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Ronald Reagan’s doodles released by Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust
Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust has released doodles made by Ronald Reagan at the 1981 Ottawa G7 summit, which were then kept by the former...
Jason Russell, Kony 2012 director and Invisible Children co-founder, detained and hospitalized
Jason Russell, the co-founder of Invisible Children has been taken to hospital in San Diego, California, after he was found semi-naked and screaming at...
Sgt. Robert Bales is the US soldier suspected of Kandahar massacre
Senior US officials have revealed the identity of the suspect soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales. They...
Neutrinos do not exceed light speed, found a new ICARUS experiment
A new experiment repeating the test of the speed of neutrinos has found that the subatomic particles do not travel faster than light. Results announced...
Hamid Karzai accuses US of not fully co-operating with a probe into the Kandahar massacre
Afghan President Hamid Karzai accuses the US of not fully co-operating with a probe into the Kandahar massacre of 16 civilians by an American...
George Clooney arrested at a protest in front of Sudanese Embassy in Washington
George Clooney has been arrested for civil disobedience at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. George Clooney, 50, was taking part in a...
The New iPad: thousands of fans spent hours in line outside Apple’s flaship store across the world to get the tablet
More than 750 gadget fans spent hours of waiting in line outside Apple's flagship store in New York to get their hands on the...
North Korea plans rocket launch next month to mark Kim Il-Sung 100th birthday
North Korea has announced the launch of a satellite mounted on a rocket to mark the 100th birthday of its late former President Kim...
Afghan massacre US soldier had received body and brain injuries while serving in Iraq
The US soldier accused of the Afghan massacre on Sunday, when he shot dead 16 civilians, had received body and brain injuries while serving...
President Hamid Karzai asked NATO troops to leave Afghan villages
President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages and confine themselves to major bases after 16 civilians were shot dead by...
Google Semantic Search will soon answer questions instead of hunting words
In a drastic makeover for the search engine, Google search will soon “answer questions” instead of just hunting words. Google searches will no longer throw...
Afghanistan: Taliban militants suspended peace negotiations with US
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have suspended preliminary peace negotiations with the United States. The militants blamed the Americans' "ever-changing position". One key stumbling block was...
Dustin Hoffman drama “Luck” cancelled by HBO after a third horse died on the set
HBO has decided to cancel TV horse-racing drama Luck, which stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, after a third animal was injured and put...
Bo Xilai sacked as Chinese Chongqing’s Communist Party leader amid Wang Lijun scandal
Bo Xilai, one of China’s most prominent politicians, has been removed from his post as Chongqing's Communist Party leader, state news agency Xinhua reports. Bo...
Fossils from a previously unknown human species discovered in China
The remains of at least five individuals from a previously unknown human species have been identified in southern China. The bones have been dated to...
Unidentified planet-sized space object captured by NASA telescope as it refuels at the surface of the sun
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a dark, planet-sized Death Star-like object flying close to the sun on Monday. The black Jupiter-sized orb is briefly engulfed...
Leon Panetta has arrived in Afghanistan after a US soldier shot dead 16 civilians
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived in Afghanistan in a surprise visit after a NATO soldier shot dead 16 civilians. According to the officials,...
Sultan Kosen, the world’s tallest man, has stopped growing at 8 ft 3 in after a new treatment
Sultan Kosen, the world's tallest man, may have finally stopped growing at a towering 8ft 3ins (251.4 cm) thanks to a pioneering new treatment. Turkish farmer...
Encyclopaedia Britannica ends its printed edition after 244 years of tradition
Reference book firm Encyclopaedia Britannica has decided to stop publishing its famous and weighty 32-volume print edition after 244 years of tradition. Encyclopaedia Britannica will...
At least 22 children and 6 adults killed after a Belgian coach crashed in Switzerland
At least 28 people, including 22 children, have been killed after a Belgian coach crashed in a tunnel in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Another...
London Olympics 2012: Michelle Obama will lead the official US delegation to the opening ceremonies
The White House has announced today that First Lady Michelle Obama will lead the official U.S. delegation to the opening ceremonies of the 2012...
3D-nanoprinting world speed record set by Vienna University of Technology
A new world speed record for creation of a 3D-printed nano-object has been claimed by researchers at Vienna University of Technology in Austria. The Austrian team...
China challenged on rare earth exports at World Trade Organization
The United States, EU and Japan have filed a case against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging its restrictions on rare earth...
Trenton’s public buildings face toilet paper crisis
Public buildings in Trenton City, the capital of the US state of New Jersey, face running out of toilet paper following a row. Trenton's city...
London Olympics 2012 doubled hotel rooms price
Visitors to London in 2012 will pay twice as much to stay in the city as last year, according to an annual survey of...
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