Apr 30 2008
Which is the weaker sex? It’s a long-running argument - men point to women’s weaker physical strength, while women are likely to mutter about ‘man’ flu. But who is better built to withstand disease? LOWRI TURNER asked a panel of...
Apr 23 2008
He simply wanted to have a closer peek at Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan who had turned up in the stands below to cheer a team that he owns in the new Indian Premier League cricket competition. The multi-million dollar competition has been hyped as...
Apr 17 2008
The top three counties include the cities of Houston, Los Angeles and Chicago. Kevin Gurney, an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric science at Purdue University and leader of the carbon dioxide inventory project, which is called Vulcan, says...
Apr 7 2008
Child prodigy Sufiah Yusof has long accused her “bullying” father of making her life “a living hell”. Yesterday she took her revenge - and in brutal fashion. The maths genius, who went to Oxford University at 13, spoke with...
Apr 7 2008
The Crown and police had been arguing that Carl Leone, 31, of Windsor, Ont., should be labelled a dangerous or long-term offender, a designation that would have saddled him with tough conditions at the end of his sentence.
Apr 5 2008
Unemployment in the US has reached its highest level for two and a half years, as employers said they had cut 80,000 jobs in March. The national unemployment rate rose from 4.8 per cent to 5.1 per cent, the US Labour department said on Friday, in the...
Apr 3 2008
The world’s fattest man has shed half his body weight - losing a staggering 40 stone by going on a low-carb diet. Manuel Uribe tipped the scales at a whopping 89.8 stone after a 14-year junk food binge.
Apr 3 2008
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to more than triple government spending in Africa and other badly-affected parts of the world. The bipartisan measure, which is backed by the White House, was passed by 308 votes to 116.
Mar 21 2008
Depressed women seek more sex than those who are happy because it makes them feel more secure. Increased sex life could be a help, if not a cure, for depression for some women.
Mar 13 2008
Having gossip or dinner in the light filtering through sconce has pleasure of its own. And this pleasure swells up manifolds if it has a bit natural ancestral touch in it. Isn’t it? If you agree with me so I can dare say, you would long for...