High potency pot ‘strongly linked’ to psychosis: studyHigh potency cannabis, especially when used daily, is "strongly linked" to the risk of developing psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and paranoia, scientists said Wednesday. In Amsterdam and Lo...
China clones ‘Sherlock Holmes’ police dog to cut training times — state mediaScientists in southwest China's Yunnan province have cloned what they called the "Sherlock Holmes of police dogs" in a programme they hope will help cut training times and costs for police dogs, state...
Burundi schoolgirls jailed for doodling on president’s photoThree teenage schoolgirls in Burundi have been sent to prison to await trial for scribbling on a picture of President Pierre Nkurunziza in textbooks, activists said Thursday. The girls, aged 15, 16 an...
Window cleaning world cup won by American with 17.02-second timeAn American beat the British window cleaning world record holder to win the first-ever window cleaning world cup. Jeremiah Hickey cleaned three windows in 17.02 seconds to claim the £1,000 first prize...
Manisha Koirala to stick to book writing post debut novel’s successAfter writing about her battle against cancer in Healed – How Cancer Gave Me a New Life, actress Manisha Koirala says she wants to write more books and has a "couple of ideas" in her mind. "I do have...
The power of pink — the colour of rebellionWe are made to think that pink is for girls and blue for boys. Even though, there are no set parametres around girls on how much blue they should wear, but there is certainly a taboo around men wearin...
Ali Sethi to perform at Harvard Arts Festival FinaleOne of Pakistan's most renowned artists, Ali Sethi has been the pioneer in setting an immaculate record for conventional music in our country. In a time where various artists are branching out to expe...
Bilal Abbas Khan’s avatar as a navy officer makes an impressionBilal Abbas Khan seems to once again become talk of the town stealing all the spotlight so far this year with so many different onscreen characters and epic performances in each. We have seen him tran...
‘We want to tell a gripping story through relatable characters’'Laal Kabootar' seems to have all the elements of thrill and excitement to take cinemagoers to a rollercoaster ride featuring Ahmed Ali Akbar as Adeel Nawaz and Aliya Malik, played by the alluring Man...
Calvin Harris’s management company buys Will Smith’s management firmThe management company that looks after dance music supremos Calvin Harris and Tiësto has fully acquired the firm that represents Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Three Six Zero, which runs offices...
What your next Netflix watch-list should containWho does not love a lazy night in, some popcorn and an interesting film to enjoy; with or without some fun company? However the usual problem with Netflix is that you've either already seen all the mo...
Heat records are broken twice as often as cold ones: reportOver the past 20 years, Americans have been twice as likely to sweat through record-breaking heat rather than shiver through record-setting cold, a new Associated Press data analysis shows. The AP loo...
Visiting North Korea? French publisher offers guidebookA French travel publisher presented Tuesday its first guide book for North Korea, offering 190 pages of tips for getting the most out of a trip to experience the "survival of a totalitarian communist...
Fish in river that famously caught fire now OK’d for dinnerFish in an Ohio river that became synonymous with pollution when it caught fire in 1969 are now safe to eat, federal environmental regulators say. The easing of fish consumption restrictions on the Cu...
Hungarian opposition lawmakers fined for parliament protestDozens of Hungarian opposition lawmakers have been fined up to a month's wages for their loud disruptions and protests inside parliament in December, as deputies were voting on changes to the labor co...
UK returns 3,000-year-old tablet looted during Iraq WarA 3,000-year-old carved stone tablet from Babylonia, which promises a curse on those who would destroy it, is to be flown home from Britain after being looted during the Iraq War. British Museum boss...
England faces ‘jaws of death’ as taps set to run dry in 25 yearsEngland is set to run out of water in 25 years due to population growth, poor water management and climate change, the head of the country's environment body said on Tuesday. James Bevan, chief execut...
Robots compete with child jockeys in Egyptian camel racesRemote-controlled robot jockeys lined up at a major camel racing festival in northeastern Egypt, as owners came under pressure from campaigns to stop using child riders. Organisers fielded around 20 r...