Since when has someone’s looks determined how talented they are? I mean, last time I checked, you don’t need to look like a goddess to be able to play the piano, perform well in sports, …

This is the first of many “Monkey Rants”, where I get to “rant” about what annoys me about the world today. The target of today’s rant is News Bulletins, and the ever-increasing lack of actual …

“So where are we going today Dad?” asks a curious 10 year old boy while visiting is father. “We’re running with the bulls today son…” Yes that’s right, a father has taken his 10 year …

Millions of environmental activists will be picking up trash in places from Copacabana Beach in Brazil to the banks of the Nile in Egypt this weekend in a “Clean Up the World” protest at pollution.
The …

Tropical Storm Lane is gaining strength and by the time it hits tourist areas later today it could become a full scale hurricane, within the next 12 to 24 hours.
The U.S. National …

Hurricane Florence was positioned at 35.8 N 63.9 W, at 11 p.m. EDT (UTC – 4 hr), with maximum winds blowing at 85 mph and gusts of upto 105 mph. The hurricane is moving in …

According to an official news release on the Tongan Royal Palace website, His Majesty King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV passed away peacefully at 11.34pm local time (2334 UTC), on Sunday, 10th September at Mercy Hospital in …

Sources speaking to sky news claimed that Ian Huntley, currently serving a minimum sentence of 40 years for the murders of two schoolgirls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, has made a videotape confessing his crimes. …

Accoriding to a news report on Australia’s ABC News. An additional four members of the Bali Nine, convicted of smuggling heroin into Indonesia will face the death penalty.
In all, six of the drug smugglers …

15-year-old teenager, Ngatai Reweti was sentenced and jailed today at Auckland’s High Court for four years after killing Christopher Currie by throwing an eight kilogram chunk of concrete at Auckland’s Southern Motorway.
Currie, from Taupo, was …

A gunman has opened fire on tourists in Amman, the capital of Jordan. One Briton was killed and five other tourists injured at the Roman Amphitheatre in central Amman. Three of the injured tourists are …

Manila’s President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took part in a massive tree-planting campaign aimed at improving air quality in the Philippines while breaking a world record.
The “Green Philippine Highways” project initially aimed to simultaneously plant …

U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday
released genetic blueprints of over 650 genes of influenza viruses, including avian influenza H5N1, into a database accessible to researchers worldwide.
It will help scientists determine whether …

I knew the tale of three fishermen that were blown 5000 miles across the Pacific was not finished.
Mexican authorities are going to investigate whether the men were drug trafficking.
The three men, who said …

Elders from New Zealand’s Maori population have chosen and crowned 51-year-old Tuheitia Paki their new king.
He is the eldest son of the previous monarch, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, who died last week. …

Condoms have been a fashion accesory this week in Toronto, at the International Aids Festival
“There’s a great need to de-stigmatise condoms around the world, especially in Africa,” said Franck DeRose, executive director of The …