Provides the latest RSS feeds for Weird News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page India Gazette.com http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/cat/76fb320dcacdad95/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 04:03:24 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:03:24 -0400 30 A spokesman for Uganda's government says President Yoweri Museveni's administration will continue with investigations into a security breach despite, criticisms that it is contravening the constitution. "That is not true that the government is stifling freedom of the press or freedom of the people of Uganda,rdquo; said government spokesman Fred Opolot. "The police and the government [are] ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214643752/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214643752/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Webcomics are a popular, diverse and increasingly widespread format that most people are blissfully unaware. To address this, an interview was conducted with the team behind the popular UK-based webcomic Exterminatus ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214655688/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:50 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214655688/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 The NT News reports.Far North Queensland keepers of the world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity sang the old croc Happy Birthday before giving him the 20kg meat cake topped with candles."He destroyed it in about 30 seconds," Marineland Melanesia croc wrangler Billy Craig said. "It's one of the biggest meals he's had - we decided to spoil him."The 5.48m ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214653178/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:51 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214653178/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 /enpproperty--> Unilateral actions taken by Japan since last year, including the decisions to "purchase" and "nationalize" the Diaoyu Islands, have pushed Sino-Japanese relations to their lowest point in four decades. Japan claims that the Diaoyu Islands were terra nullius before it discovered and incorporated it into the Japanese territory. But the truth is, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214650245/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:35:14 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214650245/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214650246/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:23:06 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214650246/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 In rugby, a scrum can become a ruck with the right fend. Play starts at the gain line and moves toward the try line, unless a team opts for a Garryowen. You can be onside, offside, openside or even on the full. A drop goal -- worth three points -- is not to be confused with a drop kick, which is not to be confused with a grubber kick. Speaking of confusion, even players themselves can have ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214650247/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:12:53 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214650247/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Decorated garden gnomes designed by celebrities are seen at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214643992/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:09 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214643992/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Kanye West’s debuted a new song, ';New Slaves,'; for a mass audience on Saturday Night Live this weekend, and as an art project last ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214641400/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:46 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214641400/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends a gay rights flag raising event at Toronto City Hall May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Brett ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214642218/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:03:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214642218/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the budding ranks of new cannabis growers face a quandary over what to do with the excess stems, roots and leaves from their ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214641512/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:27 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214641512/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Karl Rove addresses the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. (Steve Helber) Karl Rove is offering America a super-sized serving of political cynicism. Since the controversy over the targeting of grassroots tea party groups for extra scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214640149/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:24 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214640149/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Security firm Norman, investigating cyber-espionage-related to a Norwegian telecom company, the Pakastani government and others, says a lot of its findings lead to the word "Appin," which happens to be the name of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214641185/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:34 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214641185/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 ROME (Reuters) - A man climbed onto a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica on Monday and unfurled a banner protesting against a "political horror show", an apparent reference to Italy's embattled coalition struggling with recession and high ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214640150/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:49:10 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214640150/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Willis is the pseudonym of Nadia Khiari, a cartoonist from Tunisia whose acerbic and ironic drawings are gaining an international following, mainly through social media and selected journals. Michel Kichka is the prominent Belgian-born, Israel-based cartoonist whose work is viewed eagerly in his adopted country. In Cannes, they joined fellow cartoonists Plantu of France and Dilem of Algeria to ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214638787/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:51:37 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214638787/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 "Burger Bash," developed by NMA-TV, lets you throw burgers at Ariel Castro -- the man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his Cleveland home for 10 ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214635861/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:50:06 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214635861/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Video: Has Mad Men ruined the rest of TV? Jokes about these matters abound. Snippy comments, acid remarks, one-liners. Most can be found on Twitter, 140 characters at a time. One good joke gets repeated ceaselessly.Our current circumstance helps us put into perspective, I think, the dearth of good TV comedy these days. In recent weeks I've written about both Louis C.K. and Amy Schumer, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214635862/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:47:57 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214635862/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 LONDON (Reuters) - Two microscope slides bearing the blood of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi are to go on sale in London on Tuesday and are expected to fetch from 10,000 pounds to 15,000 pounds ($15,200-$22,800). The slides were obtained in ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214636004/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:25:23 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214636004/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 PRAGUE (Reuters) - Rail passengers searching for love in the Czech capital need look no further than the daily commute as the city makes plans to designate carriages on its underground trains for ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214635863/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:25:12 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214635863/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 FRESNO, Calif. -; Two suspects arrested for breaking into a car in Central California accidentally called 911 on a cellphone, which led police to ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214635057/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:41 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214635057/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Greek authorities evacuated the seafront Monday after a swimmer found a corroded artillery shell just 10 yards from dry land, fished it out and presented it to a ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214634701/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:40 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214634701/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 showed us what happens when Sterling Cooper employees get free injections of a supplement containing "B vitamins and a mild stimulant" that provides two to three days' worth of surging creative energy, a concoction I'm sure there's a street name for nowadays. Ken, Don, and Stan get the injection, and soon after, brainstorm meetings turn into weird idea-spew sessions where ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214634495/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:31 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214634495/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 One-eyed police killer Dale Cregan "bizarrely" pleaded not guilty to two murders despite admitting them "numerous times", a jury has been ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214633280/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:29:17 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214633280/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 The new England football kit has been revealed and was instantly compared to West Germany's 1970s outfit by some fans. New sponsor Nike have opted for a simple design, with a rounded collar and navy badge. But fans have taken to social media sites to vent their displeasure at the kit's likeness to England's great rivals. One user wrote: "New England kit? looks more ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214633281/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:23:06 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214633281/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 CHICAGO -; A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214631925/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:39:51 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214631925/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 James Bond's geiger counter wristwatch from hit movie Thunderball has turned up following years of mystery about its whereabouts after it was found at a car boot sale. The prop, one of the many gadgets used by 007 during his half century on-screen - was key to the plot of the film as it helped the secret agent locate stolen atomic weapons during underwater scenes in the 1965 film. The ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214632122/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:23:13 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214632122/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Monday night's Stoop Storytelling show at Center Stage, Kuhn will share with a crowd of strangers how he came to terms with being gay. As the show approached, he spent a considerable amount of time revisiting his breakthrough moment, practiced his monologue several times and now says he's more or less ready. So what's the hitch? "I'm kind of terrified of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214632123/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:13:12 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214632123/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 From a restaurant owner who hid cash receipts in "seasoned octopus" boxes to a self-proclaimed governor of Alabama who buried gold coins in his yard, here are some of the wildest tax fraud investigations the IRS has undertaken in the past ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214629617/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:30:15 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214629617/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 As in other spheres of life, there is no shortage of folk tales in investing. The history of the Indian stock market may be shorter compared to the developed markets globally, but that has not stopped investment gurus from trying to force-fit some of these sayings in the Indian context. While some of these rules like 'Sell in May and go away' are based on the seasonality of stock ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214626153/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:35:49 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214626153/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 It's been more than a decade since Bill Clinton put a face on the concept of obfuscation when he uttered the now infamous words "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." Thankfully, PolitiFact has resurrected the is defense in their ongoing protection of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214625186/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:05:34 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214625186/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Comedian Jon Stewart speaks during the "12-12-12" benefit concert for victims of Superstorm Sandy at Madison Square Garden in New York December 12, 2012. REUTERS/Lucas ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214625848/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:52:41 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214625848/scat/76fb320dcacdad95