‘Royal blood disorder’ that afflicted Queen Victoria’s family line identifiedLONDON - The identity of the “cursed blood” disorder that troubled the British Royal Family in the 19th and early 20th centuries has been revealed. ‘Smart’ pigs use mirrors to find hidden food!LONDON - Pigs might not be able to fly but they do have other talents. The “Mr. Smarty Pant” animal can learn how to interpret an image in the mirror and use it to find hidden food, say scientists. Oxford slips, more Asian universities in top 100LONDON - British and American varsities dominated a list of the worlds 100 best universities published Thursday but more institutions from southeast Asia made their way into it. Asian universities “snapping at the heels” of UK, US universitiesLONDON - Though UK and US universities have been where students have preferred to study over the past few years, Asian universities are posing a tough challenge with academia advancing in the region. Bilimoria keen to pay back 70 mn pounds to creditorsLONDON - Cobra Beer founder and chairman Lord Karan Bilimoria has vowed to spend several years repaying creditors 70 million pounds after his company went into a pre-pack administration earlier this year. British postal workers vote in favor of launching nationwide walkoutLONDON — Workers for Britain’s Royal Mail approved a nationwide strike Thursday after months of rolling regional strikes over pay and job security that have caused a massive backlog of undelivered letters and packages. Arun Sarin rejoins private equity firm KKRLONDON - Former Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin has rejoined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) as a senior adviser, according to the New York-based private equity company he quit six years ago. Nursery rhymes facing extinctionLONDON - Traditional nursery rhymes may soon die out because today’s parents feel these verses are too old-fashioned, a new survey has revealed. Bank of England holds key rate at 0.5 pct; no move on expanding money supplyLONDON — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at the record low of 0.5 percent Thursday and held off from any further moves to expand the money supply — for now. Iranian missile launch video captures UFO splitting cloud in two!LONDON - A video of a missile fired by Iran has amazingly captured a UFO flying across the sky, splitting a cloud in two. Public to have their say on BBC policy for the first timeLONDON - For the first time, licence fee payers are being asked for their views on new editorial guidelines for BBC programme makers, before they are published next summer. Scottish hedge campaigners take “vegetation tyranny” fight to ParliamentLONDON - Scothedge campaigners have taken their drive against “vegetation tyranny” to the MSPs. One in four people in the world practice Islam: Pew Report
Andrew Lloyd Weber making ‘Phantom’ sequel moved to new locale _Coney IslandLONDON — Andrew Lloyd Weber has announced a sequel to his massively successful “Phantom of the Opera” that will be set at Coney Island. Banker performs 190 ops under guise of surgeon!LONDON - A banker, who fantasised about becoming a surgeon, is said to have worked 14 months in a major hospital, and taken part in 190 operations before he was discovered. UK competition watchdog opposes Ticketmaster-Live Nation mergerLOS ANGELES — The proposed merger of concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticket-selling giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. suffered a blow Thursday when British regulators said they would oppose the deal because it would stifle competition. British postal workers deciding whether to launch nationwide walkoutLONDON — Britain’s postal workers were deciding Thursday whether to launch a nationwide strike amid disputes over how to best modernize the mail service. Upbeat Alcoa gives world markets a boost ahead of European interest rate decisions
White House gets an ‘arty’ makeoverLONDON - US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle have given a makeover to White House with some modern and abstract artwork. British minister discovers Russian relative on a radio showLONDON - Britain’s Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband, has discovered a long-lost relative in Russia who identified herself on a radio interview during his recent visit to Moscow, it was reported Thursday. Berlusconi chants “Long live Berlusconi!” after losing immunity from prosecutionLONDON - Despite losing immunity from prosecution, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s confidence refuses to die out. Last surviving Trafalgar flag on the auction block for 15K poundsLONDON - The only surviving Union Jack to have been flown by the Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar is expected to fetch 15000 pounds on the auction block. US woman claims her 7-foot-long pooch is world’s tallest dog
Soon, blast off into space via gigantic air gun!LONDON - If physicist John Hunter has its way, then Jules Verne’s fictional gigantic gun that could be used to launch people into space, would soon be a reality. European Central Bank, Bank of England set to keep interest rates at record lowsLONDON — Europe’s two leading central banks are expected to keep interest rates unchanged Thursday and damp down any talk that borrowing costs will soon rise in the wake of a surprise rate hike by Australia’s central bank. Levi Johnston to pose nude for PlaygirlLONDON - Levi Johnston, who is the father of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s grandchild, has signed a deal to pose in the nude for Playgirl magazine. Essex Fritzl’ who preyed on daughter for three decades jailed for 12 yrsLONDON - A 68-year-old man, from Harlow, in Essex, was jailed for 12 years yesterday after a court heard he had sex with his daughter over a 33-year period and fathered two of her children. Normal TV can give HD-type quality by just imagining!LONDON - Want to enjoy the advantages of a super-sharp high-definition (HD) screen without buying a new TV? Well, then just imagine you are watching one. Brit schoolboy pianist,10, compared to MozartLONDON - A 10-year-old British schoolboy has been predicted to be the new Mozart after he displayed his genius with just four months of formal piano lessons. World’s first thermal images of Moon’s dark side unveiledLONDON - The world’s first thermal images of the dark side of the moon have been unveiled. According to a report in the Telegraph, the pictures were captured by a specialist thermal camera as part of a NASA mission to search for the presence of water on the moon. |
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LONDON - Nearly one in four people in the world practises Islam, a Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life report has found.
Upbeat Alcoa gives world markets a boost
LONDON - An American woman has claimed that she owns the tallest dog in the world measuring 3 feet tall at the shoulders and 7 feet long from nose to tail.
