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Aishwarya pregnant, India goes gaga
Chinese, Indian or Thai? Would you like a cockroach with that?
Japan's quake refugees turn to sex toys
Best of the Paris Air Show
Exposed: Tourist blackjack scam in Vietnam
A curious gallery of half-naked, queer Indians
People watching: A voyeur's guide to Tokyo
Great Australian Slang Dictionary: 33 essential phrases

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 01:25 AM PDT

'Aishwarya pregnant' -- two words dominating news headlines and Twitter trends in India today.

Former Miss World, and international moviestar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is pregnant.

Though Aishwarya has fended off pregnancy rumors for the past year, it was her father-in-law, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, who broke the big news on behalf of Bollywood's "first family."

And he did so in capital letters on his Twitter account, just as Indians were wrapping up dinner around 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

Chinese, Indian or Thai? Would you like a cockroach with that?

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:37 PM PDT

Sydney's well known for its ever-expanding Chinatown and ever-present Thai and Indian restaurants.

Less known is that these three cuisines are topping a list they don't want to: the New South Wales Food Authority's penalty register. This organization patrols the town and issues fines to dirty restaurants.

Japan's quake refugees turn to sex toys

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:45 PM PDT

According to tabloid-translation site Tokyo Reporter, Japan's top sex toy manufacturer has created a sensation in recovery efforts by donating hundreds of its most popular product to Tohoku shelters.

Tenga's can-shaped, lubricant-filled "synthetic vaginas" have already caused a (neatly contained) splash with teens and loners around the world.

Now, we're told, they're doing their part to ease tensions in crowded shelters up north.

Best of the Paris Air Show

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:30 PM PDT

There are few things that get plane geeks as excited as the bi-annual Paris Air Show, which is currently ongoing at Le Bourget exhibition center until June 26.

For the past 100 years, the Paris Air Show has been one of the world's biggest airline industry events. Historically, it was the venue where the world got a glimpse of technology that eventually revolutionized flight: the Concorde, the Airbus A380, the Ariane rocket and many more.

There's no shortage of sexy new aircraft making their debut at this year's show, with 2,000 exhibitors displaying over 140 aircraft. Here are some of the superstars at this year's Paris Air Show.

Exposed: Tourist blackjack scam in Vietnam

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Inside a small house in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, four people sit at a table playing blackjack.

"Uncle Manoy" is dealing. He says he's a professional dealer at the "Royal Hotel."

"Cousin Louie" sits opposite. He has told the woman beside him, Martha, that he is a local gym teacher.

Sitting across from Martha is a man who Manoy introduces as a banker from Singapore. Most players would consider him the ideal opponent; he's throwing around lots of cash carelessly.

The "banker" ups the ante to US$1,000. Martha's heart pounds. She has 21 but not enough cash to keep going. Manoy, who has previously agreed to be her "secret partner," winks and lends her the necessary US$1,000. She wins again.

A curious gallery of half-naked, queer Indians

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:58 PM PDT

In his new book, "Queer," photographer Sunil Gupta gets Indians to come out like you've never seen before

Years after coming out to his parents, Sunil Gupta's mother would, in passing conversation, still ask his friends, "Can you find him a wife?"

Gupta's father, an ex-military man, told him that being gay is "a phase and you will grow out it."

A series of autobiographical "documentary" photographs and other such conversations fill photographer Sunil Gupta's coffee-table book, "Queer", published by Prestel and Vadehra Art Gallery earlier this year.

People watching: A voyeur's guide to Tokyo

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:55 PM PDT

With 13 million residents and not a few sidewalk cafes, Tokyo is a fantastic city for kicking back and ogling the masses. So whether you're on the lookout for fashion, attitude, the high life or even the low life, enjoy the view at these five prime perches.

1. Shibuya: Mark City

Shibuya's best-known people-watching spot is the Starbucks overlooking the notorious "scramble" intersection, but a more interesting venue lies just across the street.

The Mark City shopping center, which connects Shibuya station with the Dogenzaka nightlife district, attracts a parade of office workers, gyaru, students and lunching ladies, all drawn to the mall's busy shops, restaurants and cafes.

Great Australian Slang Dictionary: 33 essential phrases

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:57 PM PDT

33. Fair go, mate. Fair suck of the sauce bottle. Fair crack of the whip

Made famous by the ill-fated politician Kevin Rudd, who enjoyed using Australian slang to speak to the electorate and often pleaded for a "fair suck." The phrase generally means that you want to be treated fairly.

"Fair suck" was coined by struggling Australian families who shared droppings of tomato sauce to flavor their meat. Such was the hard life that all they wanted was an equitable suck. In the fields, they needed a "fair crack of the whip." Fair go, mate.