Bashir’s downfall inspires Sudan graffiti artistsWith the fall of veteran leader Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's long stifled graffiti artists are finally able to express their art, painting the country's revolution in murals and portraits flourishing acros...
study finds Major emperor penguin breeding ground barren since 2016For the past three years, virtually nothing has hatched at Antarctica’s second biggest breeding grounds for emperor penguins and the start of this year is looking just as bleak, a new study found. Usu...
Drones to deliver vaccines, blood and drugs across GhanaHundreds of drones will begin delivering life-saving vaccines, blood and medicines to patients in Ghana this week in the largest scheme of its kind, the global vaccine alliance GAVI said on Wednesday....
Exam papers to be tracked using microchips as police probe maths test leaksMicrochips will be placed in packets of exam papers this summer as part of efforts to stop tests being leaked online, an exam board has said. Pearson, the parent company of Edexcel, said the pilot sch...
Pine room and a secret jewel: Japan abdication ritualsJapan has waited more than two centuries for an emperor to abdicate, but the main ceremony to perform the ritual will take a mere 10 minutes. The solemn rite will take place at precisely 5:00 pm local...
China to build lunar research base in ‘about 10 years’Beijing plans to send a manned mission to the moon and to build a research station there within the next decade, state media reported Wednesday, citing a top space official. China aims to achieve spac...
400-year-old Bible stolen from US is found in NetherlandsOne of the hundreds of rare books stolen from a Pittsburgh library in a 20-year scheme has been recovered in the Netherlands. The FBI will return the 400-year-old Geneva Bible on Thursday. The Bible w...
Gorillas in viral selfie mimicked ranger’s movementsA park ranger has described how he captured a selfie with two gorillas that went viral. Mathieu Shamavu, a ranger at Virunga National Park in eastern Congo, said he was checking his phone when he noti...
I do go through my own share of pain and angst: KatrinaModel-turned-actress Katrina Kaif usually refrains from making comments about her personal life. We all know about her past relationship with actor Rabir Kapoor, but we did not see her posting any 'lo...