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Shifting sand dunes spotted on Mars
For the first time, scientists have discovered shifting sand dunes and ripples all over Mars, a finding which suggests strong winds keep the sandy surface of the Red planet much more active than ever
Kayani a man of principal; stability factor for Pakistan: Cain
Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has received an unusual support from a leading Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, who described him as 'a man of principal' and the stabili
Azim Premji, Hazare in FP's list of Top 100 Global Thinkers
Software czar Azim Premji and anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare are among five Indians who figure in the Foreign Policy magazine's list of Top 100 Global Thinkers, that is dominated by revolutionar
US suspects NATO forces lured by Taliban into deadly raid
NATO forces may have been lured into attacking friendly Pakistani border posts in a calculated maneuver by the Taliban, according to preliminary US military reports on the deadliest friendly fire inci
No scaling down of military operations against Taliban: US
The US has said that there will be no scale down in its military operations against Taliban linked militants in Afghanistan, despite Pakistan cutting of supplies to Nato-led forces after the deadly border air strikes that killed 24 soldiers.
India's military buildup tops FPs list of 10 overlooked events
Pakistan's 'secret war' - separatist movement in Baluchistan province - and the military build-up by India has been ranked high by Foreign Policy magazine for events and trends that were overlooked th
Oxygen appeared 2.48 bn years ago
Oxygen is likely to be 2.48 billion years old, a new research has suggested. An international team says that banded ironstone core samples from the Pilbara rocks in Australia have aided in dating the first appearance of atmospheric oxygen at 2.48 billion years ago.
Bikini-clad women to swim unprotected with sharks
A team of five swimmers in Durban, South Africa have planned to swim in the ocean for 24 hours with sharks without the protection of a cage.
The swimmers’ adviser, marine biologist and shark expert
Jack Kerouac’s ‘lost novel’ published
The first book from iconic American writer Jack Kerouac, which went unpublished and considered “lost” in his lifetime, was finally published on Thursday.
Obama jabs Congress as he pardons turkey
US President Barack Obama performed his seasonal role of pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey on Wednesday, joking it was one duty he could perform without approval of an obstructive Congress.
Obama repri
