U. S. President George Bush will observe the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution, and will mark the day with an official proclamation. According to the White House the President says, "we celebrate the Hungarians who defied an empire to demand their liberty; we recognize the friendship between the United States and Hungary; and we reaffirm our shared desire to spread freedom to people around the world. "

Chinese officials are trying to stamp out bad English found on most street signs and other labels in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics. Mistranslated phrases are a common problem throughout China with many street signs and product labels making little sense. "Chinglish" is often a cause of confusion and embarrassment.

The invention of Welshman Howard Stapleton of a device which claims to repel teenagers, has won this year's peace prize at the Ig Nobels - a spoof version of the real Nobel prizes. According to the BBC, the device makes a high-pitched noise that is annoying to teenagers but is inaudible to adults.

A high school biology and earth science teacher has been charged with felony for allegedly creeping into a cemetery vault with two teenage students and taking photos of them handling corpse's bones. Candace Longworth will face a 10 years in prison if convicted. Authorities have charged Longworth with a charge of disturbing and defiling a dead person from a place of burial and two misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The teenagers have been charged as "juveniles. "

A farm in Wisconsin is home to its third white buffalo - the animal is considered sacred by many American Indian tribes in bringing good luck and peace. Dave Heider told the AP, "We took one look at it and I can't repeat what I thought, but I thought, 'Here we go again. "'