Washington, July 24: The friendship between humans and dogs might date as far back as 14,000 years, as scientists have discovered a jaw fragment in a Swiss cave, which is believed to have come from th

Washington, July 23: British footballer David Beckham’s confession of his passion for LEGO and that he was building a replica of the Taj Mahal has sent sales of the toy soaring up by 633 percent in ju

London, July 19: Feeling lonely? Well, now you can hire a friend for just 6.50 pounds an hour, thanks to a US based site launched by an internet entrepreneur.

Scott Rosenbaum, 30, has a database of

Kuala Lumpur, July 19: A 73-year-old Malaysian-Indian woman has become the oldest participant in an annual running competition in Malaysia.

Sinnaponnu Seenivasan from Kepong was in the limelight afte

BERLIN, July 17, 2010: Just over 20 years ago, this part of Berlin echoed to the wail of alarm sirens and the howls of attack dogs guarding the Wall that split the German capital, the uneasy front lin

Washington, July 17: A US fast food chain is testing what could be burger lovers’ wildest fantasy— a foot-long cheeseburger.

With three meat patties and three slices of cheese, the cheeseburger sold

London, July 16: A Briton was ecstatic when she was told that she had beaten cancer. An hour later she died in a freak accident while driving home to her husband of 44 years.

Jean Allen, 66, had beat

Moscow, July 16: A square for quarreling lovers with a bench and a stork nest was opened in the village of Kresttsy between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The square is equipped with a bench that is slop

YEKATERINBURG, Russia, July 15, 2010: Russia and Germany's leaders ate a "brother in arms" of soothsaying World Cup octopus Paul at a pre-summit dinner, President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.

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