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Washington: American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said. US President Barack Obama said he was "among the greatest of American heroes". "We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures," Xinhua quoted the family as saying in a statement. The statement did not say where Armstrong died. D
Date:26-08-2012More »
Beijing: A five-star hotel in south China's Hainan province was fined 618,000 yuan (around USD 97,000) after 141 people fell ill after having breakfast there, officials said. The Sanya City Food and Drug Administration also confiscated materials used to make the food, Xinhua report
Date:19-08-2012More »
Kabul: At least 46 people were killed on Tuesday as suicide attacks involving as many as 14 bombers struck an Afghan city, media reports said. The attacks began early Tuesday afternoon when 10 insurgents entered Zaranj, the capital of southwestern Nimruz province with explosive devices
Date:15-08-2012More »
Teneesee (US):A young woman has been labelled a medical mystery after falling victim to an unidentified illness which causes human nails to grow out of her hair follicles. Shanyna Isom, 28, suffered an allergic reaction three years ago which caused the debilitating syndrome which has l
Date:11-08-2012More »
California: NASA's Curiosity rover has beamed back its first color photo from the ancient crater where it landed on Mars and a video showing the last 2 1/2 minutes of its white-knuckle dive through the Martian atmosphere, a sneak peek of a spacecraft landing on another world. The p
Date:09-08-2012More »
New York: While Amercian authorities have identified the gunman who shot six worshippers to death at a gurudwara in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin last Sunday as a former U.S. soldier, Indian authorities Tuesday said four of the victims were Indians with one a recent visitor to USA.
Date:07-08-2012More »
Washington: A liter-sized plastic bottle that contains water and bleach is shedding light on dark communities in the Philippines. One organization, Liter of Light, is organizing people to build "solar bottle bulbs." The bottle is sealed in an iron sheet and installed
Date:02-08-2012More »
New York: Popular internet search engine Google designed its homepage with another beautiful doodle dedicated to the London Olympics diving event. The doodle shows a woman diver getting ready to plunge into the pool. The word 'Google' is written on the pool. Use
Date:29-07-2012More »
Myanmar invites foreign firms to explore oil, gas
Yangon: Myanmar, which has vast reserves of oil and gas, is inviting foreign firms to explore them in 23 offshore blocks. US and European companies may accept the offer as most Western sanctions against the country have been lifted, the Mizzima News reported. The areas include 17 deep-water and six shallow-water blocks off Rakhine, Mottama and Tanintharyi in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Foreign firms will be required to partner with Myanmar companies, and will
Chinese hospital issues I-cards on sperm health
Beijing: A hospital in China has begun issuing identity cards to men based on their sperm health. The men are given a certificate, which shows sperm count and health, and a DVD that records the quality, quantity and the movement of the sperm. The sperm identity cards are being issued at a hospital in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, the China Daily reported. The identity card is being jointly issued by the Ren'ai Hospital and the Reproductive Healthcare Associa
Cambodia launches first ever life insurance
Phnom Penh : Cambodia launched the first ever life insurance here with the official inauguration of Cambodian Life Insurance Company (Cambodian Life), seen as another landmark in the kingdom's financial market after the opening of stock market in mid-April. Cambodian Life is a joint venture established on January 10th, 2012 by Cambodia's Ministry of Economy and Finance and four other partners, namely PT Asuransi from Indonesia, Asia Insurance from Hong Kong, Bangkok Life As
Three killed, one injured in China gas blast
Taiyuan : Three people were killed and one injured after an explosion ripped through a factory in north China's Shanxi province Thursday, local authorities said. The gas furnace of the Hengyuan Refractory Material Co., Ltd. exploded around 6:30 a.m. in Lishi district in the city of Luliang, according to the district's press office. The injured were rushed to a local hospital. The cause of the accident is being investigated.
Pakistani police official shot dead
Islamabad: A senior police official was gunned down in Pakistan's Quetta ctiy, a media report said.SP Crime Investigation Department (CID) Shahnawaz Khan was fatally shot in Quetta's Satellite Town area, DawnNews reported. The official was taking a walk outside his house in the early hours of Tuesday when he was targeted by gunmen who came on two motor cycles. He was taken to a hospital where he died. The official had been on the hit list of various militant
Actor accidentally hangs himself on stage while re-enacting death of Judas Iscariot in Easter play
Brazilia: An actor in Brazil has died 17-days after being strangled by his own safety equipment during an Easter play. Tiago Klimeck, 27, hanged himself while re-enacting the death of Judas Iscariot during the performance. He had been playing the part of Judas in a Passion of Christ theatrical performance in the town of Itarare, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. While acting the scene in which Judas commits suicide after betraying Jesus, he was supposed to ‘h
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