Bangkok, May 10 (IANS) Pro-government supporters in Thailand staged a rally Saturday a day after anti-government protestors marched in Bangkok in a “final battle” to oust the caretaker government and to usher in reform before the next election. The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) has urged its supporters, called Red Shirts, to avoid actions […]
London, May 10 (IANS) Slim people in the streets of European countries may be a rare sight by 2030 as a study projected that rates of obesity and overweight in both male and females would go up in almost all European countries. However, the forecast rates vary throughout the 53 Euro-region countries, with projected male obesity […]
Washington, May 10 (IANS) Air and surface sampling could be vital to detecting biological terrorism and preventing potential loss of lives, according to an experiment. “This experiment confirmed that a biological attack could be detected earlier using air sampling which means public health would have more time to respond,” said Alexander Garza, an associate professor of […]
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 50 wounded when an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan’s Sindh province early Friday, authorities said. The roofs of several buildings in Nawabshah district collapsed due to the intensity of the earthquake, Dawn online reported. The epicentre of the earthquake was 27 […]
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Can you imagine a mangled car bumper that repairs itself within minutes of an accident? This can soon be a reality as researchers in the US have developed materials that not only heal but regenerate. Until now, self-repairing materials could only bond tiny microscopic cracks. The new regenerating materials fill in large […]
Vasco da Gama (Goa), May 9 (IANS) He dreamt of flying to Dubai but 11-year-old Sameer Bagoda’s parents abandoned him at the airport here, gave him Rs.500 and told him to head back to his hometown of Satara in neighbouring Maharashtra. Sameer was, earlier this week, found abandoned at Goa’s only international airport at Dabolim, 40 […]
Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) At least eight people were killed when two speeding buses collided on a highway in Bangladesh early Friday, an official said. The accident took place at around 4 a.m. in the southwestern Rajbari district, about 120 km from Dhaka. “Eight people died on the spot while 20 to 25 people were injured,” […]
Gaza, May 9 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed the recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with the US National Security Adviser Susan Rice. “During the meeting in Ramallah (Thursday), Abbas and Rice discussed the faltering peace process and the Israeli decision to suspend the US-mediated peace talks,” Xinhua quoted Nabil Abu Rdeneh, spokesman for […]
Washington, May 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has nominated his current ambassador to Iraq to be his new top envoy to Egypt, a post that was vacant for nine months. The White House said the president had nominated Stuart Jones, the incumbent ambassador to Jordan, to fill in the vacancy in Iraq left by Robert […]
London, May 9 (IANS) Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho was fined $16,900 by the English Football Association after he made improper comments about match officials. Mourinho sarcastically described referee Mike Dean’s performance as “unbelievable” and “fantastic” as his side lost 2-1 to Sunderland in an April 19 Premier League match, reported Xinhua. His assistant Rui Faria was […]