United Nations, May 25 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council Saturday strongly condemned a deadly terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab militants on Somalia’s parliament that left at least 10 people dead and more than 11 others wounded. “The secretary-general condemns the attack by suicide bombers and gunmen on Somalia’s federal parliament,” Xinhua […]
Brussels, May 25 (IANS) Three people were killed and one person was injured in a shoot-out in Brussels Saturday afternoon, authorities said. According to witnesses, shots were fired around 4 p.m. near the Jewish Museum in the district of Sablon in Brussels, Xinhua reported. Twelve seriously shocked people were taken care by assistance services, the media […]
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) At least four security officials were killed and two injured when a roadside bomb exploded in Pakistan’s restive FATA region Saturday, a media report said. The incident took place in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) when a convoy of security men hit an improvised explosive device (IED) along the road, Dawn […]
London, May 23 (IANS) You have seen robots doing household chores. Now meet robotic blocks that can assemble on your demand to turn into a table, chair or stool! Billed as “roombots”, these robotic furniture can self assemble into various shapes. “Each “roombot” is a completely independent unit – a 9-inch-long block that resembles a pair […]
Kiev, May 22 (IANS) Ukraine has called for a UN Security Council emergency meeting to help deal with the crisis in its eastern regions and stop alleged aggression from Russia, Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said Thursday. “We are ready to provide proof that the Russian side made attempts to escalate the conflict and bloodshed, capture Ukrainian […]
Dubai, May 22 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has the most efficient government, which is the strongest in decision making and has the lightest bureaucracy in the world, according to a major annual report by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD). The World Competitiveness Yearbook 2014, released Friday, also ranks the UAE as […]
New York, May 22 (IANS) Combating positive perceptions of hookah use as attractive, fun and romantic, rather than focusing on the harmful components of tobacco smoke, could be key to keeping youngsters away from hookah smoking, a study suggests. “It was surprising to learn that college students, even when they were aware of the health dangers […]
Islamabad, May 22 (IANS) Two alleged guerrillas were killed Thursday in a police firing incident in Pakistan, media reported. The two opened fire when police stopped their vehicle for checking in Lyari town in Karachi, The News International reported. Police has recovered arms and ammunition from the vehicle.
London, May 21 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed Wednesday in an attack by alleged Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, media reported. The attack on a village in northeast Nigeria, close to where hundreds of schoolgirls were abducted last month, came a day after 118 people died in a twin bomb attack in the central […]
London, May 21 (IANS) Is your kid spending too much time in front of the television or playing video games? Researchers have found that heavy use of electronic media and little exercise adversely affect the health of kids, increasing risks for type 2 diabetes and vascular diseases. The highest levels of risk factors were found in […]