Pope Francis named Time Person of the Year
Sydney – Pope Francis has been reportedly named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, while NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been chosen as the runner-up. The Pope, 76, rose from modest beginnings and has been praised for his down-to-earth approach, and is the first non-European pope in... read more »
Ho Ho Ho! Santa Claus receives 8 million letters per year
Melbourne – The number of letters that Santa Claus gets from children now totals 8 million each year. According to the Universal Postal Union said that the letters have risen by a third over the past five years, News.com.au reported. Despite the fact that the letters are addressed to either... read more »
Monitor lizard breathes in mysterious way like birds, alligators and dinos
Washington – A new study has revealed that air flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards- a breathing method shared by birds, alligators and most probably dinosaurs. The study by University of Utah raise the possibility this breathing pattern originated 270 million... read more »
‘Osama doc’ Afridi’s lawyer flees Pak after life threats ...
Peshawar – The lawyer for Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped the United States track down al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has fled Pakistan after receiving threats from militants. Lawyer Samiullah Afridi left the country after militants threatened to blow up his car and kill his family, a relative... read more »
Apex court issues contempt notice to Subrata Roy
New Delhi – The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy as to why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for allegedly... read more »
Congress set to retain power in Mizoram
The ruling Congress seems set to retain power for the second consecutive term in Mizoram on Monday. By 1 p.m., the party won ten seats and was surging ahead in nine constituencies in the... read more »
Matteo Renzi elected Italian left’s new leader
Rome – Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi won a resounding victory in the race to lead Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party, part of the coalition government. The 38-year-old Renzi,... read more »
Nelson Mandela’s daughter saw him losing grip on life
London – Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter has said that the doctors already knew his father would die on Thursday night and she saw him losing... read more »
Pak govt. to press five charges against Musharraf in high treason...
Islamabad – The Pakistan government has decided to press five charges against former President General Pervez Musharraf in the ‘high treason’ case. The government plans to charge... read more »
