Monday, December 23, 2024

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

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

Sacked cashier throws bomb into bank

A bank cashier fired for stealing money threw a gasoline bomb inside the bank Friday in northwestern China, injuring dozens of people, some of whom jumped from a fifth-story window to escape, the local government said. Employees of the Tianzhu County Rural Credit Cooperative Union were meeting about 8 a.m. when the employee threw the ... Read more

World’s oldest man dies aged 114

The world’s certified oldest man, whose advice to others included the observation “you’re born to die”, has passed away aged 114 in the US. Walter Breuning was old enough to remember his grandfather recounting his part in the slaughter of the American Civil War, during the 1860s. In his final years in Montana, he was ... Read more

Woman sets herself on fire on train

A mother in the United Kingdom committed suicide by setting fire to herself on a train to London. The Daily Mail reported the 43-year-old woman, Rachel James ignited a can of highly flammable gas in the lavatory. Passengers fled after hearing a loud explosion. Tim Naylor, who was on the