Friday, October 29, 2010

Car flies into bedroom

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 In many ways, Demitrios Bisbelis owes his existence to insomnia - he left his bedroom to surf the internet because he couldn’t sleep.He said: 'My bed's been disintegrated. It's completely shattered. I'm sure I wouldn't have made it had I been in bed at that time.' According to police, the car became airborne and smashed into Mr Bisbelis’s bed after it hit a curb.The driver and passenger in the car escaped with minor injuries and have been questioned by the authorities.

Fluffy the world's longest snake dies

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said the reticulated python passed away on Tuesday night due to an apparent tumour. Fluffy, who weighed 140kg (300lb), became a huge tourist attraction at the zoo after being officially named the longest snake in captivity by Guinness World Records. The python originally arrived at the zoo in 2007 on loan but after becoming a favourite among visitors and staff was given a permanent home.
She was as long as a van and as thick as a telephone pole.

Why Teacher disciplined for taping child to chair

A teacher in Cape Breton, N.S., was disciplined after she allegedly taped a first-grader to a chair during class.In early October, a mother claimed a teacher at Greenfield Elementary taped her daughter's legs to a chair. She demanded the teacher be punished and the school apologize.Lorne Greene, chairman of the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board, confirmed the teacher had been disciplined and said he personally apologized to the girl's mother.Greene wouldn't say what disciplinary action was taken against the teacher, who is still employed with the school.


Cops arrest obscene 'hate' celebrant

POLICE in the Maldives have arrested a marriage celebrant who abused a foreign couple as "swine" and "infidels" during a luxury ceremony in the holiday paradise, an official said. Maldivian police spokesman Ahmed Shiyam said the celebrant, who conducted the ceremony in the local language at an upmarket resort fringed by white sand and turquoise water, had been arrested with another hotel employee on Thursday.A video of the ceremony, during which the hapless couple are taunted and subjected to a series of insulting and religious-tinged abuse, was posted on YouTube and has sparked fears for the country's tourism-dependent economy.The hotel had initially identified the victims as Swiss, but a highly placed tourism source in the Maldives told AFP said they were in fact French. Police declined to confirm their nationality.


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