Daily Archives: Oct 4, 2012
Recipe: Spicy tofu with ginger and peppers
INGREDIENTS • 1-2 tbsp sesame or sunflower oil • 350 g (12 oz) pack firm tofu, cubed • 4 tbsp light soy sauce • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar •...Chris Brown dumps girlfriend Karrueche Tran after being pictured with Rihanna for the third night in a row
Chris Brown has publicly announced he has dumped his girlfriend Karrueche Tran after being pictured with ex Rihanna for the third night in a...
Barack Obama accuses Mitt Romney of being dishonest after Denver debate
President Barack Obama has accused Mitt Romney of being dishonest, after a televised debate that most observers agreed his Republican rival won. Speaking in Denver,...US cracks Russian hi-tech plot
Eight people have been arrested in Houston, Texas, on charges of illegally exporting hi-tech components to Russian security bodies. Alexander Fishenko, who owns companies in...
Rain Room at London’s Barbican Centre gives visitors power to control the rain
Most of us have been caught in a torrential downpour and wished we could make it stop, but how would it feel to have...
Is Jennifer Lopez engaged to Casper Smart?
Jennifer Lopez has spent the last week with beau Casper Smart in Paris, believed by many to be the most romantic city in the...
World food prices rose 1.4% in September
World food prices rose 1.4% in September, pushed up by higher meat, dairy and cereals prices, according to the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization...
Facebook surpasses one billion users
Facebook has now surpassed one billion people using it every month, the company has said. The passing of the milestone was announced by founder Mark...
Turkey approves military action in Syria
Turkish parliament has authorized troops to launch cross-border action against Syria, following the deadly shelling of the town of Akcakale. The bill, passed by 320...
Zagat Survey: America’s top fast food chains
In-N-Out Burger, Subway and Wendy's have emerged as the best fast food chains in a new survey by Zagat. Zagat food guide, better known for...
How to stay healthy in autumn
The end of summer doesn’t only mark the end of sunshine, sunbathing and warm temperatures and thus the return of poor weather, but also...
Michael Schumacher announces his second retirement from Formula 1
Michael Schumacher has announced that he will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the season. Lewis Hamilton is to replace the seven-time world...
Oil prices fall on weak demand
Oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday as economic data from China and Europe sparked worries about global demand. Brent crude for November delivery fell $3.40...
China landslide buries at least 19 people in Yunnan
A landslide in south-western China has buried at least 19 people, 18 of them children, local officials say. A school house and two farm houses...
How to survive the nine stages of marriage
Every bride walks down the aisle hoping love will make her marriage last forever. But ask women a few years later if they’d marry the...
Mitt Romney wins the first 2012 presidential debate in Denver
Mitt Romney was the clear winner of the first 2012 presidential debate held in Denver. He had obviously practiced so hard and so long that...
Black mamba venom painkiller beats morphine
French scientists say that a painkiller as powerful as morphine, but without most of the side-effects, has been found in the deadly venom of...
Taj Arabia: $1 billion Taj Mahal replica to be built in Dubai
A $1 billion project to build a replica of the Taj Mahal has been unveiled in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. The Taj Arabia complex...
Disney develops 3D lights for toys
Disney is exploring the use of 3D printers to build new kinds of light features into objects. The firm's researchers are working on a range...
Aspirin may slow brain decline in elderly women
A new research has find that an aspirin a day may slow brain decline in elderly women at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Around 500...