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Britain’s drug lord wants to run empire from prison
A drug baron, described as Britain’s most notorious, is likely to contest an order which expects him to stop running his multi-million-pound criminal empire from
Israel using saltwater, sewage to grow trees in desert
Scientists in Israel are growing trees in the barren land of the Arava desert by using recycled sewage and saltwater. This forest planted over the
Israel producing electricity from sludge
Israel has developed a technology that can generate electricity from sludge. The sludge, which is mud, mire, or ooze covering the ground or forming a
Chinese map shows theft-prone spots
Police in a Chinese city have brought out a map that pinpoints the spots where thieves strike on the Metro. The map shows the spots
She found this boyfriend a mama’s boy!
A Chinese woman was so nettled by her boyfriend being a mama’s boy that she decided to leave on a business trip without informing him.
Woman microwaves kitten to death
A woman microwaved a 10-week-old kitten to death in revenge after its owner reported her abusive partner to the police, a media report said. Mum-of-two
Bus in China plays porn videos!
Many women passengers in China were left embarrassed after the inter-city bus they were travelling in started playing pornographic videos during their journey. The bus,
Chinese expert lauds Indian courts
Chinese courts are much weaker than India’s, an opinion piece in a Chinese daily said, adding that initiating a PIL in India “comes with no
Occupy protesters celebrate Thanksgiving, residents donate meal
Occupy protesters across America celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, bringing all the trimmings of a traditional meal without any let up in the over two month
Fat man forces passenger to stand seven hours in plane
An American businessman had to stand for an exhausting seven-hour flight from Alaska to Philadelphia because an obese fellow passenger was taking up half his
Strengthen Pakistan-US trade ties: Zardari to Sherry
President Asif Ali Zardari has asked Sherry Rehman, ambassador-designate to the US, to concentrate on further enhancing Pakistan-US bilateral ties with a focus on strengthening
Memo issue will grow bigger and bigger
The controversy over a secret memo to Washington would not end with Husain Haqqani’s resignation as the country’s envoy to US. In fact, it may
26 bodies found inside three vehicles in Mexico
The bodies of 26 men were found inside two SUVs and an automobile abandoned on a busy avenue in Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s largest cities,
80 Afghans held for illegally entering Pakistan
A total of 80 Afghans have been arrested for illegally entering Pakistan through a border town in southwestern Balochistan province, officials said. The Afghans entered
