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Monthly archives: August 2013

WoW. In the Surf

We humans are drawn to the shoreline, to live and to play. Some of us have even found a home in the waves, riding on gentle swells or braving roaring mountains of seawater. Surfing has been a part of human lives for centuries and is enjoyed around the world today. The stormy summer we’ve had this year provided some spectacular (if dangerous) conditions for surfers, many of them captured in […]

Powerful tidal wave catches hundreds of Chinese spectators off-guard as it surges past bank barrier and sweeps them away

Bystanders on the banks of Qiantang River in Zhejiang province were swept off their feet by tidal bore Unusual phenomenon was worsened by the arrival of Typhoon Trami which has devastated the Philippines Hundreds of spectators were swept off their feet when the world’s largest tidal bore surged up a river creating an exceptionally powerful wave. The victims were standing on the banks of the Qiantang River in China’s Zhejiang […]

 
 
 

Baby bursts into flames by himself!

This is something you don’t hear about every day. The parents of a 3-month-old Indian baby were given a scare after their son experienced spontaneous combustion – a medical phenomenon that is still debated among scientists. But this wasn’t the first time the baby burst into flames – the parents have taken the infant to a hospital for treatment for the same thing at least four times since birth. The […]

Unidentified 13ft-long sea monster with horns washes up on beach in Spain and has marine biologists stumped

Spanish marine biologists mystified by thecreature that was spotted dead in the shallows by a woman on the beach at Villaricos With its horns, long white body and slithery form, it looks like a mythical beast But this four-metre long horned creature is only too real – as the stench from its decomposing flesh proved. The mysterious sea creature was washed ashore in Villaricos, Spain – and tests are being […]

Couple kept two dogs in cage behind sofa for 22 hours a day for TWO YEARS leaving them covered in sores and scars

Karen and John Anderson kept dogs in squalid conditions Dogs found ‘emaciated with ribs, spines and skulls all visible’ Rarely fed while trapped, with paws stained from urine and faeces Neither of the Staffordshire Bull Terriers could walk when they were found The couple were banned from keeping animals for 10 years A couple kept two dogs locked up in a filthy cage hidden behind a sofa for 22 hours […]

 
 
 

Rare night clouds and glowing aurora: Astronomer captures incredible footage of two phenomena in Scottish night sky

Maciej Winiarczyk, 41, captured the images in Caithness, Scotland Noctilucent, or ‘night-shining’, clouds are normally too faint to be seen Half way through the video the clouds are joined by a spectacular aurora A stunning time-lapse video of a rare celestial show has been captured dancing across a night sky. The recording gives a rare glimpse of rolling noctilucent clouds and dancing aurora glimmering across the horizon. The astronomer witnessed […]

 
 
 

Genocide in Syria as 1,300 people including hundreds of women and children are wiped out in nerve gas attack say Syrian rebels as Hague warns use of chemical weapons would mark 'shocking escalation'

Activists claim 1,300 killed in government rocket strike on residential area A UN team is in Syria to probe chemical weapons use by President Assad  Hague says they should be given access to site to verify claims Claims come as refugees flood into Iraqi Kurdistan Syrian activists accused President Bashar al-Assad’s forces of launching a nerve gas attack that killed at 1,300 people today, in what would be by far the […]

Coach plunges into ravine near Malaysia's Genting resort

A bus carrying up to 45 people plunged into a deep ravine near a Malaysian hilltop tourist resort on Wednesday, police said, adding they had no information yet on casualties.   KUALA LUMPUR: A bus carrying up to 45 people plunged into a deep ravine near a Malaysian hilltop tourist resort on Wednesday, police said. However, they added that they had no information yet on casualties. The vehicle tumbled off […]

 
 
 

Amazing photos of the Rs. 8.5 crore Conquest Evade SUV

The Evade SUV is available with petrol and diesel powertrain options and a 4×4 system. Prices start from Rs. 8.5 Crores including duties. View the slideshow for more details.   Please follow and like us:

 
 
 

Police: Gunman wielded AK-47 inside Georgia school; no one injured

A gunman who opened fire at a Georgia elementary school on Tuesday was armed with an AK-47 “and a number of other weapons,” police said. The shooter barricaded himself in the school’s front office with employees before eventually surrendering to police, DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander told reporters. No one was injured, authorities said. Suspected shooter Michael Brandon Hill, 20, faces charges including aggravated assault on a police officer, […]