Chasing his "amazing dream," 58-year-old Miles Hilton-Barber has set a world record as the first blind person to fly halfway across the world. Hilton-Barber, who lost his eyesight about 20 years ago, had voice-output technology installed on all the navigational devices on his microlight aircraft so he could complete the 13,500-mile flight from London to Sydney. Hilton-Barber, accompanied by his sighted co-pilot Storm Smith, took off in the two-seater microlight aircraft from Biggin Hill air base in south London on March 7.

BBC viewers in Scotland have created a storm over a weatherman's alleged description of their town as "nowheresville" during a television broadcast. During two separate weather bulletins, Tomasz Schafenaker said there would be rain in the northwest of Scotland, adding that it would be "mainly in the Western Isles, mainly in nowheresville. " Scottish BBC viewers were not too kind in responding to Schafenaker's description of their hometown. According to Ananova, Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil said he has been overwhelmed with angry complaints following the weatherman's remarks. He said one complainer described Schafernaker's comment as "insulting, ignorant and self-satisfied. "

A 55-year-old scooter riding woman was reportedly rescued from a trap six feet underground. The woman was driving the motor scooter in an open storm drain and became trapped in it. She has no life threatening injuries and is recovering from the accident.

Last week's freak snowstorm in western New York knocked down several trees and stranded thousands in dark. But Georgianna Verrastro believes that her home was spared by the storm because a higher power was watching over her family that day. As proof she mentioned what happened to a statue of Jesus near her home.

As almost 50 percent of the Philippines was plunged into darkness from Thursday until late Saturday afternoon because of the ravages brought by Typhoon "Milenyo" (international codename: Xangsase). Interesting scenes of socioeconomic disparity were being played out in the various hotels and the squatting community. While the rich and the ultra-rich checked into first-class hotels ato await power restoration. Those who have less in life had to endure the sweltering heat, not to mention disease carrying mosquito bites.