A total of 128 couples took part in a mass wedding at Zhejiang University in China. The event was held to mark the 115th anniversary of the institution. The couples, from all over China, gathered at their school once again for the biggest event of their lives, after their graduation ceremony. To participate in the mass ... Read more
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Rekha takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
Veteran Bollywood actress Rekha has been sworn in as an MP in India’s upper house of parliament, the Rajya Sabha. Taking her oath, the actress vowed to “faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter”. India’s prime minister can nominate 12 people with special experience in “literature, science, art and
Hen lays ‘eggless’ chick!
A Sri Lanka hen has given birth to a chick without an egg, in a new twist on the age-old question of whether the chicken or the egg came first. Instead of passing out of the hen’s body and being incubated outside, the egg was incubated in the hen for 21 days and then hatched ... Read more
Sweden: Wedding ring ‘found on carrot’ after 16 years
A Swedish woman has discovered her wedding ring on a carrot growing in her garden, 16 years after she lost it, says a newspaper. Lena Paahlsson had long ago lost hope of finding the ring, which she designed herself, reports Dagens Nyheter. The white-gold band, set with seven small diamonds, went missing in her kitchen ... Read more
Miss Venezuela, 28, dies of breast cancer
Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall, whose struggle with breast cancer was closely followed by Venezuelans, has died at age 28. Her family said Ekvall died on Saturday at a hospital in Houston. Ekvall was crowned Miss Venezuela at age 17 in 2000, and the following year she was third runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant ... Read more
The 30 seconds that could have saved the Titanic
Course should have been altered instantly Experts have revealed that Titanic might have been saved from disaster if it had changed course just 30 seconds sooner. It has been reported that a crewmember on the White Star liner, which set sail from Southampton in April 1912 but sank in the Atlantic after hitting an iceberg, ... Read more
Girls kidnapped to be brides in China
China is witnessing an increasing number of foreign women who have been cheated, kidnapped and smuggled into the country to become brides, a senior official has said. Most of these women are from rural areas in Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos. They eagerly want to find jobs in China or marry rich Chinese men to escape ... Read more
World’s first sex school opens in Austria
While many people may think it’s an activity which should be best learned behind closed doors, an enterprising Swedish schoolmistress thinks otherwise. Ylva-Maria Thompson has opened the world’s first international sex school to teach its students how to be better lovers. The Austrian International Sex School in Vienna offers “hands on” lessons in seduction for ... Read more
First man functionally cured of HIV
Since HIV was discovered 30 years ago, 30 million people have died from the disease, and it continues to spread at the rate of 7,000 people per day globally, according to the UN. Now, after years of progress in holding back the disease, there is finally an apparent case of one successful cure. 45-year-old Timothy ... Read more
Plane crashes into ferris wheel
An ultra-light plane has crashed into a Ferris wheel in a village north of Sydney, trapping four people, Australian officials say. The Cheetah S200 plane with two men aboard did not topple the wheel after hitting it during a festival in the village of Old Bar. The men and two children at the top of ... Read more
Erotic dancer forces flight to turn back
A flight from Moscow to London was turned back when a drunken female passenger started performing erotic dances in front of shocked passengers. The 7am flight from Moscow’s main Domodedovo airport did an about-turn 15 minutes after the take-off on Friday because of the 39-year-old woman’s antics, Ria Novosti news agency reported. ”The woman was ... Read more
China faces bride shortage
Experts have warned that millions of Chinese men of marriageble age may be living as frustrated bachelors by 2020 due to the country’s gender imbalance, a trend that will add pressure to social stability. Boys under 19 outnumber girls in the same age group by 23.77 million, which leads to the inevitable conclusion that more ... Read more
Prison officers having sex with prisoners
An investigation of Queensland prison officers has found evidence of corruption and conflicts of interest between prisoners and guards. Queensland Corrective Services found that the interest ranged from “sexual activity” between guards and prisoners to suspected bribes, according to documents obtained under Right to Information laws. Since January 1, 2009, there have
New Missouri Law Bans Student-Teacher Facebook Friendships
Can you really ban students and teachers from being Facebook friends? We’ll soon find out in Missouri. According to Missouri Senate Bill 54, which goes into effect on August 28, any social networking – including, but not limited to, Facebook – between teachers and students is prohibited. It’s all part of an effort to “more ... Read more
Man stabs wife 100 times after reading killing manual
A man in UK stabbed his wife at least 100 times, after researching on internet sites like “How to kill someone” and “Top 10 tips on how to commit the perfect crime”, a court has heard. Alfredo Merigo, 43, stabbed his wife with a steak knife as their two-year-old son sat near them in a ... Read more
Looking for foreign brides
Women from poorer Asian countries flood South Korea to find a husband By Bryan Kay for Christian Science Monitor Seoul: To put it simply, says Renalyn Mulato, the daughter of a Filipina immigrant married to a South Korean man here, the key to happiness in her multicultural home is love and understanding. That may seem ... Read more
Man sentenced to death for raping daughter
A Pakistani court has awarded the death sentence to a man for raping his 15-year-old daughter. Additional sessions judge Tahir Khan Niazi handed down the capital punishment after the charge against Khalid Amin was proved. Complainant Parveen Bibi lodged an FIR with Kahna police, accusing her former husband of raping their
Man drinks gasoline for 42 years
The 71-year-old man from China started drinking gasoline 42 years ago under the belief that it could cure his chest pain caused by a severe cough. But soon, Chen Dejun was addicted to the fuel and has to drink 3 litres of gasoline every month. Living by himself in a shabby thatched cottage on a ... Read more
Sex in jail: Prison boss behind bars
A prison governor in the UK is behind bars after being found guilty of having a sexual relationship with a woman inmate. Russell Thorne demanded sex from the prisoner in return for giving her sweets, biscuits, Nescafe Gold Blend and yogurts. She had fallen in love with Thorne, 41, but was terrified of losing her perks ... Read more
woman cuts off husband’s penis
A California woman is in custody after she drugged her estranged husband, tied him to a bed, cut off his penis with a large knife and threw it down a waste disposal, authorities said. Police Lt Jeff Nightengale said 48-year-old Catherine Kieu Becker drugged a meal and fed it to the 51-year-old victim, whose name ... Read more