Life in Warsaw - Poland

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly 260 kilometres (160 mi) from the Baltic Sea and 300 kilometres (190 mi) from the Carpathian Mountains. 

Warsaw is an Alpha- global city, a major international tourist destination and an important economic hub in Central and Eastern Europe.It is also known as the "phoenix city" because it has survived many wars throughout its history. Most notably, the city had to be painstakingly rebuilt after the extensive damage it suffered from World War II, during which 80% of its buildings were destroyed. 

Toyota RAV4 EV - The only all electric SUV

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. revealed the highly anticipated all-new Toyota RAV4 EV at the 26th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles.

This all-electric SUV has an expected driving range rating of approximately 100 miles and charging time of approximately six hours on a 240V/40A charger. The RAV4 EV’s driving performance, dynamics and cargo capacity are equal to or exceed the gas powered RAV4 V6.

Arriving fully-equipped with an MSRP of $49,800 the RAV4 EV doesn’t compromise on performance, comfort or versatility.

World's longest train tunnel

Crossing the Alps and located in Switzerland, the world's longest train tunnel is scheduled to become operational at the end of 2016. The project consists of two parallel single track tunnels, each of a length of 57 km (35 miles). 

Local farmer unveils miniature submarine

Zhang Wuyi, local farmer with interests in scientific inventions, unveiled his double-seater submarine during a test operation at an artificial pool in Wuhan, China on May 7. The submarines, mainly designed for harvesting aquatic products, such as sea cucumber, have a diving depth of 20-30 meters, and can travel for 10 hours. 

1912 photos of Calcutta found in a Peter Lord shoebox in Edinburgh

Amazing collection of photographs depicting life in India a century ago are found in an old shoebox. A tennis party pose among tea trolleys: full-length dresses and sun hats for the ladies; shirt-sleeve order, neat moustaches and optional pipe for the men. 

One image shows buildings in the city of Calcutta lit up over the Lal Dighi body of water, commemorating a British royal visit, while another depicts ships arriving at the Chandpal Ghat, the main landing site for visitors to the city along the Hooghly River. 

All 178 of the plate-glass negatives were found inside a size-nine Peter Lord shoebox by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in Edinburgh. All 178 images were found in a Peter Lord shoebox in Edinburgh and are about 100 years old. 

A tennis party poses (one, far right, with a pipe) among tea trolleys in this 

photo taken in India around a century ago. 

Two men stick dance in front of a crowd in Maidan, Calcutta. The dance

represents a mock fight between legendary warrior Durga and the mighty 

demon king Mahishasura. 

Buildings on the south-east side of Lal Dighi, Calcutta, lit at night for the 

1912 British royal visit by King George V and Queen Mary.

Archivists have confirmed some of the images were definitely taken in 1912, 

when the royals visited. It was the only trip by a British monarch to India 

as Emperor of the subcontinent. 

King George V and the Queen arrive in Delhi in 1911. 

A crowded riverside with bathers at Chandpal Ghat in Calcutta, the main

landing site for visitors to the city along the Hooghly River. 

A street scene in an unknown location, capturing life in India at least 

a century ago. 

Ships arriving at Chandpal Ghat, while crowds gather by the docks.

A Jain temple complex in Calcutta. RCAHMS hopes that members of the 

public and photography enthusiasts might be able to shed more light on the

photographic discovery.

A street hairdresser giving a 'Hindustani haircut' (pudding bowl) 

in Strand Road South, Calcutta.

Celebrations for the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Calcutta in 1912. 

A Muhurram (sacred month) procession through a crowded Calcutta street 

with tazieh theatre performance in the background. Tazieh drama re-enacts heroic

tales of love and sacrifice. 

Calcutta is lit up for the royal visit; right, a group seated in two ferry canoes moored in a stream at an unknown location. 

Waterside with a group of washermen at a dhobi ghat (open-air laundry zone).