Russian scientists are getting ready to explore the depths of Lake Baikal, a unique ecosystem and the deepest lake in the world. The expedition is being organised by Artur Chilingarov, a pro-Kremlin member of parliament and an Arctic explorer who led the team of scientists that planted a flag at the bottom of the North […]
Salman Rushdie claims new record for book signings
Controversial Indian born author Salman Rushdie claims to have set a new record by signing 1000 books in 57 minutes during a recent promotion tour. In a letter to ‘The Guardian’,Rushdie siad he has broken wine writer malcolm Gluck’s record for book signings.Gluck claimed his record to be 1001 copies in 59 minutes,set […]
Pope apologizes for sexual abuse of minors
Pope Benedict publicly apologised for the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic Clergy.This wasn’t enough for the victims groups who asked for action rather than words. "Indeed,I am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have endured and I assure them that as their pastor I too share in their suffering,"he […]
Plot to assassinate Bush folied:Israel
Israel’s Shin Bet counter-intelligence suspected six arabs of setting up an Al-Qaida cell in Israel.One of them thought of attacking helicopters used by President George Bush during his visit to Israel.This suspect used his mobile phone to film helicopters at a sports stadium in Jerusalem that was used as a landing site for Bush’s […]
One tonne bomb of WW II defused
Recently,about 5000 residents of Osaka were evacuated as army experts defused a large unexploded bomb believed to have been dropped by the US military during World War II. An explosives disposal unit safely defused the rusty one tonne bomb.This bomb stood is 6 feet long and was found by workers at a constuction […]
Floating Icebergs threatening Antarctic ecosystem
The fragile marine ecosystems of Antarctica are facing a growing risk from icebergs floting freely in coastal waters due to global warming,a research suggested. A group of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey(BAS) has found that while iceberg scour is a natural phenomenon,the rate of destruction is increasing as a warmer climate shrinks […]
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