Scientists looking for signs of life in the universe — as well as another planet like our own — are a lot closer to their goal than people realize. That was the consensus of a panel on the search for … read more
QALA-I-NAW/HERAT CITY: Twenty three Taliban fighters were killed in an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) separate drone strikes in the west of the country, officials said Sunday. Twelve insurgents were killed and three others wounded in an overnight raid conducted … read more
GENEVA: Global AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections have fallen by over a third in a decade, raising hopes of beating the killer disease by 2030, the United Nations said Wednesday. With more than half of the 35 million people … read more
SEATTLE: A wildfire raging unchecked for a sixth day east of Washington state´s Cascade Mountains has destroyed about 100 homes, displaced hundreds of residents and left thousands without electricity, emergency officials said on Saturday. A cluster of lightning-sparked blazes that … read more
LONDON: England finally saw the back of India opener Murali Vijay before Ravindra Jadeja counter-attacked Sunday to leave the second Test at Lord´s headed for a tense finish. India in their second innings were 267 for seven at lunch on … read more