Ritz Hotel Sale A Scam
Posted on June 13, 2010 by admin in Business, Finance
Three men are on trial, who allegedly tried to sell the famous Ritz Hotel, London, for $250 million,. The men allegedly had the Terence Collins, a property investor and developer and one of his financial backers, hand over $2m as a deposit, for a prime property worth twice the alleged asking price. Read what happens [...]
Senior Rwandan Soccer Official Arrested
Posted on June 13, 2010 by admin in Sport
The president of the national soccer foundation, General Jean Bosco Kazuara, was hauled back home by the Rwandan Army. They immediately arrested him on his arrival, for travelling to South Africa for the World Cup without prior permission. Soccer arrests were made for game fixing and wearing shorts…
Female Lawyer Banned From jail Because Of Bra
Posted on June 13, 2010 by admin in Society, Women
Britney Horstman,lawyer, of Miami, faced an embarrassing situation when she was banned from entering the Miami Federal Detention Centre jail, to visit one of her clients. Her bra, which had metal underwires, set off the metal detector. The guards ruled she could not enter the prison. This is not the first time this has happened…
US Teen sailor Rescue Paid For By Australia Taxpayers
Posted on June 13, 2010 by admin in Sport
The Australian government has confirmed it will be unable to recover the cost of rescuing U.S.A teen sailor, Abby Sunderland,16, after her boat was crippled in a storm in the Indian Ocean. Read how the French captain of the rescue boat also had to be rescued…
The Chocolate Industry And Child Slave Labour
Posted on June 7, 2010 by admin in Business, Society
Abuses still exist in Africa’s cocoa industry in spite of it being nearly ten years since the chocolate industry agreed to ensure that their cocoa beans and derivative products are grown, or processed without the worst form of child labour. Read how the West African nation, the Ivory Coast, the world’s leading exporter of cocoa [...]
10 Of The Weirdest Sports
Posted on June 7, 2010 by admin in Sport
We all know the sports that are popular on televison, yet there are some sports that are little known, but with a worldwide following. Read more…
New Species Found Off Tasmania
Posted on June 7, 2010 by admin in Environment
Scientists estimate that 66% of the invertebrate species they discovered in the previously unexplored waters off the Australian coast are completely new to science. In a recent expedition they found hundreds of new species of corals, sponges, shrimps, starfish and crabs. ”We probably know more about the surface of the moon than we do about [...]
Cartoonists Point Of View Of Latest News
Posted on June 7, 2010 by admin in Humour
The latests news as viewed by Ria Novosti ‘s cartoonist, Sergey Velkin, puts a lovely sense of humour on things. Brazilian police fined an elderly disabled man caught speeding down a busy highway in a self-made motorized wheelchair. Eyewitnesses said he easily overtook cars and trucks on the BR-101 highway. Police detained the man and [...]
Guatamalas Black Sinkhole
Posted on June 6, 2010 by admin in Environment
A massive sinkhole, measuring 20m wide, by 61 metres deep, suddenly opened up in Guatemala and swallowed a three-storey building and a house, as residents reeled from Tropical Storm Agatha, which killed at least 146 people. Read about other killer sinkholes…
Another Sleeping Passengr Left On Board
Posted on June 6, 2010 by admin in Society, Travel, Women
A British school teacher, was left sleeping on an Air Canada long haul flight between London and Vancouver, on Kris Airlines. He was woken by an engineer, to find himself sitting in an empty hanger, an hour and a half after the plane had landed. Read more…
