Over 50 bodies recovered from Indonesian airforce plane crash

According to an Indonesian Red Cross official, the death toll as a result of the military transport plane crash has risen to 53. The C-130 Hercules which took off from Jakarta on Tuesday with about 113 people on board, made two stops at Pekanbaru and Dumai before crashing in a residential area in Medan, Indonesia.
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Forbes: World Highest-Paid Superstars of 2015

FORBES has once again released one of their famous list of Highest-Paid celebrities of 2015 with Floyd Mayweather topping the chart with a whooping sum of $300 million.Those that made the top 50 are:

1. Floyd Mayweather: $300 million

2. Manny Pacquiao: $160 million

3. Katy Perry: $135 million

4. One Direction: $130 million

5. Howard Stern: $95 million

6. Garth Brooks: $90 million

Transition of a 10 year old transgender

                                                                  Lia Hegarty                                    (C)Facebook

When adults make the decision to change their sexuality because they feel their gender identity does not match the gender that was 'assigned'  to them at birth, we relate with them because we feel they are matured enough to take such decision. However, when a minor feels the need to do the same, I cant but ask, should age be an important criteria before being allowed to take such a decision? Afterall, if there are age limits to getting married, driving, buying alchohol etc, shouldnt there be an age limit to gender transition?

World's Ugliest Animal

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The blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus) is an extremely rare deep sea fish, found off the coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania, as well as the waters of New Zealand. They have no skeleton and no real muscles as they are simply made up of jelly-like substance. Because of their low density flesh, the blobfish's shape is very different when out of water.
The blobfish was voted the "World's Ugliest Animal" in September 2013. The initiative was to draw attention to some of the world's endangered species that are close to extinction.

Avoid parking on the wrong spot!

In case the driver missed the clearly labeled disabled sign on this parking spot, he returned to his car to find it had been completely covered in blue and white sticky notes, visibly showing a huge disabled symbol stuck across the driver's door. The gesture clearly sent the message: Do not leave your car in a disabled parking space without an official badge! The man, under the watchful eyes of amused onlookers attempted to drive off before realising his vision was seriously impaired by the blue and white notes on his windscreen.

Swimming coach breaks underwater record

Alice Hickson, the 25 year old from Bristol has again added another tally to her record by swimming underwater for 174 meters without fins or breathing apparatus. Alice, who is a World champion and National record holder in free-diving, achieved this feat at the Individual AIDA Pool World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Picture of the day!

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......a red squirrel trying to reach for a walnut

Tunisia hit by terrorist attack!

At least 39 people were killed and many others wounded on a seaside resort hotel in Tunisia on Friday, when a gunman opened fire on innocent sunbathers. The killer was said to have unleashed the terror with an AK47 on the victims, many of which were Western tourists.
More pictures of the attacks after the cut.

Funny Illustration

.....How true is this in 2015?

Man caught raping a goat!

When news of rapes breaks out, one automatically expects it to be associated with a fellow human, but when an animal is involved, one begins to question the sanity of the culprit. So it is with a case of a South African man caught having canal knowledge with a goat in Shapeville, Gauteng.

Pakistan heatwave kills over 600 people

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Karachi, the most populous city in Pakistan which was struck by heatwave, has since seen people dropping dead with a death toll of over 600. On the streets are corpses covered in flies, bodies piled high and hospitals are heavily relying on volunteers and donors for ice, water and spare beds.

Picture of the day!

A migrant attempting to smuggle himself in the undercarriage of a lorry

Death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev extending his middle finger to security camera in his jail cell (C) US Attorney's office

"I am sorry for the lives I have taken, for the suffering that I have caused you, for the damage I have done, irreparable damage", those were the words of the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 21-year-old who was part of the mastermind behind the explosion that killed 3 people and injured an estimated 264 others, as well as killing a police officer three days later.

What would you do???

 

 This picture has been trending since father's day but can we just sit back for a minute and ask ourselves, "What would I do if my daughter/son did this to my new car on father/mother's day?". A reader said: " I will buy her an expensive phone and write boldly on the screen 'I love you too sweetheart!'". Don't you think the age of the child should be a determining factor for your reaction....if you are going to react at all!