Kosovo Becomes World's 195th Independent Country

The former Serbian province of kosovo unilaterally declared independence on Sunday (February 17) and became recognized as the world's 195th country on Monday. The United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, and other countries have officially recognized Kosovo as an independent country. With international recognition, Kosovo meets the criteria for independent country status and became one of the world's newest country. Nonetheless,Serbia continues to claim that Kosovo remains a Serbian province and Russia and China are against the declaration.

GILLI

Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971), nicknamed Gilly or Church,is an Australian international cricketer. He is an aggressive left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who re-defined the role for the Australian national team. He is considered to be one of the best wicket-keeper-batsmen in the history of the game.
He holds the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in both Test and One Day International cricket. His strike rate is amongst the highest in the history of both One-day and Test cricket and he currently holds the record for the second fastest century in Test match cricket.He is the only player to have hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.His 17 Test and 16 ODI centuries are the most by a wicket-keeper.He holds the unique record of scoring at least 50 runs in successive World Cup finals (in 1999, 2003 and 2007)and is one of only three players to have won three titles.
Gilchrist is renowned for walking when he considers himself to be out, sometimes contrary to the decision of the umpire.
He made his first-class debut in 1992, his first One-Day International appearance in 1996 and his Test debut in 1999. During his career, he has played for Australia in 96 Test matches and over 270 One-day internationals. He has been Australia's vice-captain in both forms of the game since 2000, captaining the team when regular captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were unavailable.
He announced his retirement from international cricket on January 26, 2008 (effective in early March 2008), during the final test match of the summer against India at Adelaide, one day after he broke the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket keeper.However, he will still continue playing cricket in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition.

Emirates Palace -The world's costliest hotel at $3.8 billion

Fancy bathing in champagne, sleeping between scented sheets and cooling off round the pool with the help of hotel staff armed with water sprays? Everyone will be treated like royalty; after all, they are at the Palace. Costing a rumored $3.8 billion (£2 billion), the Emirates Palace is the most expensive hotel ever built. Its owner, the government of Abu Dhabi, knows that the Palace will never make a profit. But that doesn’t matter as the idea was to impress the world by creating the most lavish seven-star experience conceivable. Here’s an exclusive sneak preview to find out what on earth they spent all that money on. It is a colossus- the architects describe it as the Taj Mahal of the Middle East, though its dusky-pink granite and rose-colored marble facade, delicate Arabic carvings, endless domes and scalloped arches are much more in keeping with Granada’s magnificent Alhambra. Just to walk around the place would take almost an hour.

Longest tongue in the world

Stephen Taylor (UK) has a tongue that measures 9.5 cm (3.74 in) from the tip to the centre of his closed top lip. It was measured on the set of 'Lo Show dei Record' in Milan, Italy on January 5, 2006.

News to make every indian proud

NEW DELHI:Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been selected unanimously by the Royal Society for awarding the King Charles II Medal.

The Society is an independent scientific academy of the U.K. dedicated to promoting excellence in science.

The prestigious medal is awarded to foreign Heads of State for extraordinary contributions to the promotion of science. It has only been awarded once in the past, to Emperor Akihito of Japan in 1998. The Council of the Royal Society, after discussions in February this year, was unanimous in wishing to award the medal to Mr. Kalam in appreciation of his service to science. In a recent letter to the President, the Society noted that only a few Heads of State around the world have an active interest in science and are promoting science national and internationally.

"Under your office, Science and Technology investment in India has radically increased, as have science popularisation activities. As a scientist yourself, you made significant contributions to the Indian space and defence programmes. As Chairman of the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, and in your role in producing India's Technology Vision 2020, you built a road map for transforming India from developing status into a developed nation. It gives the Society great pleasure to see a Principal Scientific Adviser rise to the level of President," the Society said.

Microsoft makes $45bn bid to buy Yahoo

Microsoft has proposed to Yahoo's Board Of Directors ,that Microsoft acquire all Yahoo shares for $31, which is currently estimated to be worth $44.6 billion. Yahoo shareholders would get either cash or Microsoft shares (0.9509 of shares per 1 Yahoo share), though the entire deal couldn't involve more than half payment overall in cash ($22.3 billion). The price is said by Microsoft to be 62 percent higher than what Yahoo shares went for as of the close of trading yesterday. Note that former Yahoo CEO Terry Semel has just stepped down chairman of the board, with existing board member Roy Bostock now stepping up.

World's Longest Film

The burning of the red lotus temple 1620min(27hr)
Die Zweite Heimat - Chronik Einer Jugend 1532min(25hr)
Grandmother Martha 1452min(24hr)
Berlin Alexanderplatz 931min(15hr)
Heimat - Eine Deutsche Chronik 924min(15hr)