Helio Ribeiro, a supermarket Manager, was using a power drill on his balcony in a Rio de Janeiro slum well known as being a lawless area. The last thing he said to his wife was: It’d be funny if they thought I was waving a gun around. He was spotted by...

Thirty-five-year-old Gabriella Nagy of Canada is claiming $677,000 in damages from her phone company for invasion of privacy and breach of contract over a 2007 incident that she says was responsible for the break-up of her marriage. It appears her husband became suspicious of a number that appeared on...

For the millionaire that has everything, Avro have released a new aircraft design featuring an “air deck” and aiming to provide the ultimate travel experience for those seeking five-star luxury even while roughing it. Known as The Avro Business Jet Explorer, it is believed to be a first in...

According to  Dr John Yovich, a vet doctor from Perth’s Murdoch University – that’s an animal vet… not a war vet -, loved up couples will soon stop having sex to conceive babies.  His theory is that couples will prefer to go down the IVF route, with science citing inefficiencies in...

If you struggle with Type 2 Diabetes, a recent article in Medical News Today points to Coconut Oil as being a possible natural ‘savior’. Recent studies in animals showed that a diet rich in coconut oil protects against ‘insulin resistance’ in muscle and fat. Coconut Oil in the diet also avoids the accumulation...

Twenty-six-year-old Garry Fisher was inspired by the nerdy hero played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse in the comedy film Superbad, for his name change to McLovin . He said the move was meant to remind him to take life less seriously and enjoy himself more. It could be worse I guess. He could...

Abu Dhabi’s top hotel, the Emirates Palace, has upped the stakes in the contest to have the most glitz in the Gulf by installing an ATM that dispenses gold bars. The machine monitors the daily price of gold and offers small bars that weigh up to 10 grams or coins with...

When I went to school many years ago, maths was far from sexy. I had Mr Rogers, the maths teacher from hell. He was a balding old guy that wrapped what little hair he had around his shiny melon in an attempt to cover his considerable large bald spot. Anyone...

A 22 year old Canadian tourist suffered heart inflammation after he was bitten ‘in the nether regions’ by a venomous katipo spider, an endangered species of spider native to New Zealand, while on a recent holiday.  Sleeping naked in the dunes after skinny dipping in Northland, Wellington, is not something that would appear life...