The Hindu – Britain is going to allow gay couples to get married and will give the right to have traditional weddings. Lynne Featherstone, Equalities Minister is expected to unveil the plans of churches and some place of worship to lift the present ban against civil partnership ceremonies of same sex conducting traditional weddings in these sacred places. However, BBC reported that there was no move to oblige religious groups to hold such wedding ceremonies. Both the Catholic Church and [...]

About 200 partygoers were already caught by the alleged bacteria, virus or irritants that rooted on the a conference held at Playboy Mansion on February 3 this year, according to the latest report of US health officials. Department of Public Health of Los Angeles County suspected that the spreading disease could be linked to a respiratory infection. However, it did not confirm why guests attended the last day of the DOMAINfest Global conference in the famous mansion got sick after [...]

Hwang Mi Hee dressed as a Policewoman

UK (The Telegraph) – In the lucrative mobile phone industry, the Nokia has been facing tremendous competition from technology giants Apple and Google, said Nokia’s managing director Stephen Elop. Elop, who is former executive from Microsoft, compared the Finnish mobile phone company to someone positioned over burning flames, confused whether to stay still or jump on icy waters. Nokia’s new chief executive notified staff that the company’s present troubled status might cause certain drastic changes to avoid the risks of [...]

Los Angeles (Boston Herald) – Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz and Pop-singer Ashlee Simpson finally filed a divorce; a report released from a spokesperson yesterday. Simpson made the decision due to irreconcilable differences and is requesting for the custody of 2-year old son Bronx Mowgli. After tying the knot two years ago, the couple went into marriage hiatus as rumors spread of Pete’s unpredictable and silly behavior. According to People, the two are currently in good terms and talking. [...]

CNTV – There was no violence along the border of Thailand-Cambodia although the situation was still tense.  Commanders of Thailand have said that they aren’t sure of lasting stability so troops belonging to both parties are on high alert still. 24 hours have passed and no fighting was done. There is a tense silence even though no official ceasefire. The border clash of Thailand-Cambodia has caught the international community’s attention. The security council of United States will support discussion between [...]

Charleston Post Courier – Tony May, company executive, said that the call center Verizon Wireless in Elgin is planning to add about 500 job openings this year in order to prepare for customers influx asking for tech support regarding iPhone and other new products. The expansion is needed since Verizon will launch its high-speed network 4G and iPhone will be included in the product lineup of the company. Last week, Verizon customers have started preordering the latest iPhone4 that provides [...]

BBC News – Robert Kubica, Polish race driver, was partially wounded in Italy in a rally crash and his Formula 1 profession is at risk. He went through a seven-hour surgery in a hospital close to Genoa after being airlifted. After hitting the wall of a church, he endured arm as well as leg fractures. Robert Kubica, 26, can possibly miss the whole 2011 season that will start on March 13 in Bahrain. Early reports were downplayed after the surgery. [...]

Today Online- The human brain is said to have shrunk to 1, 359 cubic cm and it is approximately a ball size of tennis.  Because of evolution, it has become leaner and more efficient. This measurement was based from the skulls located in Asia, Middle East and Europe. University of Michigan Dr. John Hawks informed Discover magazine that this is a major downsizing and it had happened in Europe, China, Africa and all over the world. David Geary, a psychology [...]

BBC News – Gary Moore passed away while having a vacation in his hotel room in Spain. The 58-year old rock guitarist originated from Belfast and was a previous member of Thin Lizzy, a legendary Irish group. Aside from this, he worked among top artists such as George Harrison. In 2001, 35th Montreux Jazz Festival was opened by him on Swiss Riviera. His love for the guitar was rooted when he and his father went to witness bands play. During [...]