The Big Birds are falling: As an Algerian passenger jet crashed in Sahara desert

The search for the Air Algerie flight which vanished with 116 people on board en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers is centring on a 'vast strip' of land in Mali, France's foreign minister said today. Amid conflicting reports, Laurent Fabius said no wreckage had yet been found, but believed the plane had 'probably crashed.'  Air navigation services lost track of the Swiftair MD-83 around 50 minutes into the flight after the crew reportedly...

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The Air Conditional does more than just Cooling

Keeping your bedroom slightly chilly might have measurable metabolic health benefits beyond simply being comfy. A recent study by National Institutes of Health researchers in the journal Diabetes suggests that cooler bedrooms can change bodies noticeably, resulting in "slight but meaningful" advantages that could potentially lessen the risk of diabetes and other metabolic problems. Here's how it works. The NIH research team discovered...

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When the past catchup with the present: Frank Lampard is haunted by US Soccer Fans for his Past misdeed in mocking some US tourists in the wake of the 9/11 attack

Frank Lampard is facing a backlash from US soccer fans after a newspaper ran an article reminding people of a 2001 incident during which he allegedly mocked tourists stranded by the 9/11 attacks. During the incident on September 12, Lampard and three team mates allegedly stripped, swore and vomited in front of US tourists stranded at Heathrow after flights were grounded following the attacks by terrorists on the World Trade Center. The ...

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The Number One Social Media Network 'Facebook' now has 1.32 billion users

Facebook posted sharply higher earnings on Wednesday as revenue from mobile advertising continued to grow, along with its user base. The company's shares climbed nearly 4 percent in extended trading after the results came out, signaling that they could hit a record high when the stock market opens on Thursday. Facebook Inc. (FB) said Wednesday that it earned $788 million, or 30 cents per share, in the April-June period, up from $331...

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FIFA treat Suarez like a murderer- Aspas

Iago Aspas has told Spanish radio that his former Liverpool teammate Luis Suarez has been "treated like a murderer" by FIFA. Uruguay international Suarez is serving a four-month worldwide suspension from football-related activity after biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match in the Brazilian city of Natal on June 24. The ban -- which also precludes him from his national team's next nine matches -- does not apply to transfers,...

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When Elephants fight the Grass suffer: As Ukraine parliament erupts into a free for all fight

Ukraine's parliament erupted into a brawl yesterday after a decision to send more reserve soldiers to battle separatists near the Russian border was approved. Nationalist and pro-Russian lawmakers were seen swinging at, and wrestling one another, in scenes more fitting of a bar room brawl than a debating chamber.  Members of the nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party and politicians from the Party of Regions clashed after 232 deputies...

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World Best Players Play in Spain- Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale thinks the Premier League has lost its tag as the best in the world. Bale spent six years at Tottenham before he moved to Real Madrid for a world-record fee of 85.3 million pounds. The European champions wasted little time signing James Rodriguez for 63 million pounds this summer, following his stunning performances at the World Cup. Real beat English competition to sign Toni Kroos from Bayern Munich while Luis Suarez left Liverpool...

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A Christian Man was sentenced by having his lips burnt with a cigarette for eating during Ramadan in Iran

An Iranian judge sentenced a Christian man to have his lips burnt with a cigarette for eating during the day in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The barbaric punishment was carried out in public in a square in the city of Kermanshah. Five other Muslim men were also flogged in public with 70 lashes for not fasting during Ramadan, the city's deputy governor Ali Ashraf Karami said. A spokesperson from The National Council of Resistance of...

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