Gender divide in getting the joke
Scientists have uncovered hard evidence of a gender divide when it comes to appreciating humour. A Stanford University team monitored brain activity when men and women looked at funny cartoons.
Don King Deprived Klichko from Champion Title
A long-awaited combat between Vitaliy Klichko, acting WBC champion, and Khasim Rakhman, transient WBC champion, has been cancelled because of Klichko’s trauma.
Children Ran Away from House Suspected in Theft
Two minors are detained by the bodies of law and order in Dnepropetrovskaya region. Brother and sister ran down from their parents in Vinnitskaya region.
Abkhazia Denies Ethnic Georgian Killed For Refusing To Serve In Army
The breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia today denied Tbilisi`s charges that an ethnic Georgian was killed last week for refusing to serve in the separatist armed forces.
Ukraine to withdraw its contingent from Iraq shortly
AL-KUWAIT, November 8 - It was officially announced in Baghdad on Monday that Ukraine will withdraw its military contingent from Iraq before the end of the year.
Lavrov to discuss OSCE reform in Romania
BUCHAREST, November 8 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Romania Tuesday, a ministry spokesman said.
Top Russian companies set up fund to help support Olympians
MOSCOW - Russian companies have donated $30 million US ($35.5 million Cdn) so far into an athletes` fund to try and boost their country`s performance in Olympics and world championships.
Rock group Led Zeppelin, Russian conductor share Sweden`s Polar Music Prize
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - The surviving members of legendary rock band Led Zeppelin have been invited to the land of ice and snow to collect Sweden`s most prestigious music award and a cheque for one million kronor (almost $125,000 US).
Russia`s Nadia Petrova wins opening match at Advanta Championships
VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania - Nadia Petrova of Russia followed her first career title in Austria last week by winning her opening match at the Advanta Championships on Wednesday, beating Belarus qualifier Tatiana Poutchek 6-4, 6-2.
Azerbaijan to have good chances to develop democratic institutions
MOSCOW, November 8 -- After the parliamentary election Azerbaijan will have good chances to develop more actively its democratic institutions, Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev said in an interview with the Russian television Channel One. He hopes that the new parliament will "work more actively on the lawmaking and Azerbaijan’s acceptance of democratic values."
Porno as the Way to Earn for Kherson Students
The law machinery servicemen of Kherson region have detected 5 underground pornographic studios.
Sales of weapons were made at leadership`s orders - Pasat
CHISINAU, November 8 - Former Moldovan defense minister Valery Pasat, who is standing trial on charges of illegal sales of weapons, said all such transactions had been sanctioned and ordered by the republic`s top leadership.
Russian diplomat elected to Int`l Court of Justice.
UNITED NATIONS, November 8 - Russian diplomat Leonid Skotnikov, 54, has been elected a member of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), based at The Hague. The election of five judges of the ICJ was held in the General Assembly and the Security Council of the UN on Monday.
Russia set to launch six spacecraft in 2006
BEIJING, November 8 - Russia is planning to launch four Progress cargo ships and two manned Soyuz craft in 2006, a senior Russian Space Agency said Monday. "We have no doubt that we will launch four Progress and two Soyuz spacecraft in 2006," Agency head Anatoly Perminov told a new conference on the International Space Station (ISS).
ISS astronauts start spacewalk
MISSION CONTROL, November 7 - NASA astronaut William McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev have started their spacewalk out of the International Space Station after an hour-long delay, a source at Mission Control in Korolyov near Moscow said Monday.
Rights abuses in Belarus
BRUSSELS, November 8 - The foreign ministers of the European Union`s 25 member states expressed concern over ongoing human rights abuses in Belarus as they met in Brussels Monday.
Russia cautions against jumping to conclusions on Azerbaijani polls
MOSCOW, November 8 - The Russian Foreign Ministry cautioned international observers against jumping to conclusions about the latest parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan and described as rash the statements by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe that the vote had failed to meet democratic standards.
Hollywood sign getting facelift
The iconic Hollywood sign is to undergo a facelift, receiving a new paint job for the first time in 10 years.
France plans curfews and 1500 police officers to stop riots
Local authorities in France have been allowed to impose curfews in an attempt to end 11 days of riots, Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin says.
British Foreign Ofice discovered 100 fictitious language schools
Hundreds of language schools in Great Britain issue student visas to foreigners without giving educational services.
Terrorists to blow Italy up on New Year`s Eve
Islam extremists continue Europe terror.
Plastic surgery rise for City men
There has been a big rise in men working in the City of London taking up plastic surgery, it has been claimed.
Huge oil bed in Iraq
New major oilfield has been found in Iraq.
Russians do not worry about riots in Paris
Violence in France induce Russians to cancel their tours, which they bought in advance.
GLAMOUR: Women of the year
Famous woman`s Glamour Magazine has their annual "Women Of the Year" Awards in NYC. Hilary Duff, Venus Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Petra Nemcova were a few of those recognized.