World's Top Destinations For 2011
Where on Earth will you find yourself in 2011? Here's wishing it's somewhere unforgettable -- and the time to plan your journey is now, as the New Year brings the customary yearning for a fresh s...
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Where on Earth will you find yourself in 2011? Here's wishing it's somewhere unforgettable -- and the time to plan your journey is now, as the New Year brings the customary yearning for a fresh s...
Apple Inc., making of the iPhone and iPad, was accused in a lawsuit of allowing applications for those devices to transmit users’ personal information to advertising networks without customers’ ...
Being physically active while pregnant may help women gain a little bit less weight, according to a new review of recent research. Pooling the results of 12 studies, researchers in Munich, Germany...
Frequent fuel price hikes are expected to be a blessing in disguise to the electronic bike (e-bike) industry in India, presently passing through a tough time, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. ...
Fish oil capsules won't help boost weight loss if you're already dieting and exercising, new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows. Among a group of overweight and obese adu...
An encyclopedia chronicling the journey of music in India across 2,000 years and spanning the neighbouring countries as well, was released in the capital of south Indian state Tamil Nadu, Press Trus...
Italian police have been searching embassies and consular offices in Rome after parcel bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean missions. A Swiss man suffered serious hand injuries while a Chilean ...
Millions of people around the globe have been hit by an outage at the popular internet phone service Skype. Users as far afield as Japan, Europe and the US have all reported problems. The compan...
Apple Inc has joined a growing number of U.S. companies that have severed ties with WikiLeaks, removing an application from its online store that gave users access to the controversial website's con...
There's a new tool in the fight against anal cancer. Gardasil, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine approved in 2006 to prevent cervical cancer got the green light by the Food and Drug Administrat...
Nokia has extended its legal action against Apple by filing 13 more patent infringement claims. Nokia's latest legal move involved filing claims in courts in the UK, Germany and Holland. The cla...
Silent hybrid vehicles soon may be a thing of the past. Auto safety regulators would be required to set minimum sound levels for hybrid and electric vehicles under a bill approved by the House. B...
Sticking acupuncture needles into points on the body classically associated with vision in Chinese medicine could prove to be an alternative to bothersome patches or drops for older children with a ...
Japan's Sharp Corp is considering expanding capacity at a factory for small to mid-sized liquid-crystal display panels, two industry sources told Reuters. The news came after the Nikkei business d...
Advice for pregnant women on avoiding soft cheeses and certain other foods should be extended to cancer patients, according to public health experts. Research by the Health Protection Agency found...
Fighter pilots may owe their ability to perform under pressure to the way their brains are wired-up, scans suggest. The study found differences in the white matter and connections of the brain's r...
Researchers in Germany are reporting that they may have cured a man of HIV infection. If true, that would represent a scientific advance, but not necessarily a treatment advance, said researchers fa...
Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, has reached a new milestone in its quest to leave the Solar System. Now 17.4bn km (10.8bn miles) from home, the veteran probe has detected a dist...
Thailand's Ministry of Public Health plans to launch a "100-percent-helmet-use" campaign next year, aimed at encouraging motocyclists and pillion riders to put on crash helmets for their safety, rep...
A British expedition to Antarctica says it has succeeded in establishing a new record - the fastest land crossing of the southernmost continent. The Moon Regan Transantarctic Expedition said the 1...
The fight against malaria and TB in the developing world should not obscure the problems poor countries face with hospital infections, experts say. A team led by World Health Organization research...
Apple Inc is working on a smaller iPad tablet with built-in cameras that could ship early next year, according to manufacturers in Asia. The launch of a new, smaller iPad would expand the iPhone a...
The Kasikorn Research Center(KRC) has made a forecast that the unemployment rate in Thailand is likely to drop by 1-1.1 per cent in 2011, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported. According to the KRC, th...
Proton Holdings Berhad will give full support to subsidiary company Group Lotus Plc in the 2011 Formula 1 (F1) race. Chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh said Group Lotus chief executive d...
Playing music to hospital patients on ventilators helps them to breathe more easily, findings show. Experts at the Cochrane Library say music could be better than drugs to calm patients during for...
A suicide bomber has rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a hospital, killing 11 people in north-west Pakistan, say police. Nearly 20 people were injured by the blast in the Shia Muslim-dominat...