| Obama donates Nobel Peace Prize money US President Barack Obama has donated the $1.4 million that came with winning the Nobel Peace Prize to charity, the White House said... | |
| Obama names Clinton as certification authority of Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal United States President Barack Obama has appointed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the new certification authority to verify the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear agreement after every six... |
| 'Arrest of Afghan Taliban leaders in Pak aimed at derailing Afghan reconciliation' The recent surge in action by Pakistan against key Afghan Taliban commanders hiding inside the country is actually aimed at destabilising the budding reconciliation process in Afghanistan, experts have... |
| Mysterious cosmic 'dark flow' tracked deeper into universe A new study has tracked the mysterious cosmic 'dark flow' to twice the distance originally reported in the... |
| Students who understand Earth's geological age are more likely to accept human evolution A new study has determined that high school and college students who understand the geological age of the Earth (4.5 billion years) are much more likely to understand and accept human... |
| Nicolas Cage sued for breaking Rolls Royce classics lease Nicolas Cage has been sued for breaking the lease on two Rolls Royce... |
| Exploiting cancers' own architecture may lead to their destruction Scientists have now discovered a novel way of enhancing drug delivery to tumours: using cancer's own architecture to bring about its... |
| Long-term use of osteoporosis drug may weaken bones A new research has suggested that common drugs used to treat the brittle bone disease osteoporosis could make limbs easier to break if used for too... |
| Extreme and moderate heat may help cure tumours According to a new research treating tumors with extreme heat or moderate heat, aided by ultrasound guidance, may provide a possible therapeutic... |
| Soon, therapeutic socks for diabetics American scientists have developed a new nitric oxide-releasing cloth that may come handy in making a wrap for donor organs and therapeutic socks for... |
| Electronic drug information system reduces risk for ICU patients A new German study has demonstrated that doctors can lower the risk for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with the help of the electronic drug information system "AiDKlinik", which reduces the number of adverse drug interactions and adverse... |
| New ways for heart treatment A new American study has suggested new ways to improve heart... |
| 40,000-yr-old site in Australia may hold world's southernmost traces of early human life Reports indicate that Australian archaeologists have uncovered a 40,000-year-old tribal meeting ground, which they believe is the world's southernmost site of early human... |
| "Double burial" was practiced for 4,500 years in ancient Mexico The first known evidence of "double burials" has revealed that ancient people in what is now Mexico, routinely dug up decomposing bodies and took off their arms, legs, and heads, then reburied the bodies, for about 4,500... |
| Explosion by "Underwear Bomber" could not have blown up plane An experiment conducted by a BBC documentary team has proven that even if the "Underwear Bomber" had exploded his device on Christmas day, 2009, the Airbus A330 would have... |
| Scientists sniff sea salt smell nearly 900 miles away from any ocean In a new research, scientists have found that the process by which the smell of sea salt is created can occur in the atmosphere nearly 900 miles away from any... |
| Obesity protects the body from effects of overeating A new study has suggested that getting fatter may be part of your body's defence against the worst effects of unhealthy... |
| Google says it is prepared to leave China if censoring continues Search engine Google has said that it is not prepared for further censorship at the hand of the Chinese Government, and is ready to leave the country if pushed... |
| Plant hormones found to increase cotton yields during drought conditions Scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have found that a naturally occurring class of plant hormones called cytokinins has been found to help increase cotton yields during drought... |
| World crude oil production may peak a decade earlier than some predict In a new study, scientists in Kuwait have predicted that world conventional crude oil production will peak in 2014 - almost a decade earlier than some other... |
| Scientists leap over major hurdle in mass production of grapheme In a new study, scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of graphene, a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from supercomputers to cell... |
| Video-game ownership may impair kids' academic achievement Owning a video-game system may interfere with the academic achievement in some children, experts have pointed... |
| Waitress Jamie Jungers wins Tiger Woods' 'mistress' beauty pageant Cocktail waitress Jamie Jungers has won a beauty pageant organised among Tiger Woods' alleged... |
| Einstein's General Theory of Relativity passes biggest cosmic test Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity has passed its biggest test yet, with an analysis of more than 70,000 galaxies by scientists, supporting the... |
| Smoking for many years may reduce Parkinson's disease risk Smoking for a greater number of years may reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease, but smoking a larger number of cigarettes per day may not cut the risk, says a new... |
| Link between brain chemical, cognitive decline in schizophrenia demonstrated UC Davis researchers have demonstrated a link between brain chemical, cognitive decline in... |
| Brain mechanism offers insight into alcohol cravings and relapse US researchers have provided an insight into the molecular mechanisms associated with addiction and... |
| Temporary hearing deprivation can lead to 'lazy ear' Relatively short-term hearing deprivation during childhood may lead to a form of "lazy ear" that affects long-term hearing, says a new... |
| Confidence key to weighing impressions we make The art of understanding how we appear in the eyes of others is something which most humans have perfected. Now, in a new study, researchers have sought to determine precisely what triggers this ability, or, conversely, inhibits... |
| Seaweed extract may help treat lymphoma A new research has shown that seaweed extract can help treat lymphoma, a cancer of the immune... |
| Gastric bypass op raises risk of kidney stones Gastric bypass surgery can change patients' urine composition that may increase their risk of developing kidney stones, research from UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators... |
| Scientists find frog that can undergo "striking" color change Scientists have found a new frog species in Papua New Guinea, which undergoes a "striking" change from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peach-colored, blue-eyed... |
| India needs more parks and corridors for long-term survival of its animals In a new study, an international team of scientists has determined that the long-term survival of many large species in the midst of rapid economic growth in India will require improving existing protected areas and establishing new protected areas and... |
| Pentagon says Internet helps in terrorist recruiting, radicalization Militant and terrorist groups are using the Internet to streamline their terrorist recruiting, radicalization, and training, the Pentagon has... |
| Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler's sizzling photoshoot 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston and '300' star Gerard Butler have sizzled in a photoshoot they did together for a... |
| Belief in Obama's Muslim faith rumours catch researchers' eye Researchers have turned their attention to people's belief in rumours that significantly misrepresented Barack Obama's faith during the 2008 presidential... |
| Parents pass on fewer bad genes to kids Scientists in the U.S. have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and discovered that parents give kids fewer mutations than previously... |
| US worried over Lashkar triggering Indo-Pak war A top US Army official has raised concerns over the possibility of a war between India and Pakistan triggered by extremist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba... |
| Pentagon Restores Spousal Program After a massive public outcry, the Pentagon will restore by Saturday a career education program that helps military spouses navigate the nomadic lifestyle often demanded by the armed forces. The... |
| Undocumented Aliens, Backers To Rally In Washington Men and women from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru and other countries are spending their evenings at a Homestead community center writing slogans on large white sheets of paper. ``No More Raids,''... |
| White House-supreme Court Row On Poll Finance Intensifies Washington DC: John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, on Thursday attacked President Obama's State of the Union Address in January, in a deepening row over the use of money... |
| Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's Wife, Daughter Injured In Accident Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid 's wife and daughter are being treated in a hospital Thursday for serious injuries they sustained when their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck, a spokesman said. ... |
| Dc Murder Case With No Body Prosecutors in Washington are trying to convince a jury that a woman who went missing nearly 11 years ago was killed by her boyfriend, though her body has never been... |
| Dems Look To Health Vote Without Abortion Foes (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, along with Gina Owens from Seattle, Wash.,left, whose daughter, Tiffany Owens died after losing her job and health care,... |
| Obama Details Plans To Boost Exports, Create Jobs President Barack Obama sought Thursday to put some detail behind his lofty drive to double U.S. exports over the next five years, calling the effort imperative to putting people back to work. But... |
| Gov't May Seek More Authority On Vehicle Safety (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010, before the House Commerce, Trade and Consumer... |
| Senate Seeks To Boost Regional Airline Safety The Senate is pushing to strengthen pilot training and hiring requirements in an effort to improve the safety of regional airlines, a problem exposed by an air crash last year that killed 50... |
| Gop Loses Bid For Ethics Probe Of Dem Leaders House Democrats on Thursday stopped a Republican bid to force an investigation of Democratic leaders aimed at determining whether they covered up sexual harassment allegations against... |
| Al-qaida Seen Eyeing Less Complex Attacks On Us Texas , may have shown al-Qaida that smaller-scale attacks also can prove unsettling, without the complexity and risk of bigger attempts.The Christmas Day attempt to bring down... |
| 'the Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers' Is A Revealing Documentary "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" is a fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary about the secret history of the Vietnam War and the road to... |
