Home Archives 2012 June 20

Daily Archives: Jun 20, 2012

Ruby Carter-Pikes, also known as “Miss Ruby”, is a great grandmother with a six pack that even a college athlete would be jealous of and a cabinet of bikini competition trophies to prove it

0
Ruby Carter-Pikes, also known as “Miss Ruby”, is a great grandmother with a six pack that even a college athlete would be jealous of...
Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head but he eventually shot his neck

0
Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head but he eventually shot his neck. The incident...
Microsoft has unveiled Windows Phone 8, the next version of its smartphone operating system

0
Microsoft has unveiled Windows Phone 8, the next version of its smartphone operating system. Windows Phone 8 shares much of its code with the firm's...
Giuliana and Bill Rancic used a creative way to let their friends know they were expecting a son at their guessing-themed Beverly Hills bash over the weekend

0
Giuliana and Bill Rancic used a creative way to let their friends know they were expecting a son at their guessing-themed Beverly Hills bash...
Once rakishly thin in 1988, Oprah Winfrey's weight has been a yo-yo ever since, not helped by a thyroid problem, diagnosed in 2008, that caused the scales to soar to 200 lbs

0
Oprah Winfrey has lost 25 lbs in just six weeks, it was revealed today, shedding much of the weight she had gained over the...
McDonald’s has created a short video to show customers how they prepare their tasty meals for an advertising photo shoot

0
Have you ever wondered why your Big Mac never looks like the one advertised on the menu? McDonald’s has created a short video to show...
Lesley Brown, the woman who gave birth to the world's first test tube baby, has died aged 64

0
Lesley Brown, the woman who gave birth to the world's first test tube baby, has died aged 64. Lesley Brown, who lived in Whitchurch, Bristol,...
Police have detained a gunman who held four people hostage at CIC bank in the southern city of Toulouse

0
Police have detained a gunman who held four people hostage at CIC bank in the southern city of Toulouse, France, for almost seven hours. The...
Angelina Jolie is certainly in need of regular touch-ups for her latest role and was spotted being pampered on the set of Maleficent in Buckinghamshire

0
Angelina Jolie is certainly in need of regular touch-ups for her latest role and was spotted being pampered on the set of Maleficent in...
Zara Phillips, Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter, will not only look the part at the upcoming London Olympic Games, she will be living like her fellow competitors, too

0
Zara Phillips, Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter, will not only look the part at the upcoming London Olympic Games, she will be living like her fellow...
Spencer West reached the summit of the 19,341ft high Mt. Kilimanjaro on Monday after a slow, gruelling and awe-inspiring trek

0
Spencer West from Toronto, Canada - who lost his legs when he was just five years old - reached the summit of the 19,341ft...
Heidemarie Schwermer from Germany has lived without money for 16 years following a lifetime of guilt about wealth stemming from her time as a World War Two refugee

0
Heidemarie Schwermer from Germany has lived without money for 16 years following a lifetime of guilt about wealth stemming from her time as a...
Anne Hathaway lost a staggering 16 lbs of her already slim frame to take on the role of Fantine in the new movie adaptation of Les Miserables

0
Anne Hathaway lost a staggering 16 lbs of her already slim frame to take on the role of Fantine in the new movie adaptation...
The Euclid telescope will look deep into the cosmos for clues to the nature of dark matter and dark energy

0
Europe has taken the final decision regarding Euclid telescope space mission to investigate the "dark universe". The Euclid telescope will look deep into the cosmos...
Ai Weiwei said that a number of police cars arrived at his studio and an employee filming the vehicles was roughed up

0
Chinese political activist and artist Ai Weiwei says police have prevented him from leaving his Beijing studio to attend a court hearing on his...
A quirk of biology allows the unborn calf to develop in the womb for almost two years (22 months), giving it the brain power it needs to survive from birth

0
Scientists have unraveled the mystery of the elephant's long pregnancy. A quirk of biology allows the unborn calf to develop in the womb for almost...
French police say four people have been taken hostage in CIC bank in the city of Toulouse by a man claiming to be linked to al-Qaeda

0
French police say four people have been taken hostage in CIC bank in the city of Toulouse by a man claiming to be linked to...
Mary-Kate Olsen and her new boyfriend Olivier Sarkozy enjoyed a day out in New York with his young daughter last Thursday

0
Mary-Kate Olsen and her new boyfriend Olivier Sarkozy enjoyed a day out in New York with his young daughter last Thursday. As Mary-Kate Olsen, 26...
New Democracy won 129 seats in Greece's 300-seat parliament on Sunday, followed by the radical anti-bailout party, Syriza, with 71, Pasok with 33 and the Democratic Left with 17

0
Talks between three Greek parties on forming a new coalition government are set to resume on Wednesday, amid intense international pressure. New Democracy, the conservative...
Sina Weibo, China's biggest Twitter-like microblogging platform, is introducing a membership charge for premium features

0
Sina Weibo, China's biggest Twitter-like microblogging platform, is introducing a membership charge for premium features. For a monthly fee of 10 yuan ($1.57) its 300...
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is critically ill and may be close to death

0
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is critically ill and may be close to death, reports from Cairo suggest. Hosni Mubarak is said to have had...