Mandela showing signs of resilience in hospital

As Mandela is on the road to recovery from the past two and a half months, he is showing resilience.  Even though his condition turns unstable sometimes, the South African president’s office said in a statement that he is “still critical but stable”. Mandela is in the hospital to recover from the lung infection disease.

Government backed Internet Censorship crackdowns rising globally from UK to Vietnam

In Vietnam, a new law has been passed under which it’s illegal if citizens post news or “general information” online. Some of you may be thinking that what’s new in this law, this too shall be one of those government crackdowns on Internet that could hardly be enforceable. However, to your surprise this time instead

Dubai rape case: Norwegian women ‘free to go’

The Norwegian woman who was the centre of attention during a Dubai rape case dispute has been pardoned and is free to leave Dubai. Marte Deborah Dalelv (Norwegian) is the woman who had to undergo all the trouble and is actually an Interior designer who went to Dubai on a business trip in March, when

Proposition 8 Supreme Court ruling could boost California’s wedding industry

The Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 that came out on Wednesday proved to be good news for the gay and lesbian couples in California who can now legally marry in the state. However Supreme Court didn’t realised that its ruling can boost prospects for Golden State’s wedding industry. There’s no specific data available on

Anti-Obama protests outside Johannesburg University

News is pouring in that Anti-Obama protesters have gathered outside the University of Johannesburg over the supposed honorary doctorate that the university has planned on giving to Obama. To control a crowd of hundreds of protesters, Police resorted to rubber bullets and a stun grenade to disperse the protesters waiting for President Obama. “I feel

Netanyahu on AWOL as Danon wins Party President elections

  Much to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismay, he was warned by Justice Minister Tzipi Livni two weeks ago to not allow Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon to take over of the coalition. Although Danon’s right-wing extremism on diplomatic issues have not succeeded in taking hold of the coalition till but it is steadily moving

Roger Federer asked to take off orange sole shoes at Wimbledon

Within just 69 minutes of their use by Roger Federer in his match against Victor Hanescu, Federer has been asked by Wimbledon authorities to not wear the orange sole Nike shoes. The reason behind the directive is the strict adherence of all-white dress code at the sporting event. Though Kevin Anderson also wore Lotto shoes

Obama defends NSA surveillance program, Urges people to draw balance between privacy and security

President Barack Obama has called out to Americans urging them to “make some choices” in drawing balance between privacy and security. Obama was on the defensive for the NSA secret surveillance programs which is known to sweep up an estimated 3 billion phone calls every day and collect Internet data from U.S. providers with an

Rare 20th Century funeral car “Descanso” from LA on display in California museum

In the early decades of 20th century, if anybody died in a city, one way to travel them towards their final resting place was through public transit. “In L.A. in the early years, the cemeteries were right next to the churches,” says curator of the Pacific Railroad Society, David Housh. “Then those got too crowded,

Nook HD and HD+ update to add Google Play store access

The Nook tablets range contains several solid Android devices. The only problem remained until now was related to the limited app store created by Barnes & Noble. The problem is going to end now with software update which is going to include full access to the Google Play store and all its apps to the