A 28-year-old Chinese man who is diagnosed with terminal cancer wanted to experience the joys of wedding ceremony but did not want to leave […]
Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners as beheading rate soars
Saudi Arabia is advertising for eight new executioners, recruiting extra staff to carry out an increasing number of death sentences, usually done by public beheading. No special qualifications are needed for […]
Oil will never be @ $100/barrel
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Saudi business magnate, investor and the member of the Saudi royal family says oil will never be at $100/ barrel. In an interview with […]
In China, signs that one-child policy may be coming to an end
China could be considering relaxing its harsh one-child policy because of women like Hu Yanqin, who lives in a village at the edge of the Gobi desert. Hu lives in […]
Has India lost the race ?
As recently as 2006, when I first visited India and China, the economic race was on, with heavy bets being placed on which one would win the developing world sweepstakes. […]
Panic Spreads …End Of World Prophecy
Fears that the end of the world is nigh have spread across the world with only days until the end of the Mayan calendar, with doomsday-mongers predicting a cataclysmic end […]
Apple Biggest Stock In History
Apple is Wall Street’s all-time MVP -that’s Most Valuable Property. On Monday, Apple’s surging stock propelled the company’s value to $624 billion, the world’s highest, ever. It beat the record […]