Freeze

Thousands of flights and train services are cancelled across Europe because of snow and ice leaving many travellers stranded.

Puppies

A dog in Germany gave birth to 17 puppies, leaving their owner thrilled but exhausted after having to feed them with a bottle for several weeks as their mother couldn't cope with the demand.

Democracy Heroine

Myanmar democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi tasted freedom Saturday for the first time in 7 1/2 years, as jubilant supporters stormed the lakeside compound that was her home and prisons minutes after the country's military rulers authorized her release.The 65-year-old, whose latest period of detention started in May 2003, has come to symbolize the struggle for democracy in the Southeast Asian nation ruled by the military since 1962. Suu Kyi has been jailed or under house arrest for more than 15 of the last 21 years.

Tallest Girl

Fourteen-year-old Elisamy Silva, measuring 2.06 meters (6'9") tall, of Braganca in the Brazilian state of Para is one of the world's tallest teens.She was forced to quit school because she became too big to ride the bus, now dreams of becoming a famous fashion model.

Eruption

Mount Merapi erupts in Deles village, Klaten, Indonesia, on Saturday. On Sunday Mount Merapi erupted again sending a plume of ash and smoke about 3,500 meters into the air.

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.

Newborn

A newborn baby boy was found in a garbage bag removed from a plane that landed in the Philippines from the Middle East.The baby was wrapped in tissue and still covered in blood when cleaners found him.

Flood

In the last two weeks floods in Pakistan have developed into one of the country's worst disasters in history.With over 13 million people affected, the damage of the floods could exceed those of the combined total of the three worst natural disasters in the last decade- the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Ramadhan Karim

Ramadhan has come to you.It is a blessed month during which Allah The Almighty prescribed fasting and in this month the gates of heavens are open and the gates of hell are shut.

Shelter

A fruit vendor takes shelter under his fruit cart during heavy rainfall in Jammu, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010.

Airshow

Canada's Air Force Capt. Brian Bews ejects as his a CF-18 fighter jet plummets to the ground during flight for an airshow at the Lethbridge County Airport, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada on Friday, July 23, 2010. The pilot suffered back injuries.

World Cup

Spain's squad celebrated their first over World Cup win at Soccer city Johannesburg. A spectacular goal by Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta in extra time gave 'La Roja' (the Red), as they are fondly called at home, a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands, Sunday July 11.

New President

Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III became the 15th President of the Philippines after taking his oath of office shortly before noon Wednesday, June 30, 2010.Aquino took his oath before a supreme court justice at Manila's Rizal Park.

Non_compliance

More than 15 gas stations with attached shops along the Makkah-Madinah Expressway were closed down for failing to observe a number of municipal conditions, including safety measures. Access to the gas stations on the Makkah-Madinah Expressway are blocked by authorities for failing to comply with safety regulations.

Burger

A local restaurant in Dubai serves camel burgers as one of the delicacies.Camel meat is eaten throughout the Gulf countries.

Sporting Marriage

Indian tennis star, Sania Mirza got married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malek on April 12, 2010 at a hotel in Hyderabad.

Volcanic Eruption

The volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air Saturday, April 17, 2010.Several thousands of passengers wanting to travel were unable to fly due to canceled flights as a plume of volcanic ash continued its drift across Europe from Iceland.The closure of much of European airspace because of the danger to aeroplanes from the clouds of dust belching into the sky from the erupting Icelandic volcano, is having a stunning impact on all the countries involved.

Chaos

Thai soldiers protect themselves from fire bomb during clashes with red-shirted anti-government protest in Bangkok.

Inseparable

A pair of conjoined Palestinian twins, Rital and Ritaj, who came to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from the Gaza Strip to undergo separation surgery died in Riyadh on Saturday.
The two girls were born on March 27, the first ever in the impoverished Gaza Strip where doctors lacked the resources to treat them. They requested help from Saudi Arabia, which has world-renowned facilities for separating conjoined twins.
The twins ran into obstacles in getting there. They had to obtain passports from the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, permission from Israel and approval from the Egyptian government to open the border out of Gaza.

Good Samaritan

This is how the philanthropists in UAE help the needy to quench their thirst by providing water-coolers outside their villas free of charge.

Resting Mind & Body

These manual workers were given a mid-day break every time they work in their respective field of jobs.They make use of these opportunity by resting their mind and body at any convenient place available to the fullest.

Destitute

Every hour of the day more destitute human are created by inhuman peoples.They are people who need help all along especially their basic needs.

Devastating Earthquake

One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile on Saturday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world. Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a giant, and at least 214 people were dead. A tsunami set off by the magnitude-8.8 quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean roughly a quarter of the globe.

Headdress or Keffiyeh

The traditional  Arab headdress complete with blue embroidered stars of David, the symbol of the state of Israel being marketed by a company in the United States.

Miniature Horse

A 30-inch miniature horse sleeps next to her owner's bed, weighs about a hundred pounds and takes baths in the bathtub.

Longest Solar Eclipse

The longest ring-like solar eclipse of the millennium started on Friday, January 15, 2010. The eclipse was annular, meaning the moon will block most of the sun's middle but not it's edges, causing it to look like a ring. This blockage lasted for about 11 minutes 8 seconds. The last annular eclipse occured roughly 1 year ago, January 26, 2009. The next one will happen May 20, 2012.

Tremor Hit Haiti

 The Haitian capital has largely been destroyed in the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in more than 200 years. The 7.0-magnitude quake struck at 4.53 pm. Tuesday, 12 January 2010, leaving large numbers of people unaccounted for.

Happy New Year

I wish a HAPPY NEW YEAR to the world.