Best of the best

A sheep, known for its particularly good breeding ability, has been sold for a record KD25,000 in Kuwait. The sheep breeders are willing to pay up to KD200 for use of it for just one evening.

Mine Rescue

Rescuers using a missile_like escape capsule began pulling 33 miners one by one to fresh air and freedom today, Wednesday, 13/10/2010, 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine half-mile underground at San Jose mine, Chile.

Lithium Battery

Lithium batteries could have played a role in the crash of a cargo plane in Dubai last month.Lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries can be flammable and capable of ignition when short-circuited, overcharged, heated to extreme temperatures or mishandled.