Hundreds of people were plucked to safety after a ferry caught in a snow storm ran aground off Italy, as a vicious cold snap that has claimed over 250 lives across Europe refused to ease its clench. Ukraine has suffered
London: In a shocking revelation, four British men admitted that they indeed had conspired with terror outfit – al-Qaeda to blow up London Stock Exchange (LSE). The news came during a proceeding in Woolwich Crown Court, when four persons, who
A giant baby weighing 6.5 kilograms has made his way into the world in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi. A 29-year-old woman, Irina Yanshitova, gave birth to the baby on Sunday, January 22. The boy is her
New York: A 71-year-old man who turned up at an Italian hospital with symptoms of cardiac trouble surprised doctors when it was discovered that he had two hearts. He had undergone a rare heart transplant seven years earlier in which
London: Feeling under the weather? You`ve got `Christmas Tree Syndrome`, say researchers. A new study by Upstate Medical University, part of the State University of New York, has blamed Christmas trees for triggering a range of health complaints — from
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died Saturday during a train journey “from a great mental and physical strain”. He was 69, the country’s official KCNA news agency reported Monday. Kim died “from a great mental and physical strain at 08.30
London: A mysterious killer beast is lurking in waters near the 2012 London Olympics site.According to a witness, the creature, possibly an alligator or a giant snake, dragged a 16lb Canada Goose under the River Lea so fast that it
Doha: Mahatma Gandhi’s message that no culture can blossom without people connecting to other cultures was recalled at the UN Alliance of Civilisations Forum which is being attended by world leaders here. Brazilian Vice President of Brazil Michel Temer, in
Speeding was fingered as a possible cause of what is believed to be Japan’s most expensive ever road accident when up to $4 million-worth of supercars ended up in a crumpled heap on a highway. Eight Ferraris and a Lamborghini
DURBAN—On the sidelines of the United Nations-sponsored climate change talks in South Africa, the World Meteorological Organization said the global average temperature in 2011 was down from the record high in 2010 due to it being a La Nina year,