New York, Nov 2 (IANS) Planting trees and creating green space in cities is good for attracting insect species but it may not be enough to ensure bio-diversity, said a study. The team found insect abundance was lacking in two common, urban trees in Iowa in the US, suggesting insect movement may be limited by barriers, […]
Dhaka, Nov 2 (IANS) Mir Quasem Ali, a top leader of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced to death Sunday for crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War. The International Crimes Tribunal-2, chaired by Justice Obaidul Hassan, passed the sentence, nearly six months after a case against him was wrapped up, bdnews24.com reported.
Toronto, Nov 2 (IANS) According to a research, a glass of red wine could provide one with the same benefits an hour’s exercise would give. Resveratrol, an antioxidant found in red grapes, improves muscle and heart functions in the same way as an hour of exercise would, Canadian researchers noted. “I think resveratrol could help patient […]
Ouagadougou, Nov 1 (IANS) Burkina Faso’s senior military officer Isaac Zida, who was in command of the presidential guard, Saturday announced via a televised speech that he has seized power as head of state during the interim period. “I now assume… the responsibilities of head of the transition and of head of state to assure the […]
London, Nov 1 (IANS) British scientists have found a drug combination that can trigger the self-destruct process in lung cancer cells — paving the way for new treatments. The combination of two drugs, called TRAIL and a CDK9 inhibitor, forced the cancer cells to self-destruct, the findings showed. When healthy cells are no longer useful, they […]
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, was “shocked and saddened” by the news of the Virgin Galactic passenger space plane crash but said that he would “persevere”. The space plane developed by Virgin Galactic crashed Friday after suffering an “in-flight anomaly” during a powered test flight over California. “All our […]
Nairobi, Oct 31 (IANS) Kenya’s cabinet Thursday announced elaborate measures as part of a contingency plan for Ebola preparedness and response to ensure the east Africa nation remains free from Ebola. The cabinet which met under the chairmanship of President Uhuru Kenyatta, directed the formation of an experts committee to monitor the country on a 24-hour […]
Sydney, Oct 31 (IANS) Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced Friday that her government was lifting sanctions on Fiji that have been in place since the 2006 military coup in the country. “As I depart for a two-day visit to Fiji, the first by any foreign minister since the (Fiji) elections in Sep, I announce the […]
Jerusalem, Oct 31 (IANS) Israel recalled its ambassador to Sweden Thursday to protest the Scandinavian country’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state, an Israeli foreign ministry source said. Yitzhak Bachman, Israel’s ambassador in Stockholm, was “brought back for consultations”, according to the source, following Sweden ‘s announcement earlier Thursday. Bachman will return to Jerusalem until further […]
Dhaka, Oct 29 (IANS) Motiur Rahman Nizami, the chief of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, was sentenced to death Wednesday for crimes during the 1971 Liberation War, prompting his supporters to call nationwide protests. A special tribunal ruled that the 71-year-old leader was guilty on eight of the 16 charges levelled against him in a historic trial […]