Vuvuzela enters the dictionary The World Cup, global warming and the credit crunch have all inspired the latest additions to the English language. The vuvuzela, the horn instrument which provided the soundtrack to this summer's football extravaganza...
Infidelity faces women with greater income Men who earn less than their female partners are more likely to cheat on them, a study published on Monday found. Cheating may be a man's way of trying to restore his gender identity when he feels it is unde...
Australia should be a republic: PM Australia should move to be a republic when reign of Queen Elizabeth II ends, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Tuesday. Gillard also planned to lead a national debate on republic after the reign of Qu...
Lucky escape for all but one in Colombia plane crash A Boeing 737 crash-landed Monday on a Colombian resort island during a lightning storm, scattering passengers across the runway as it split in three, but somehow only one passenger died. A 73-year-...
Short breaks make people happier than one long holiday, psychologists claim Taking frequent short breaks is better for you than one long holiday, research has found. Psychologists believe that people who use their holiday allowance in bursts rather t...
Boy, 13, struck by lightning -- on Friday the 13th Friday the 13th proved suitably unlucky for one 13 year-old boy who was struck by lightning before being taken to hospital -- at 13:13 on the dreaded date. The boy, who has not been named, was treate...
New York renamed top fashion capital but Asia sashays in New York has reclaimed the title of the world's top fashion capital from Milan but the annual poll suggested the top five fashion cities are seeing competition from Asia and Australia. New York...
US to commemorate WWII with kiss-in Americans will gather for a group kiss-in in Times Square and buglers across the country will play the military funeral tune Taps on Saturday in the first national day of remembrance for the World War Two generatio...
Snarky no more: UK issues Olympics etiquette guide Hold off from hugging an Indian, don't be alarmed if the French are rude and never mistake a Canadian for an American. Britain's national tourism agency issued guidelines Wednesday on the etiquette o...
