Beijing, Aug 14 (Xinhua) Deputy director of China's National Energy Administration Sun Qin has been appointed as the country's nuclear agency chief. Sun ...More

Melbourne, Aug 14 (IANS) Indian student Shivendra Singh, who is suffering from severe depression after being the victim of three armed robberies, is being 'threatened with deport...More

Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Why do autumn leaves boast yellow hues in Europe and lustrous red in Asia and America? A new theory provided by Simcha Lev-Yadu...More

Melbourne, Aug 14 (IANS) A law lecturer at Melbourne's Victoria University is alleged to have solicited and received 'bribes in the form of sexual favours and money from some fema...More

Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Imitation, goes an old saying, is the sincerest form of flattery. New research shows it also cements social bonding and later friendships. ...More

London, Aug 14 (IANS) Guitar legend Les Paul has died after losing his battle to pneumonia at a New York hospital. He was 94. Paul died Thursday, reporte...More

London, Aug 14 (IANS) Pop star Britney Spears will now make money from her online fan base as she has launched a range of online gifts through the social networking website Facebo...More

Kabul, Aug 14 (IANS) Voters in Afghanistan have been urged to turn out in large numbers for the Aug 20 general elections in a campaign run by the election commission and the Unite...More

Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Older workers who get cash out of the blue are more likely to choose early retirement, according to new research. Jeffrey R. Br...More

Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) New evidence has surfaced which reveals how early humans used fire in southern Africa to improve the quality and efficiency of stone tools. The evidence ...More

Port-of-Spain, Aug 14 (IANS) Devout Hindus turned out in large numbers at the over 200 temples across Trinidad and Tobago for celebrations to mark Janmashtami, the birth of Lord K...More

Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) A researcher has found a way to turn the throwaway kernels in mangos into a natural food preservative that could help prevent Listeriosis, which is a ser...More

New York, Aug 14 (IANS) Indian tennis player Prakash Amritraj retired in the second set trailing 2-4 after losing the first 3-6 against Sergei Bubka Jr of Ukraine and conceded his...More

London, Aug 14 (IANS) British singer Lily Allen has put her new watch up for sale on social networking site Twitter for $5,300. The 24-year-old bought th...More

London, Aug 14 (IANS) Singer Lady GaGa has stripped for the cover page of Out Magazine, a popular gay monthly. 'GAGA GONE WILD,' reads the tagline that a...More