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Monthly archives: August 2013

 
 
 

Amazing child artist earns £1.5million

Kieron Williamson (born 4 August 2002) is a watercolour artist from Holt, Norfolk in England. His paintings and ability by the age of six have caused considerable interest in the UK media and are notable for his advanced use of perspective and shading. He has been described as a prodigy,and at his second exhibition in 2009, his paintings sold out in 14 minutes, raising a total of £18,200 for 16 […]

'Agent wants kidney for passport'

PETALING JAYA,Malaysia: A foreign maid has alleged that her agent is demanding RM6,500 or one of her kidneys in exchange for her passport to return home. P. Jayadevi from Madurai in India is trying to go home after receiving news that her husband is ill but is stuck in Malaysia after the agent went missing with her passport and other travel documents. “I have begged him to let me go […]

Wanted terrorist Syed Abdul Karim alias Tunda arrested

Delhi Police has arrested Abdul Karim Tunda alias Abdul Quddooss, one of India’s top 20 wanted terrorists, and mastermind of over 40 bombings in the country, from Indo-Nepal border 70-year-old Tunda, an expert bomb maker of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba, was arrested yesterday at around 3 PM from the Banwasa-Mehendarnagar border with Nepal, and brought to Delhi. Tunda was one of 20 terrorists India had demanded the Pakistani government to hand […]

CIA acknowledges its mysterious Area 51 test site for first time

National security scholars at George Washington University have some good news and bad news for UFO buffs – the U.S. government has finally confirmed the existence of Area 51 in Nevada, but it makes no mention of little green men or alien spaceships. The government acknowledged the existence of the mysterious aviation test site known as Area 51, a remote installation about 80 miles (130 km) northwest of Las Vegas, […]

14-year-old dies doing stunt in moving train, incident caught on camera

Father of 14-year-old who died doing a stunt in a moving train asks parents to watch their children’s activities and counsel them if they want to save their lives Despite regular crackdowns by the railway police, youngsters continue to flirt with death, performing reckless aerobatics in running locals. On August 9, Sayeed Mohsin Raza (14) slipped while swinging off the pole at the compartment’s entrance in a train between Thane […]

82 child soldiers saved in Democratic Republic of Congo -- U.N. force

STORY HIGHLIGHTS 82 child soldiers have been rescued from an armed group, U.N mission says 13 girls were among the children rescued from the Mayi Mayi Bakata Katanga The children range from 8 to 17 years in age; 40 have been reunited with their families The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a long history of violence Scores of child soldiers, some of them as young as eight years old, […]

Philippines ferry Thomas Aquinas sinks, many missing

At least 26 people have died and more than 200 are missing after a ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank off the Philippines. The MV Thomas Aquinas was in collision with the cargo vessel on Friday evening near the central city of Cebu, officials said. The ship was carrying 752 passengers and 118 crew, according to latest coast guard figures. The incident took place around 2km (1.2 miles) […]

Reports: Teen Daniel Perry commits suicide over Skype blackmail scam

Reports that a Scottish teenager took his own life after becoming the victim of an alleged Internet blackmail scam have heightened concerns in Britain over online abuse. Daniel Perry, from Dunfermline, was reportedly the victim of blackmailers who recorded his interactions via Skype with a person he believed was an American girl his own age. They then threatened to show his family the footage unless he paid up, UK media […]

Romanian princess arrested in Oregon cockfighting sweep

A Romanian princess and her husband are scheduled to appear in court Friday after they were arrested in an alleged cockfighting ring in Oregon. John Wesley Walker and his wife, Princess Irina Walker, the third daughter of Romania’s exiled King Michael I, are among six people charged with operating an illegal gambling business, the Justice Department said in a statement. Those six are also charged, along with 12 others, with […]