In January, when Justine Henin was riding a 32-match victory streak, retirement seemed as preposterous a thought as a switch to a two-handed backhand. But much has apparently changed in four months, and on Wednesday, there was Henin, dry-eyed and eloquent at a news conference in her native Belgium as she called it a career at age 25, effective immediately. “It’s a page that’s turning; I don’t... 

Yves Rossy, the swiss rocket man or fusion man, A 48 year old man has successfully jumped out of a plane over the Alps using a new improved version of his jet propelled hang-glider. Yves Rossy has spent five years training for the event and was helped by four jet engines. The dream of flight has dominated man’s imagination since time began. Now Yves Rossy from Switzerland says he has become... 

Indian police blamed terrorists for blasts that killed as many as 60 people in the northern Indian city of Jaipur yesterday in the South Asian nation’s deadliest attack in more than a year. “It is a terrorist plot, it is obvious,” said A.S. Gill, director general of police. Some people were detained for questioning as the authorities imposed a curfew in 15 regions of Jaipur, known... 

Air pollution heavy in small particles may cause blood clots in the legs, the same condition air travelers call “economy class syndrome” from immobility during flight, researchers said. U.S. scientists say they have linked long-term exposure to air pollution to a greater risk of deep vein thrombosis, or blood clots in the leg. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine,... 

European automobile company Renault-Nissan has joined hands with India’s Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) on Monday to launch a small car in India by 2011 that will compete with Tata Motors’ Nano on price point US$2500. “Mr Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director of Bajaj and Mr Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault and Nissan, on Monday announced they would form a joint-venture company to develop,... 

BBC Reports that US police are to carry out excavation work at a Californian ranch to search for more possible victims of notorious mass murderer, Charles Manson, who killed Sharon Tate. They believe more bodies may be buried at the ranch in the Death Valley national park where Manson and his followers hid after the killings. Manson was convicted in 1969 of killing seven people, including the actress... 

Colin Leahy, A former American Idol contestant,  who considered himself similar to Clay Aiken has been arrested for two counts of child endangerment. The 23-year-old was caught sending sex-laced text messages to a 12-year-old boy and propositioning a ten-year old while volunteering at a Brooklyn elementary school. Special schools investigator Richard Condon said the 23-year-old was charged with two... 

Israel is marking its 60th anniversary of Independence Day with a great sense of pride - but also uncertainty about its future. AS Israelis celebrate the 60th anniversary of the independence of their fledgling country, many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank still consider today’s date as a mark of a great catastrophe. Both sides are still caught up in extremely fragile diplomatic... 

Myanmar’s military government raised its death toll on Tuesday from the devastating Cyclone Nargis to just under 22,500 people, state media reported. An additional 41,000 people were missing as a result of the cyclone, which ploughed into the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday, triggering a massive storm surge that swept inland. “More deaths were caused by the tidal wave than the storm itself,”... 

Google owned YouTube is apparently down again for unknown reasons. The first report came via e-mail eight hours ago on the outage. It was hard to verify it at that time, but it is sure that the YouTube is not working now. There are reports of the same nature coming from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and here in Massachusetts. Been going on for at least an hour, it would seem, maybe longer. Some people...