US sex robots headed to UK
November 18, 2010
American-made sex robots are heading to the UK.
US citizen Scott Maclean has been working on his erotic male and female bots – which come with automatic moving limbs and programmable personalities – since 2004 and has revealed he has had a number of enquiries from British men.
He told The Sun newspaper: “We’ve had a few Read more
Wedding couple ‘abused’ by celebrant
October 30, 2010
A couple who believed they were renewing their wedding vows at a romantic resort in the Maldives were instead subjected to a tirade of abuse in the local language by the man conducting the ‘ceremony’, it has been claimed.
Government officials and tourism authorities expressed outrage after a video of the event surfaced on the Youtube website.
In the video, purportedly taken at the Vilu Reef Beach and Read more
5-Year-Old Syrian Boy Engaged to 3-Year-Old Girl
October 26, 2010
A five-year-old boy popped the big question to a three-year-old girl in their home town of Homs, 180 kilometres north of Damascus. The children are thought to be the youngest couple in the world to be engaged of their own free will.
Khalid, 5, and Hala, 3, have consented to marry each other, according to media reports. The Syrian children agreed to the engagement, and the parents said the marriage may take place in a decade or Read more
Taiwanese woman to marry herself
October 25, 2010
A Taiwanese woman has decided to marry herself in an elaborate ceremony due to a lack of potential suitors. Chen Wei-yih has posed for a set of photos in a flowing white dress, enlisted a wedding planner and rented a banquet hall for a marriage celebration with 30 friends. Uninspired by the men she’s met but facing social pressure to get married, the 30-year-old office worker from Taipei will hold the reception next month Read more
Donna Simpson: woman who wants to be world’s fattest
March 23, 2010
Donna Simpson weighs 273 kilos and is originally from the US state of New Jersey. Her goal is to reach 450 kilos through the excessive intake of foods and thus become the most obese person on the planet, according to several local internet media.
Simpson, 42 years old, is already featured in the Guinness World Book of Records as the fattest woman to give birth: right before delivering, she weighed 240 kilos, and Read more
Woman gets six-month jail term for prostitution
February 24, 2010
The Dubai Court of First Instance on Tuesday sentenced the 24-year-old Kyrgyz woman to six months in jail, after she was convicted of working in the sex industry, reports gulfnews.com.
Dubai: A Kyrgyz woman has been jailed for prostitution after a policeman arrested her while fighting with a client over her fees in the Read more
Man claims fiancee hid beard under niqab
February 11, 2010
An Arab ambassador said he decided to call off his wedding immediately after he discovered that his wife-to-be, who wears a niqab, was bearded and cross-eyed.
Dubai: An Arab ambassador said he decided to call off his wedding immediately after he discovered that his wife-to-be, who wears a niqab, was bearded and Read more
Disabled mom fighting to keep her son
December 20, 2009
Can a quadriplegic woman be a good parent? Her ex-boyfriend filed a custody suit that says no.
From Chicago Tribune
Kaney O’Neill knows she has limits as a mother.
The 31-year-old Des Plaines woman cannot walk, move her fingers independently or feel anything from the chest down. A decade ago, O’Neill was a Navy airman apprentice when she was knocked from a balcony during Hurricane Floyd, leaving her a quadriplegic.
When she discovered she was pregnant last December, she felt fear and joy, a journey the Tribune chronicled in August. She quickly embraced the opportunity to raise a child, feeling she had the money and family support to make up for her Read more
Cow jumps six feet on to roof
December 19, 2009
From telegraph.co.uk
A cow has been caught jumping six feet on to a roof, after the owners thought they had been burgled.
Neighbour William de Cothi, 17, photographed the animal after he spotted it on the roof about six feet off the ground.
The Sixth Form student said: “I was looking out of my window when I saw the cow.
“At first I thought that it was an illusion and that it was in the background and not really on the roof.
“But after a closer look I could see it was actually on the roof.”
The teenager added: “I have heard cows can jump quite high, so I think that is how it got Read more