Iran's Ahmadinejad predicts Israel's demise
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted the demise of arch-foe Israel from a Hezbollah stronghold in south Lebanon, just miles from the Jewish state.
"The whole world knows that the Zionists are goin
US to appeal ruling on gay marriages
Washington, Oct. 13: The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling giving the state of Massachusetts the right to authorise gay marriage.
In July, the Boston-based US district
Self-driving car now in Germany
Berlin, Oct. 13: German scientists unveiled on Wednesday the latest self-driving car, a phenomenon that its proponents say will sharply reduce accidents, help the environment and transform cities.
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Machine to spot TB in 90 mins
Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 13: One in three cases of tuberculosis in Asia-Pacific go undiagnosed, the WHO said on Tuesday as it approved a new machine that can identify multi-drug-resistant strains in just 90
Cheers and tears as miners emerge
San Jose Mine, Chile, Oct. 13: Calmly stepping out of the rescue cage, Mr Florencio Avalos embraced his tearful seven-year-old son and let the fresh air fill his lungs as he tasted freedom after 10 lo
Great escape: Chilean miners rise to freedom
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile, Oct. 13: One by one, the miners trapped for 69 days in a dungeon that could have been their tomb climbed into a rescue capsule and made a smooth ascent to the surface on Wednesda
Jurgen jolt for off-colour Rafa
Oct. 14: World number one Rafael Nadal was on Thursday dumped out of the $3.24-million-Shanghai Masters in the third round by Austrian 13th seed Jurgen Melzer.
It was only the ninth defeat of the sea
Bangla Tigers hunt Kiwis, take an unassailable lead
Oct. 14: Shakib Al Hasan put in a superb all-round performance Thursday as Bangladesh enjoyed one of their biggest days in one-day cricket, beating New Zealand by nine runs in the thrilling fourth mat
40 dead in train tragedy
Kiev, Oct. 12: A bus packed with rush-hour commuters crashed into a train after jumping a red light at a level crossing in central Ukraine on Tuesday, killing 40 people and leaving another 10 wounded,
China launches propaganda war
Beijing, Oct. 12: As soon as Mr Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, China’s censorship machine kicked in to suppress the news.
When the prize was announced on Friday in Oslo, the Communist