Secretary John Reid has been accused of panic measures over plans to use prison ships to ease overcrowding in jails in England and Wales.

Some drinkers are snorting vodka through the nose to get drunk more quickly in a fad that alcohol health workers say could be dangerous.

Acid etched frosted glass 750 ml bottle with genuine Swarovski Crystals makes this the most beautiful, luxurious and some would say "the most lavish bottled bottled water in the world.  Plus it’d be even better when you have a hot babe to drink it with.

Aspiring engineers with rockets, lunar landing modules and light beams competed for millions of dollars in prizes in the New Mexico desert on Friday and may show that personal space flight is just around the corner.

A diet high in refined cereals, and bread in particular, is associated with an elevated risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the main type of kidney cancer, according to a study in Italy.

Gibson showcased its new Les Paul HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar at the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention recently to much acclaim. In semi-public development for several years, the Gibson Digital Guitar is a genuine Gibson Les Paul, plus it uses digital technology.

An Austrian businessman announced Thursday that he would get rid of urinals shaped like a woman’s mouth from a public toilet near Vienna’s national opera, after facing pressure from politicians who demanded their removal. (w/pics)

The concept behind the Grancrete® system is simply to combine state-of-the-art materials with modern techniques to create structures that can be built anywhere in the world using local labor forces and mostly locally produced materials. Extremely durable structures can be built quickly and economically under virtually any topographic climatic conditions.

More than $380bn has either been stolen or wasted by Nigerian governments since independence in 1960 according to the chief corruption fighter, Nuhu Ribadu.  And Nigeria has "nothing much" to show for the missing money.

Thousands of U.S. troops are being barred from overseas duty because they are so deep in debt they are considered security risks, according to an Associated Press review of military records.

A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights.

An undergraduate program at Canada’s august University of Toronto offers discussions on flogging, restraint, and role-play, as well as an arts course called "Queerly Canadian." But teachers and students insist it’s a serious academic program that isn’t simply about sex.

With a 98% literacy rate and the high determination of its people, Vietnam will likely replace Thailand as the region’s second-largest economy after Singapore.