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,
Vladimir Putin today accepted the ruling party’s nomination as its candidate in the March 4 Russian presidential vote, paving way for his return to the country’s most powerful office after a four-year innings as prime minister. “I am grateful to
R&B star Rihanna ‘We Found Love video has been banned in France as it has been deemed too raunchy for daytime viewers in the country.Officials at the Supreme Audiovisual Council of France have banned the gritty promo from airing on
New Delhi: It has been a busy day for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Bali. He held back-to-back meetings with US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit. Manmohan Singh,
The world finally welcomed its 7 billionth babies on Monday, Oct 31. Yes, surprisingly two babies were born at the same time, though one in Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh and another one in Philippines. Pinky Pawar conceived just one
Party drug “meow meow” or mephedrone, used as a replacement for ecstasy or cocaine, and termed Britain’s “favourite new drug” has caused nearly 100 deaths of young people in the past two years. Banned last year, mephedrone has been blamed
Muammar Gaddafi is dead, Libya’s new leaders said, killed by fighters who overran his hometown and last bastion on Thursday. His bloodied body was stripped and displayed around the world from a cellphone video. Senior officials in the interim government,
New York: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who single-handedly changed the way the world listened to music, communicated on the phone and used the computer, has died, leaving behind a vacuum that will be hard to fill. Jobs, 56, was a
In a well choreographed job swap, Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is set to return as president for a third term in March 2012 after a key endorsement from incumbent Dmitry Medvedev, who will run for premiership this year. Putin, who
A 6-ton NASA satellite on a collision course with Earth clung to space Friday, apparently flipping position in its ever-lower orbit and stalling its death plunge. The old research spacecraft was targeted to crash through the atmosphere sometime Friday night