London, December 29: Bakers in Bucharest decorated a new page in Guiness Book of World Records for baking the world's heaviest cake, weighing 619 pounds.
The fruit-and-cream cake, adorned with the Romanian and European Union flags along with reading "Happy New Year 2009", had been commissioned by the capital for the annual winter festivities.
A representative for the annually published reference book handed out a document to Mayor Sorin Oprescu certifying the accomplishment, reports the Telegraph.
In a bid to enhance the shareholders’ value, country’s No. 4 software services exporter, Satyam Computer Services has decided to engage the services of DSP Merrill Lynch.
Earlier on Saturday evening, the company decided to postpone its December 29 meeting and also enlarged the agenda, which was only to discuss the buyback option.
It is learnt that the Satyam Computer Services could also see a change in the composition of its board when it meets on January 10 (as against the earlier date of December 29).
London, Dec 28: The United Kingdom is very likely to be the next target of the militant group, al Qaeda.
"Al Qaeda has failed to stage any major attack since 9/11. US drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal area have made al Qaeda desperate to launch an attack with major resonance during 2009," The Dawn quoted Observer correspondent Jason Burke, as saying.
Lahore, Dec. 29: Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has criticized the Pakistan government's move to take over its schools, by saying, if the government is unable to run its own institutions properly then how can it manage JuD schools?
"How will the government run these institutions when it is unable to run its own?" a JuD spokesperson said, referring to the dismal state of government's educational institutions.
The Punjab government had appointed special supervisors for JuD schools and dispensaries after the UN banned it, the Daily Times reported.
According to the paper, the Punjab government had decided not to shutdown charity organizations run by the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa, but monitor them.
Washington, Dec 29: Troubled singer Amy Winehouse reportedly has a fear that she will join the `27 Club' - the tragic group of rock stars who died at a very young age.
The `Rehab' hitmaker's drug-fuelled lifestyle is no secret to the public and she last month spent time in hospital after suffering an adverse reaction to medication.
Now, Alex Haines, a former aide to the 25-year-old has lifted the lid on her fears.
London, Dec 29: England midfielder David Beckham, who is on a loan switch to AC Milan, is so fit that he can play at the top level until 2015.
The Italian giants are eager to make the deal permanent, and club medic Jean-Pierre Meerseeman believes that Beckham, who turned 34 in May, can play on until 2015.
That is the amazing verdict of the doctor who gave the England star his medical approval at AC Milan, The Sun reported.