fauja Singh took to running with a passion only in his twilight years.

Putin's mistress to launch Barbie-style doll of herself

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:17:19 +0530

Russian PM's alleged mistress Alina to release 'The Alina doll' later this year.

Always get the best deals? Thank your surname!

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:25:21 +0530

Are you always the first to grab a bargain or a concert ticket? If you think that it's down to luck or knowing the system, think again, for a new study says it could depend on your surname.

Dracula goes dry as new drink rules bite

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:51:13 +0530

Dracula film premiere had no alcohol as Turkish islamic rules tightens.

Turning 50 is key to a content life

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:46:25 +0530

It seems that 50 is the golden age of happiness, new study has found.

Japanese man's world record for 'pi' calculation

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:46:20 +0530

A Japanese businessman has taken concept of 'pi' to trillions of digits.

Student rates female schoolmates on Facebook

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:04:05 +0530

A high school student has been suspended for rating his female schoolmates on FB.

Dogs bred for meals 10,000 years ago

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:42:55 +0530

Man's best friend- the dog- were bred to be eaten and serve as hunting dogs.

Man snorts ashes mistaking it as cocaine

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:29:48 +0530

Burglars snorted the cremated remains of a man thinking it was cocaine.

Sulabh founder to address Cambridge students

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:35:39 +0530

Bindeshwar Pathak will interact on human rights issue with Cambridge students.

Chittagong raid survivor going strong at 101

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:33:49 +0530

Chittagong armoury raid survivor Binod Behari Choudhury at 101 remembers the day.