Seoul, Aug 3 (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be one of the torch bearers for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday said Ban will fly to the host…
Kathmandu, Aug 3 (IANS) CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda was on Wednesday elected the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal, Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar said. Out of a total 573 votes cast, Prachanda…
Baghdad/London, Aug 3 (IANS) Royal Air Force fighter jets have bombed a major Islamic State training centre housed in a palace built by late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence…
London, Aug 3 (IANS) It may be counter-intuitive, but the more positive online reviews a product gets may actually lead to a net negative profit for the retailer, new research has found. A team of…
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Bats observe and remember surroundings to form a mental map of their environment which, with their excellent spatial memory, enables them to navigate with ease to important locations including roosts and…
New York, Aug 3 (IANS) The high levels of caffeine in energy drinks may lead to cardiac complications, suggests a case report. The case, reported in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 3 (IANS) Thousands of persons were affected by flooding in Myanmar’s Mandalay region, with many temporarily displaced from their homes, rescue officials said on Wednesday. Rescue efforts continued to limit the…
Kathmandu, Aug 3 (IANS) CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda was on Wedneesday elected the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal, Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar said. Out of a total 573 votes cast, Prachanda…
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has declined to endorse the re-election campaign of House speaker Paul Ryan, the highest-ranking member of his party here. “I like Paul, but these are horrible…
Istanbul, Aug 3 (IANS) The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has announced the dismissal of 94 officials, apparently as part of the measures taken to deter the potential supporters of Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara accuses of…
Dubai, Aug 3 (IANS) An Emirates plane flying from Kerala with 275 people on board caught fire after landing here on Wednesday, leading to the closure of Dubai airport, officials said. “Emirates can confirm that…
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Increased exposure to alcohol-related advertisements is raising the amount and frequency of drinking among adolescents, finds a study. The findings showed that exposure to various types alcohol marketing, including television advertisements,…
Dubai, Aug 3 (IANS) An Emirates plane flying from Kerala caught fire on a runway in Dubai on Wednesday, the airline said. “Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport at about…
Islamabad, Aug 3 (IANS) At least five militants were killed in a shootout with security forces in Pakistan’s northwest on Wednesday, the media reported. The exchange of firing was triggered off when militants opened fire…
The party animal Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) High school students or sophomores with mental health issues were more likely to use alcohol, tobacco and marijuana compared to those without symptoms, a study has revealed. The…
Tokyo, Aug 3 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet, appointing Tomomi Inada of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) the new Defence Minister. Abe’s spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Inada will…
Sydney, Aug 3 (IANS) Australia’s Perth zoo has been mourning the death a Sumatran tiger named Setia that had to be killed after a health check revealed a tumour growing in her abdomen. The decision…
Photo by richardquerrey New York/New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) With South Korean giant Samsung introducing a refreshing Galaxy Note 7 sporting an iris biometric scanner, the road ahead for Apple to safeguard its iPhone…
New York, Aug 3 (IANS) A genetic mutation may have helped early human beings to adapt to smoke exposure from fires, leading to an evolutionary advantage over other hominins, like Neanderthals, a study says. The…
New York, Aug 3 (IANS) Contradicting the widespread notion that millennials are the ‘hookup’ generation, a new study has found that today’s young people are actually less sexually active than those in the previous generation….