Jul. 25 - Seven low intensity blasts rocked the Southern city of Bengaluru (Bangalore) on Friday afternoon killing one woman and injuring seven others.
An ANI report.
Friday, 25 July 2008
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Bull-ring collapses during fight
Jul 23 - Dozens of people were injured on Monday (July 21) in a Colombian town when bleachers collapsed at a bull fight.
Bull fighting at the Planadas Bull Fair in Colombia was interrupted when a section of the stands collapsed causing nearly 100 people to crash down.
No one died, but two were severely injured.
The incident was captured by televisions cameras at the event.
The majority of the people in the stands were children, who were watching the "Superman Bullfighter" presentation at the time of the collapse.
Santas' ho-ho-hot summer bash
Jul 23 - Santas get together for a mid-summer convention before the hard work starts next Christmas.
The main aim is having fun but waistline, climate change and standardisation of chimney sizes are high on the agenda at this year's event in Denmark attended by more than 150 Santas from 12 countries.
Paul Chapman reports.
Chimp in daring zoo break-out
Jul 23 - Dodging tranquillizer darts and yelping at his captors, a brazen chimp staged his own version of The Great Escape.
At Ishikawa Zoo, western Japan a 42-year-old chimpanzee named Ichiro led the audacious break-out from his pen and refused to come down from the roof.
At one point the chimp even grabbed the zoo worker's tranquillizer gun, but luckily it fell to the floor. Eventually the chimp was lured with a banana and then sedated.
It is thought the chimp was trying to find shelter from the sweltering heat that Japan has been having. Temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday (July 23).
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Friday, 18 July 2008
Video games are about connectivity
Jul 16 - The E3 Media & Business Summit kicked off in full force Tuesday (July 15) with big name producers promising bigger and better features and games. Online interaction seems to be the theme of new consoles and games.
Lindsay Claiborn reports.
Speaker:Matt Barlow, Microsoft's General Manager of Marketing for XBox
JibJab strikes again
Jul. 16 - JibJab's latest musical satire "Time for some Campaignin'" pokes fun at the U.S. presidential selection process by adapting Bob Dylan's 1964 song, "The Times They are a-changin".
The video satirically spotlights the quadrennial American process of selecting a president with animated images of John McCain and Barack Obama. The video portrays Obama as a liberal unicorn-riding candidate in a fantasy world and McCain as a war-obsessed cranky old man.
The video was produced by brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis, who began JibJab in 1999 and gained famed in 2004 with a video of George Bush and John Kerry singing "This Land is your Land."
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Not dirty dancing - poodle prancing
Japanese learn to waltz with retrievers, polka with poodles and rumba with dachshunds at dog dance classes offered in Tokyo.
In Japan, where dog hotels, canine cafes, and even dog-friendly cars are the norm, dancing lessons for pets seems like a natural progression in the lucrative pet industry.
At Tokyo's "Wan-Nyan World Tama", which means "Bow-Meow World" in Japanese, classrooms are filled with aspiring poodle prancers.
Lyndee Prickitt reports.
Tree houses to attract tourists
Rajasthan tries to woo tourists with tree house accommodation, intended to bring visitors closer to nature.
Obama anger over satirical cartoon
Jul 15 - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has failed to see the funny side of a magazine cartoon poking fun at smears directed at him.
The cover of this week's New Yorker magazine portrays the Illinois senator in a fez and robe bumping fists with wife Michelle, who sports an Afro, a rifle and military garb.
The Obama campaign, which has taken aggressive measures to knock down these perceptions, is not amused and says most readers would consider it tasteless and offensive.
The Editor of The New Yorker disagrees.
Sonia Legg reports.
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Getting the dirt on swamp soccer
Jun. 25 - Strachur in Scotland plays host to the new sport of swamp soccer.
The set up for swamp soccer is very simple. Take a five-a-side size pitch, remove all the grass and add gallons of water.
Unsurprisingly no training is required; all that is needed is a sense of fun and a fearless spirit when it comes to mud, mess and mayhem.
Want to get hitched? Study up first!
Jul 10 - A father of the bride in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh used an unusual method of arranging a groom for his daughter: he gave potential suitors a test on the five-element theory of the creation of the human body.
Matthias Williams reports.
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Jul. 10 - Methane measuring, "free hug day", drive-in weddings, and a five-year-old piano prodigy.
Monday, 7 July 2008
India, Russia eye Brahmos export
Jul. 7 - The Indian and Russian governments are keen to export the Brahmos cruise missile which is a joint venture between the two countries according to project director A. Sivathanu Pillai.
An ANI report.
Suicide blast at Indian embassy
Jul 7. - A suicide car bomber hit the Indian Embassy in Kabul killing more than 40 people. The bomber struck on a busy market in the Afghan capital. Dozens of people queuing for visas at the Indian embassy were among the casualties.
The gates of the embassy were blown off and the walls and buildings inside were damaged by the force of the blast, said an Indian diplomat who declined to be named.
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Sunday, 6 July 2008
Wife carrying contest
It's the annual wife carrying races in Finland and husbands have been training hard for the event.
People from all over the world travelled to the country of the midnight sun to compete in the bizarre races in which husbands have to carry their spouses around an obstacle course.
Penny Tweedie reports.
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Robo barman pulls first pint
Billed as the world's first robot barman, Mr Asahi pulls the crowds at London's Selfridges department store. Asahi Marketing Spokesman, Simon Brewer. Unidentified shopper.
The robot, currently on tour for Asahi beer, promises to deliver service with a smile and no back chat. Japanese beer makers Asahi are expecting to sell their newest recruit for over 100,000 pounds or just over 198,000 US dollars.
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Pressure builds on China's athletes
With the hopes of the host nation pinned upon them, China's star athletes Liu Xiang and Yao Ming are starting to sweat. Yao Ming, China Olympic Basketball Player, saying (Mandarin):
"As far as I'm concerned, the Olympics is the most magnificent opportunity in my life. But great competition always brings pressure. I have to face two challenges: pressure and possible glory. You can't have one without the other."
Cathy Freeman, Australian Gold Medalist at the Sydney Olympics
Yao is recovering from a foot injury and Liu pulled out of one race due to injury and was disqualified from another because of a false start. Many are left wondering whether the pressure on the two Chinese sports stars is too great.
Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri reports.
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"As far as I'm concerned, the Olympics is the most magnificent opportunity in my life. But great competition always brings pressure. I have to face two challenges: pressure and possible glory. You can't have one without the other."
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
Pulling a truck with her hair
In the Indian city of Raipur a woman entertains locals with the her skill of pulling a truck with her hair.
Driven by a passion for breaking records, Rani Manchi attempted this feat having already accomplished pulling various other vehicles.
Crash diet for Japan's fat monkeys
A group of monkeys in a Japanese Park have been put on a strict diet after many of them ballooned from overeating.
About 50 Rhesus monkeys, who live in an enclosure at Ohama park in Osaka, have been steadily gaining weight for several years. Some became so fat they couldn't move around.
The primates are now on a crash diet, with their calorie intake being cut nearly sixty-percent.
Sonia Legg reports.
Beirut eatery opens with a bang
A fast-food restaurant in war-torn Beirut finds an explosive way to attract customers. Restaurant Visitor Hussein Al Hajj Ali Restaurant Owner Ali Hammoud
"Buns and Guns", a new fast food restaurant, operates with the motto "a sandwich can kill you" and serves customers a variety of sandwiches named after weapons and explosive materials.
Hayley Platt reports.
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