Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson is known for his many exploits in the travel and tourism industry. From space tourism to new ventures in the railway sector, the British entrepreneur has a deep-set passion for high-end adventurous vehicles.
The Sydney teenage girl named Madeleine Pulver has been reported to be safe and freed from the bomb device attached to her for 10 hours. A bomb collar device was attached onto her by an unidentified man who broke into her family's mansion. He forcibly locked the collar around her neck then fled the scene, allow the teenager to call police.
An 18 year old girl was forced to wear an elaborate and sophisticated bomb device around her neck after an assailant broke into the teenager's home. Police spent the next 10 hours working to free the Australian teen from the live device preventing detonation and perhaps saving hundreds of lives in the wealthy Sydney town.
A teenage girl at the center of a major bomb scare in Sydney, Australia is holding up well and is being reassured by trained officers, police say.
Jay-Z and Kanye West have been celebrating the launch of their 'Watch the Throne' album in New York City. The pair - who joined forces to create the album, which is set to be released on August 8 - were partying all night to their own tracks.
Police are trying to defuse a bomb strapped to an 18-year-old girl in a multimillion-dollar mansion at Burrawong Avenue in Sydney, Australia.
According to a Bloomberg report, Samsung will be delaying the release of the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia under an agreement with Apple, until the patent lawsuit between the two companies is resolved. This is an interesting move by Samsung, and almost seems to suggest that the lawsuit isn't going well for Samsung. However, if federal judges in multiple countries come to the same conclusion that Samsung "slavishly" imitated the design and technology used for the iPad and iPho...
The Swiss franc held hefty gains in Asia on Wednesday, having rocketed to record highs as investors scrambled for a safe haven on renewed tensions in the euro zone debt market and worries about a global slowdown.
Apple won a big settlement against Samsung in Australia on Monday, a decision that could have far-reaching implications.
Studies show a strong link between different types of cancer and processed meats. Eating 50-grams of processed meat, or one hot dog a day, could give you a 21% risk of colorectal cancer, according to studies at the American Institute of Cancer Research.
For all you Discovery Channel enthusiasts out there, Shark Week 2011 is finally up on us! In honor of our toothy friends, we've come up with our own ways you can celebrate television's scariest week.
The most recent SlutWalk demonstration occurred in New Delhi, and more are scheduled around the world as women speak out against "rape-culture" to tell men around the world, "no means no."
Collated medallists after the eighth day of pool competition on day 16 of the world swimming championships in Shanghai on Sunday (* indicates medal winners on Sunday):
Most swimmers would be content with four world championships gold medals in a career, yet Michael Phelps left Shanghai with four from the meeting, frustrated and warning he would only get better.
Tiger Woods has signed up to play at the Australian Open in Sydney in November, organizers said Monday, making the former world number one a likely starter at the following week's Presidents Cup.
Congressional leaders and President Obama reached a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling in an effort to avoid the first U.S. default but a series of crucial votes in both chambers of Congress remain before the President can sign it into law.
Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips married fellow athlete Mike Tindall on Saturday in a private ceremony in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.
A study suggests that users of Internet Explorer have the lower IQ than the users of other Web browsers.
Michael Phelps, already the most successful Olympian of all time, picked up his third successive world 100 meters butterfly title on Saturday.
Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips married fellow athlete Mike Tindall on Saturday in a private ceremony in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.
Spectators and royal fans in Edinburgh, Scotland have gathered to witness the wedding of Britain's Zara-Phillips, the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, and England rugby captain Mike Tindall.
Not only is the Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, the highest paid elected leader in the world (bringing home a cool $2.4-million per year), but most of his top ministers earn in excess of $1-million annually (not including generous perks and pensions).
