Maradona owns up to 'Hand of God' Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona, seen here in June 2005, admitted for the first time that he had deliberately used his hand to score a controversial goal against England in the 1986 World Cup (AF...
President Putin dresses up to play war games Russian President Vladimir Putin sits inside the Tupolev-160 strategic bomber jet at the Moscow's Chkalovsky military airport (AFP) President Vladimir Putin donned navy uniform to watch a missile...
First woman White House head chef hired In this photograph provided by the White House, Chef Cristeta 'Cris' Comerford prepares a meal inside the White House kitchen in this July 17, 2002, photo. Kitchen duties may have traditionally been vi...
Nowadays, auto-flush motion sensor toilets are in schools, airports, hotels, and tourist spots around the world. But do you know who invented this modern convenience? The answer may surprise you. It was Teng Hung-Chi of Nantou, Taiwan, who w...
Napoleon 'tried to learn English' Napoleon wanted to be read the London papers Napoleon Bonaparte was keen to learn English while in exile, documents shown in Britain for the first time reveal. The deposed French emperor apparently wanted to...
MARILYN MONROES FINAL DAYS The last few weeks of Marilyns life were not just a straight drug-induced run to the grave. Some days she was able to pick herself up, and Truman Capote, lunching with her early in June, was surprised to note, The...