Aden, March 4 (IANS) Unknown gunmen attacked a care home for the elderly in Yemen’s southern port city Aden on Friday, killing 17 people including four Indian nurses, a security official said. The home was…
Tokyo, March 4 (IANS) Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday ordered the suspension of construction of a new US military base in Okinawa prefecture. “The government has decided to accept the court-mediated settlement plan,”…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Greenland’s snowy surface has become darker over the past two decades due to high absorption of heat and a rise in snowmelt, finds a new study. The results showed that…
London, March 4 (IANS) Studying chimpanzee behaviour across Africa, researchers have discovered a previously unknown aspect of man’s closest living relatives: they love to throw stones at trees. While the researchers do not yet know…
Johannesburg, March 4 (IANS) High-risk, unprotected sex is more likely for young men than women – even among educated urban populations – reveals a study, suggesting that males are at least 10 times more likely…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Accepting a job below your skill level can be severely penalising, says a study, because of the perception that someone who does this is less committed or less competent. To…
Beijing, March 4 (IANS) China had to pay a high price for its one-child policy which it recently abolished, admitted Fu Ying, spokesperson of the 12th National People’s Congress, on Friday, the eve of the…
Harare, March 4 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed and 36 injured in a collision between two buses on Harare-Bulawayo Highway in Zimbabwe, the media reported on Friday. One bus suffered a tyre-burst and…
Pyongyang, March 4 (IANS) North Korea on Friday strongly condemned the new UN Security Council resolution and threatened to take resolute measures against it. The new resolution, which further tightens sanctions against North Korea, is…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Longer campaign cycles, filled with numerous televised debates and constant news reporting and social media coverage, are to blame for the rise of extremist politicians, says a new study. Longer…
Toronto, March 4 (IANS) Excessive intake of coffee is likely to reduce the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune condition affecting the nerve cells, finds a study. The findings, which add to the growing…
Mosul, March 4 (IANS) At least fifteen Islamic State militants and two Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers were killed on Friday in attacks launched by the IS in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The security official…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 4 (IANS) People were back to wearing masks in the smog-laden Chinese capital on Friday, the eve of the annual session of parliament that is set to discuss the worsening…
New York, March 4 (IANS) A researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a Donald Trump Twitterbot that tweets out remarkably Trump-like statements such as “Im what IS (Islamic State) doesnt need.” Dubbed…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Whether your goal is overall weight loss or better overall health, researchers recommend snacking on peanuts or peanut butter three to four times a week. According to a new study,…
FAST & FURIOUS 6, from left: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, 2013. ph: Giles Keyte/©Universal Pictures New York, March 4 (IANS) Male friendships, portrayed and often winked at in bromance movies, can actually make men more…
PHOTOGRAPHERS: BILL STAFFORD, JAMES BLAIR, REGAN GEESEMAN New York, March 4 (IANS) Imagine a doctor robot that could display the patient’s temperature and pulse and even reacts to a patient’s mood. Now, Cornell University researchers…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 4 (IANS) Chinas defence spending will increase by about 7 to 8 percent this year, the government said on Friday, adding that the rise was lower than that of last…
Jerusalem, March 4 (IANS) A Palestinian woman was shot dead by Israeli security forces in the West Bank on Friday after she allegedly attempted to run over a soldier and injured him. The incident occurred…
Bangkok, March 4 (IANS) After weeks of warnings over impending shortages brought by a dry spell, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assured Bangkok residents that their water supply will last until July, the media…