Indian teenager is Newton genius
A 16-year-old Indian-origin “genius” from Germany has managed to crack puzzles that had baffled the world of maths for more than 350 years.
A to Z of Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee celebrations in Britain, from A to Z:
A FOR ANNIVERSARY: Britons will enjoy a four-day public holiday long weekend from June 2-5 to mark the 60th anniversary of t
Now, perfume that smells like ‘new car’
Ford Spain has launched a new perfume that smells like a new car.
The perfume called ‘Olor a Nuevo’ (which means ‘smells new’) forms the keynote of the car manufacturer’s new olfactory campaign, desi
World’s oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh back on track
The world’s oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh, is set to join more than 27,000 people by taking part in the 10th Edinburgh Marathon Festival.
Singh, who is 101 years old, retired from running full m
Stray dog completes 1700km race running alongside cyclists in China
A stray dog in China has completed a 1700km journey across the country after joining a cycle race from Sichuan province to Tibet.
The dog, nicknamed 'Xiaosa', joined the cyclists after one of them ga
Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan 'daughter of Asian refugee'
Priscilla Chan, whose transformation into the wife of the world's youngest billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is more remarkable than it may seem, is the child of a Chinese-Vietnamese father who arrived in A
The Empress’ diary and a truly Victorian censor
Queen Victoria’s private journals, which she wrote daily from age 13 till her death at 81 on January 22, 1901, reveal her love and passion for her husband, Prince Albert, with whom she had nine childr
‘Building blocks of life present on Mars’
New evidence from Martian meteorites suggest that the basic building blocks of life are present on the red planet, scientists have claimed.
Israeli man divorces wife for not getting rid of her 550 cats
A man in Israel has divorced his wife because she refused to get rid of her 550 cats.
The court in the southern Israeli town of Beersheba urged the couple to attempt a reconciliation, but the wife r
Video of Saudi woman confronting religious police goes viral
A video of a brave Saudi woman confronting members of the country's religious police Mutawas after they accused her of breaking strict modesty rules with her freshly painted nails, has gone viral on i