Storms hit mid-Atlantic region with power outages
Powerful storms struck the mid-Atlantic states with hurricane-force gusts on Friday, knocking out power to more than one million people in the region and prompting the West Virginia governor to declar
Obama claims 'victory' as health reforms stand
The Supreme Court upheld on Thursday Barack Obama's reforms to extend health insurance to another 32 million Americans in a major victory for the president in the heat of a tight re-election contest.
Americans favour Obama to defend against space aliens: Poll
Nearly two in three Americans think President Barack Obama is better suited than Republican rival Mitt Romney to deal with an alien invasion, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
National Geo
Cyber attacks hit global banks for $80 mn: Study
A wave of cyber attacks has likely stolen at least $80 million from bank accounts in Europe, the United States and elsewhere, a security report said on Tuesday.
The joint report by Guardian Analytics
Cyber attacks hit global banks for $80 mn: Study
A wave of cyber attacks has likely stolen at least $80 million from bank accounts in Europe, the United States and elsewhere, a security report said on Tuesday.
The joint report by Guardian Analytics
‘Men into muscle building likely to be sexist’
Men obsessed with muscle building are more likely to objectify women and have sexist attitude towards them, a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher has claimed.
Novel loo turns poo into electricity and fertilizers
Scientists in Singapore have invented a new toilet system that will turn human waste into electricity and fertilisers and also reduce the amount of water needed for flushing by up to 90 per cent compa
US takes careful first steps with new Egypt
The United States is reaching out carefully to Egypt's newly elected Islamist president as US officials predict a more complicated and less predictable relationship with the key Arab nation.
Mohamed
Pakistani drug trafficker extradited to US from Czech Republic
An alleged international drug trafficker who sourced his illegal drugs mostly from Pakistan, India and China has been extradited from the Czech Republic, the US Justice Department has said.
Shiraz M
‘Mars interior has as much water as earth’
Scientists claim to have found clinching evidence that suggest Mars’ interior holds vast reservoirs of water, with some spots apparently as wet as earth’s innards.