Man loses fight to keep painted flag on garage door

If he had just put the ol' Maple leaf next to it, he'd be ok. " MONTREAL _ A Quebec superior court told Theodore Antonopoulos last week that he had to remove the large Greek flag painted on his garage door. But...

Dhoni praises bowlers and Badri

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on his fast bowlers for their fine show in the three wicket win in the second one-dayer against Sri Lanka but warned that they would have to toil harder in the remaining three games.Read full story

No Sandcastles! It's the Law

No Public Kissing, No Reading, a curfew at night. Sounds more like Nazi Germany in the 30's and 40's than Italy in 2008."ROME (Reuters) - When in Capri, don't wander off the beach in a bikini. If you go to the sea in...

Bachna Ae Haseeno: Reviews from different website

"Today, Yash Raj Films’ much HYPED movie, Bachna Ae Haseeno, has been released. So what is the response? Well, the movie is fine and it is not a typical Hindi romantic love story. It shows a more matured relationship between a guy and a girl. The movie focuses on love vs...

FAA proposes $7.1 million fine against American

In some news that the airline industry could do without, the FAA has proposed a massive $7.1 million fine against American Airlines, saying that "American Airlines knowlingly flew planes that needed saftey repairs"....

A word of warning about 'free' public Wi-Fi

"I recently found myself in an airport terminal with a laptop and time to kill. Not knowing what the Wi-Fi options were, I let Windows XP search for available wireless networks. As you can see below, one of the...

Citi to Buy Back Auction Rate Securities

" Citigroup  Inc. will buy back more than $7 billion in auction-rate securities and pay $100 million in fines as part of settlements with federal and state regulators announced Thursday. "Citi Group, which is...

Mistakes doomed Utah mine, reports say

One the more unfortunate accidents of 2007, the Crandall Canyon Coal mine collapsed. When the mine collapsed, it trapped six miners and killed three rescue workers that tried to rescue the miners. Most of the reports since the disaster have cited mistakes by the mining...

Flag exhumed from neo-Nazi grave

German authorities have dug up a grave in Southern Germany because they heard the man was buried with a Nazi flag. Displaying swastikas is a crime in Germany punishible by up to three years in jail. "German authorities in the southern town of Passau have dug up a neo-Nazi's...

Senate Comes to Scrutinize Big Media in BC

"Senate Comes to Scrutinize Big Media in BC What's it like to live in Canada's media concentration capital? Just fine, a senate committee has already been told. They'll hear...

'Wardrobe Malfunction' Fine cancelled by Court

What gets me about this article is the final few lines - For nearly four years, Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Timberlake have been claiming that this was an accidental exposure, and it wasn't planned.  They've been saying that it was a wardrobe malfunction that surprised both of...

Rome bans sleeping and singing on street

Many young travellers have enjoyed eating and sleeping on the streets of Rome but that is all now going to stop - and please don't sing! Doing any of these things will  now bring a hefty fine as Rome brings in...

Chaos at London tube stations as many Oyster cards stop working

This morning there was chaos at many tube stations across London as a glitch in the computer system for Oyster Cards, the cards which you use to pay for the metro system in London, caused many of the cards to stop...

Jolie twins to arrive 'in weeks'

Angelina Jolie is expected to deliver the twins by August. Jolie had checked in a hospital in nice, France and going to remain there till the birth of twins. Jolie already has one daughter with actor Brad Pitt -...

Taxi drivers to tidy up for Olympics

Tigerfarms wrote an article on his experience in China with the taxi drivers here. "Some drivers complain the checks are too strict." I laugh at the drivers who is complaining. Have any of you readers been to China...

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