Changes in visa processing: The Ministry of Interior’s Immigration Department has announced the following changes in visa processing, effective immediately. These changes apply to individuals from Iran, Iraq, Pakistan,Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen.
Commercial visit visas (CVV) are now allowed for these individuals, if they hold professional positions such as manager, engineer, chief accountant,...
Two Headed Snake

The two-headed monsters of myth, as a matter of fact, have a basis in reality. Two-headed snakes are very rare odd creatures but not unheard of, and one two headed snake recently found in zoo in southern Ukrainen .
"Polycephaly is a condition of having more than one head. The term...
US jobs barely rise, dousing recovery hopes

US employment growth ground to a halt in June, with employers hiring the fewest number of workers in nine months, dousing hopes the economy would regain momentum in the second half of the year.
Non-farm payrolls rose only 18,000, the weakest reading since September, the Labor Department said yesterday,...
Historic Change to Internet's Domain Name System

ICANN's (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) Board of Directors has approved a plan to usher in one of the biggest changes ever to the Internet's Domain Name System. The Board vote was 13 approving, 1 opposed, and 2 abstaining.
During a special meeting, the Board approved a plan to...
Residency Cap Eyed To Limit Expats - Foreigners Cut To 45% Of Population

Kuwait government is working on plans to introduce residency caps on expatriates to slash their number in the country to 45 percent of the total population, local Arabic daily Annahar reported on Sunday.
“The government will suggest imposing a cap of six years on unskilled labourers, eight years on...
Filipino teen Junrey Balawing declared world's shortest-man

A FILIPINO blacksmith's son who stopped growing when he was a toddler has been declared the world's shortest man as he celebrates his 18th birthday.Measuring just 59.93cm, Junrey Balawing is the eldest of four siblings - the rest all of normal stature - born in the rural town of Sindangan on southern...
That Microsoft update is virus

Security company Sophos has warned users against a fake anti-virus attack that masquerades as Microsoft Update.
According to Sophos, criminals are looking for increasingly convincible ways to persuade consumers to download fake antivirus and copying Microsoft's own security seems to be their...
Save a cow, eat this dress instead
Chinese movie star Gao Yuanyuan poses in a gown made of lettuce and cabbage leaves during an event organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia in Beijing, in this file photo taken June 8, 2011.It was made of lettuce leaves, part of an effort by animal rights group PETA...
Mother who smoked thousands of cigarettes while pregnant insists it was GOOD for her daughter

Twenty-year-old mother believed that smoking would make her unborn child stronger by restricting oxygen supply
A young mother smoked 3,500 cigarettes while pregnant claiming it was good for her baby.
Charlie Wilcox, whose daughter Lilly is now 14 weeks, reckoned that smoking would make her unborn...
Mobile phone users at greater risk of brain cancer, WHO says

Mobile phone users may be at increased risk from brain cancer and should use texting and hands-free devices to reduce exposure, the World Health Organisation's cancer experts said
Mobile phone users may be at increased risk from brain cancer and should use texting and hands-free devices to reduce...
Scare of cucumbers
A bacteria named Escherchia coli outbreak linked to contaminated cucumbers that has killed 14 people and made more than 300 seriously ill in Germany has spread to other north European countries and is expected to worsen in the coming week.
The source of the virulent strain of the bacteria is unknown, German authorities said ahead of a crisis meeting of federal and state officials...
Kuwait bans visa issuance to five nationalities

Nationals from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan banned from entering Kuwait
Kuwait has banned nationals from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan from entering the country, local media have reported.The ban includes suspending all tourism, visit and trade visas as well as visas sponsored...
Manal al sheriff, Saudi woman Re-arrested for driving
In a tough setback for aspiring Saudi female drivers, Saudi police have arrested female activist Manal al-Sharif, who boldly posted a video of herself behind the wheel online on Friday. More than 600,000 people watched the video of al-Sharif chatting with a friend as she drives around the eastern Saudi city of Khobar. The seemingly mundane scene is in fact anything but. Saudi Arabia is the only country...
Programmers/webdesigners,India
Job Title:Programmers/web designersJob location: Trivandrum, Kerala,INDIACompany: Technocorporators(IT consultancy)Requirements:1-2 yrs of exp knowledge in PHP/.netSend your detailed resume to info@technocorporators.com OR technocorporators@gmail.comTel. + 91 - 471 - 2430649 Fax + 91 - 471 - 2430639 info@technocorporators.com www.technocorporators....
Fig

Fig is native to the Middle East and western Asia. Botanically, it belongs to the mulberry family. Fig is a very tasty and pulpy fruit, filled with tiny seeds. It is heart shaped and slightly violet in color when ripe some of the great health benefits of figs are as follows.
Figs help people...
Kerala’s education channel to go online
IT@School ViCTERS, Kerala’s educational channel for schoolchildren, will be available live on the Internet from New Year’s day. It will allow students, teachers and general public watch the channel live at http://www.victers.itschool.gov.in/ from any part of the world, an official said here yesterday.The entire programme telecast on the channel from 6am to 11pm would be available online, benefiting...
Kuwait Airways grounds its Airbus A300 fleet
Kuwait Airways has grounded its fleet of five Airbus A300 to conduct an inspection of the jets, the state-owned carrier said yesterday. The carrier did not specify what prompted the suspension, other than that Airbus had asked the airline to conduct a check-up on its A300 planes after Kuwait Airways “submitted notes” to the manufacturer. “The procedure has resulted in delaying some flights until the...