LONDON (Reuters) - A British man, who is facing fraud charges after he "returned from the dead" five years after going missing, had grown a beard and used an assumed name to hide the fact he was still alive, police said Monday.

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LONDON (Reuters) - A retired Scottish school teacher was recovering on Monday after spending nearly four days trapped inside a men's toilet with no food or mobile phone.

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When Shah Rukh sent an impromptu message asking all his associates to come to a suburban five-star hotel on Monday afternoon, they were quite surprised as no one knew the reason behind the get-together.

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"Returned-from-dead" canoeist charged

December 08, 2007

LONDON (Reuters) - A man who "returned from the dead" after apparently being lost at sea in a canoeing accident five years ago was charged by police on Saturday with obtaining money by deception and making a false declaration to get a passport.

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Neglect of parents a criminal offence

December 10, 2007

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indians who neglect their ageing parents face possible prison under a new law passed by worried politicians.

The law, passed late on Thursday, reflects concerns that rapid modernization and a growth in nuclear families is undermining a centuries-old social fabric of extended families.

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Cremator dumps half-burned bodies to save fuel

December 10, 2007

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's worst fuel crunch in years has led a crematorium to dump half-burnt corpses to try saving on diesel costs, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Friday.

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Mumbai December 8,2007

For 15 days in August, Subhra Saha, a teacher at the Bengali Education Society High School in Dadar, was seeing double of everything. Her 50 students seemed like a mob and the construction poles outside her home looked like a bamboo forest.

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Man watches son die on TV news

LONDON: A father watched helplessly on TV as his son died trapped in a storm-flooded drain. Michael Barnett dashed to the scene after being told his son, also Michael, had got stuck trying to clear it after torrential rain in June.

But the father-of-two told an inquest that police kept him back and said he should either stay in a squad car or go home.

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NEW YORK: Larry Page, Google’s billionaire co-founder, is set to marry his girlfriend, Lucy Southworth, on a tiny Caribbean island this weekend, a source familiar with the wedding arrangements said.

The impending nuptials will create an instant billionaire out of Southworth, who will share in Page’s estimated $21 billion fortune.

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December 06,2007 Australia

What Tabytha Hipwell lacks in stature she makes up for in song.

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Inhibitions tend to stand in the way of physical pleasure. However, a man should never force himself on a pregnant woman, assuming that she will enjoy it once they are in the act. Don't succumb to inhibitions

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December 06, 2007:

Doctors in China admit they are baffled after a man began to perspire green sweat. Cheng Shunguo, 52, of Wuhan city, says his sweat turned green in the middle of November. “I noticed that my underwear and bed sheets were all green, and even the water in the shower,” he told.

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December 04,2007: A social club in Devon has banned a 77-year-old man from breaking wind while indoors.
Maurice Fox received a letter from Kirkham Street Sports and Social Club in Paignton asking him to consider his actions, which "disgusted" members.
Mr Fox, a club regular for 20 years, said: "I am happy to oblige them, there is no problem. I do get a bit windy - I am an old fart now."

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With model Moon Das's pictures splashed all over, following the incident where her alleged husband, Avinash Patnaik shot down her mother and uncle has brought her publicity as well as hefty offers for private performances, which are equivalent to those paid to Bollywood item girls.

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Read this "HATE letter". It is so funny and creative. This is a love letter from a boy to a girl However, the girl's father does not like him and want them stop their relationship......and so, the boy wrote this letter to the girl.

He knows that the girl's father will definitely read this letter.

1 "The great love that I have for you
2 is gone, and I find my dislike for you

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A Chinese waitress has refused a disability pension - despite being born with feet facing the wrong way.
Chongqing resident Wang Fang, 27, says she has learned to live a normal life despite her condition, and refuses to be classed as disabled as she is capable of doing her job.
She said: "I can run faster than most of my friends and have a regular job as a waitress in the family restaurant."

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Dark chocolate may be healthier than milk chocolate, according to a team of scientists.
Researchers in Scotland and Italy say dark chocolate has much better anti-oxidant properties.
This means that it can protect the heart and arteries from oxidative damage, similar to the rust that develops on metal over time.

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Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

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A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."

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An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.

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