Tehran Iran banned the production and promotion of Valentine’s gifts to fight against the spread of western culture because under Iran’s Islamic law, unmarried couples are not allowed to mingle. Some Iranians suggested to let “Mehregan Festival” takes place the so-called Valentine’s Day on February 14. Mehregan means friendship, affection or love. Credits to News[dot]yahoo[dot]com for the [...]
A 17-year-old burglar from Kennewick, Washington was caught by after logging into his MySpace account. The man spent five hours on Bella Office Furniture store’ computer and he also browsed at some pornography sites and tried to sell stolen items using business’ computer. The burglar was arrested last Tuesday and charged with a first degree [...]
5,200 Australians posed naked in front of Sydney Opera House. The photo shoot was done by US artist Spencer Turnick who’s based in New York. This photo shoot is another installation of nudes against backdrops. Its’ title is “Mardi Gras: The Base”, got after the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras last weekend. Turnick had done [...]
A bank from Hamburg was robbed twice in 24 hours by the same robber after it was released in jail- for the same crime. Police said that the 50-year-old man went to savings bank while holding a pistol saying “I was here yesterday, and I want money again today!”. The said bank was located in [...]
A camel beauty pageant is now held in UAE’s northern emirates. The 10 finalists were selected from the best of 150 camels every day. The top two finalists will bring home luxury cars for the camels’ owners while the eight finalists will win cash. The camels are judged by different criteria. It depends on the [...]
A 35-year-old Sicilian man stole sweets and a packet of chewing gum at a tobacco shop. He threatened the owner and waited until the police arrived to arrest him for robbery. The Sicilian man planned the robbery attack because he wanted to spend New Year’s eve in a jail cell rather than to be with [...]
I haven’t seen live nativity scene. Can you imagined it without the two crucial actors, the donkeys. In Colorado, the Nativity Scene is an annual tradition for Eagle River Presbyterian Church in the Vail Valle. Pastor Rob Wilson borrowed two donkeys and were placed in a fenced-in pen when suddenly the two donkeys pushed forcefully [...]
A man named Kang Wannian, a villager from Mengla, Yunnan Province, killed and ate a rare indochinese tiger. Some people believe that it might be the last wild Indochinese tiger. But newspaper quoted that provincial Forestry Bureau says it is not yet confirmed whether the rare tiger was the last one in China.
A Boston mom calls 911 operator because her 14-year-old son couldn’t stop playing video games and go to sleep. The game whom the boy is obsessed with is the popular “Grand Theft Auto” game. The mother called for help around 2:30am.Police officers convinced the boy to obey his mother. Officers opened up that mother’s 911 [...]
A 39-year old man saved by his belt. He was fired at Sunday evening While driving at Central Pennsylvania.The bullets struck his car and one passed into cabin, hitting his belt before stopping. Lancaster police Lt. Todd Umstead said that the victim was not hurt. The investigation is continuing but one major problem is; the [...]
