Panties at Peru political rally
Charles Zevallos, a politician in Peru’s Amazon basin, often wins kisses from female supporters, but things have moved to a whole new level as women at his rallies have started throwing their underwea
Cern opens membership to non-EU countries
Europe’s “Big Bang” particle research organisation Cern, now conducting mankind’s biggest scientific experiment, is to open membership to all countries who qualify to join.
Train derails in Congo, 60 dead
A train derailed and plunged into a ravine in Congo, killing around 60 people and injuring hundreds on a deadly rail link in the oil-producing Central African state, sources said on Tuesday.
Turkey: Blast kills 3 soldiers, 1 teen
A roadside bomb ripped through a bus carrying military personnel and their families in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul on Tuesday, killing four people, after the Army stepped up operations against K
Shahzad pleads guilty, details plot
A Pakistani-born American citizen defiantly pleaded guilty on Monday to attempting to set off a car bomb in New York’s Times Square, saying that Islamist extremists would continue to attack the United
Cup of joy for gutsy McDowell
Britain’s Graeme McDowell kept his composure in tough scoring conditions to end a 40-year title drought by Europeans at the U.S. Open with a gutsy one-shot victory on Sunday.
Iran bans entry of 2 UN inspectors over nuke row
Iran has barred two UN nuclear inspectors from entering the Islamic Republic, adding to tension less than two weeks after Tehran was hit by new UN sanctions over its disputed atomic programme.
‘No truth in funding rumour’
Formula One rookie Karun Chandhok has dismissed speculation about his status at cash-strapped HRT and made clear that he is keen to be part of the team’s plans for the future.
Refs rely on ‘big eyes, small ears’
The only sound piercing the wail of the vuvuzela was the referee’s whistle, blowing over and over again for an endless series of penalty kicks as players pushed, pulled and wrestled each other to the ground.
China cracks down on shoddy Mao statues
China, no stranger to product quality scandals, will extend its crackdown to statues of Mao Zedong, the founder of the modern communist state, sold to tourists.