London, Dec 17 (IANS) Dropping cholesterol to the lowest level possible — to levels similar to those we were born with — may help reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or fatal heart disease…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The US has demanded the return of an underwater drone that was seized by China in the disputed South China Sea as an American crew was moving in to retrieve it,…
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) Beijing and about two dozen cities saw the year’s worst smog on Saturday, which may last for days, making pollution worse in a country where 1.2 million die of it annually….
New York, Dec 17 (IANS) Researchers have found that Zika-linked abnormalities that occur in human fetuses are more extensive — and severe — than previously thought, and that other birth defects are more common than…
Port Moresby, Dec 17 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale jolted the area 60 km east of Taron, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Finnish health care technology company Health Care Success (HCS) on Saturday said it entered into an agreement with New Delhi-based Immpetus Enterprises LLP to launch a wide range of fitness…
By Arun Kumar Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Hillary Clinton did not lose the White House race to Donald Trump. She was done in by (FBI director James) Comey, the Constitution, and now the Russians! That’s…
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Researchers have identified a molecule that impairs the lungs’ ability to repair damages on their own after developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that makes it makes it hard for sufferers…
Tehran, Dec 17 (IANS) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano will arrive in Iran’s capital Tehran on Sunday to discuss the implementation of Iranian nuclear deal, known as JCPOA, with the senior…
Tehran, Dec 17 (IANS) Foreign ministers from Iran, Russia, and Turkey are likely to meet in Moscow on December 27 to discuss the situation in Syria following the recent developments in the country. “Our Foreign…
London, Dec 17 (IANS) In a finding that could put an end to the use of medication in the treatment of social anxiety disorder, researchers have shown that structured talk therapy or cognitive alone has…
Ankara, Dec 17 (IANS) A bus transporting soldiers was hit by an explosion in central Turkey that killed at least 13 of them, the Turkish General Staff stated on Saturday. The explosion near Erciyes University…
Tokyo, Dec 17 (IANS) Japanese scientists have in a breakthrough developed a new technique that can manipulate people’s brain activity to boosts their self-confidence, a finding that opens the potential treatments for conditions such as…
Kabul, Dec 17 (IANS) Five female airport workers along with a driver were killed after gunmen fired bullets on their vehicle in Kandahar city, capital of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, on Saturday, media reported. “The firing…
London, Dec 17 (IANS) The sense of well-being and relaxation experienced during sauna bathing can help reduce risk of dementia, new research suggests. In a 20-year follow-up study involving 2,000 middle-aged men, the researchers found…
New York, Dec 17 (IANS) Soon after Facebook and Twitter clarified that they will not help US President-elect Donald Trump’s idea of developing a Muslim registry, tech giants like Google, Apple and global cab-hailing app…
Karachi, Dec 17 (IANS) Succumbing to the pressure exerted by religious parties, which threatened to launch a protest movement and lay siege to the provincial assembly building, the Sindh government has announced that it would…
New York, Dec 17 (IANS) Facebook’s solar-powered plane Aquila, designed to beam internet to remote parts of the world, crash-landed earlier this year because of strong winds that rendered its autopilot system confused, according to…
Seoul, Dec 17 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hinted that he may run for the presidency of his native South Korea. Ban’s term as the world’s top diplomat expires at the end of…
New York, Dec 17 (IANS) A mistakenly sold bag containing samples from the first manned mission to the moon belongs to the woman who bought it in a sale “conducted according to law”, a US…