Younger teens really do care what others think about themWASHINGTON - They might be fond of chanting ‘I don’t care’ slogans every now and then, but deep down inside younger adolescents or “tweens” care a lot about what others think about them, a new study has found. Most diverse ‘plebes’ arrive at US Naval Academy; officials hope to close racial gapANNAPOLIS, Md. — Wave goodbye. Get in line. “Hurry up and wait” for your uniform, your medical exam and a crash course in saluting. Four Malay pupils forced to perform oral sex on teacherKUALA LUMPUR - A primary school teacher reportedly forced four pupils aged between eight and 10 to perform oral sex on him and made them pose for pictures. N. Korea’s Kim taps Swiss-educated 3rd son as eventual successor, S. Korean reports saySEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s Kim Jong Il has anointed his 26-year-old son — said to be competitive, proficient in English and a heavy drinker — as the next leader of the communist state, news reports said Tuesday. Indiana teen graduates high school after never missing class in 13 yearsTERRE HAUTE, Ind. — It’s been a long 13 years for Brittani McCalister — 2,340 days, to be exact. President felicitates three young girls in New DelhiNEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil on Thursday felicitated three young girls from Purulia District of West Bengal for their progressive outlook which helped them to resist their early marriage in favour of further education. ‘Medical college not implementing anti-ragging guidelines seriously’SHIMLA - A three-member panel formed by the Supreme Court to probe the death of a first-year MBBS student by ragging last month has accused the Himachal Pradesh medical college where the incident occurred of ‘not implementing seriously’ the apex court guidelines to stop ragging. How clever schoolchildren can avoid being called ‘nerd’LONDON - British researchers have come up with a suggestion as to how kids can have themselves counted among clever children at school as well as avoid being labelled “nerds”-follow fashion and have a “fall guy” friend who is badly-behaved. `Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ last Bollywood screening in Nepal palaceKATHMANDU - It was on a grim Friday eight years ago that Nepal’s best loved king Birendra was gunned down along with his queen Aishwarya and eight more family members in the tightly guarded Narayanhity royal palace in a midnight massacre that led to the eventual end of monarchy. |