Charles the cat makes 1,300-mile journey A tabby cat named Charles made his way 1,300 miles from his home in New Mexico to Chicago. By Nick Allen in Los Angeles telegraph.co.uk Charles the cat traveled 1,300 miles from his home in New Mexico to Chicago, where he was picked up as a stray Photo: AP The feline’s eight month odyssey ended when he was picked up by a rescue shelter in Chicago and he is now being given a free flight home by American Airlines to be reunited with his owner. Charles vanished when owner Robin Alex was away in … Continue reading Cat travels 1,300 miles from his home in New Mexico to Chicago!

Extramarital sex ’causes more earthquakes’, Iranian cleric claims Women who dress “inappropriately” incite extramarital sex that in turn cause more earthquakes, a senior Iranian hard-line cleric has claimed. By Andrew Hough telegraph.co.uk Iranian women walk outside a shopping center northwest of Tehran. Photo: AFP/GETTY Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi made the claims to worshippers at a Tehran prayer service. A crowded market in Tehran. Iran is prone to frequent quakes, many of which have been devastating for the country. Photo: DYNAMIC LIGHT ARABIA/ALAMY Attractive women who snub traditional Islamic clothing to instead wear fashionable clothes and apply heavy make-up, caused youths in … Continue reading Senior Mullah – sex ’causes more earthquakes’

Water aerobics class stopped because of 5ft crocodile The biweekly water aerobics class at a holiday park in northern Australia was postponed when a 5ft (1.5m) crocodile entered the pool. telegraph.co.uk The freshwater crocodile is generally considered to be capable of giving a nasty bite but rarely fatal to humans Photo: ALAMY Workers at the Howard Springs Holiday Park on the outskirts of the tropical northern city of Darwin went to the pool to scoop out leaves and otherwise prepare it for the class when they were surprised to find the crocodile, which had apparently crawled under a fence from … Continue reading Water aerobics class stopped because of adorable crocodile!

Man loses licence after drink-driving in toy Barbie car A man who was caught drink-driving in a toy car with a top speed of 4mph has been banned from driving. telegraph.co.uk Paul Hutton was given a mandatory three-year ban because he had received another drink-drive ban within the past ten years Photo: PETER LAWSON/EASTNEWS PRESS Paul Hutton, 40, was pulled over by police as he drove an electric Barbie car, which moves slower than a mobility scooter, near his home in Essex. Mr Hutton, who has four children Simon, 17, Calum, 14, Laina, 12, and John, 11, admitted being a … Continue reading UK Man loses licence after drink-driving in toy car

North Korea: rare photograph of Kim Jong-il’s heir apparent emerges A Japanese newspaper has published a photo of a man that it claims is the elusive heir-apparent to North Korea’s ailing leader, Kim Jong-il. telegraph.co.uk North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (right) inspects the Kim Chaek iron and steel complex with his third son and heir-apparent Kim Jong-un Photo: EPA The Mainichi newspaper printed a photo of a round-faced and well-dressed man accompanying North Korea’s “Dear Leader” on a visit to a steel mill in North Hamgyong Province in March. Kim Jong-un is being groomed to take over from his father, … Continue reading This is North Koreas next leader!

Sexual harassment in Egypt is leading to calls for gender segregation. But is hiding women really the solution? Osama Diab guardian.co.uk, Monday 19 April 2010 08.00 BST Article history Gender segregation is increasingly being viewed as a solution to widespread sexual harassment in Egypt. Signs of segregation have been apparent all over the country. In recent years, the government has designated two carriages in each metro train for women. Also, private women-only beaches, coffee shops and restaurants have been created to cater for women who want to remain beyond the reach of curious virile eyes (and sometimes hands). A study … Continue reading Egypt: we don’t need no segregation

Football fans don’t deserve this police abuse The Burnley v Blackburn derby provided another example of police using violence against fans who posed no threat guardian.co.uk One of the troubling developments in the past few years, is the number of times police have been captured on film lashing out at innocent demonstrators and football fans, neither of whom can rely on ready sympathy from the public, but who nevertheless have rights in a democracy. Three weeks ago, the east Lancashire derby between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers took place in normally tense conditions, in which fans from both sides were isolated … Continue reading Brutal Pigs and Soccer fans!

By kissing Paul Scholes, Gary Neville declared war on homophobia. And Francophobia, too Paul MacInnes guardian.co.uk Of the gestures exchanged between males, there are two common types. First, the handshake, which has over recent years exploded into a veritable rainbow of variations, from the traditional polite handshake through to the terrorist fist bump, taking in all manner of slaps and tickles along the way. The other is the hug, which has gone in the opposite direction, distilling itself into one uniform act; a brief squeeze, followed by two strong slaps across the shoulders. In terms of actual physical contact, that’s about it. A … Continue reading When men’s lips meet

Raj Patel is not Maitreya, but the World Teacher is here – and needed This is no mystical bedtime story but a profound part of the history of the world Benjamin Creme The Guardian Raj Patel writes about how a series of coincidences led to his receiving “a trickle, then a flood, of email” asking whether he was Maitreya, the World Teacher, whose coming I have been predicting for 35 years [We don’t need a messiah (and anyway, it isn’t me), 12 April]. I would like to make clear that we at Share International have absolutely nothing to do with … Continue reading Nick Clegg is not Maitreya!

Saudi reform is on agenda at last Despite opposition from clerics, the head of Saudi Arabia’s religious police is steering the kingdom in the right direction Fahad Faruqui guardian.co.uk, One morning, on my way back to the hotel from the holy mosque in Mecca, I saw three Arab men with protruding bellies and thick black beards chatting at the entrance of my hotel. The streets were nearly empty after sunrise. I greeted these men in Arabic, and they responded in unison with a complacent look. The moment two adolescent girls, dressed head-to-toe in black, walked out of the sliding doors … Continue reading Thanks to King Abdullah – Saudis are awakening to their potential