Havoc caused by heavy rains, flash floods and mudslides in Leh until now has claimed 155 lives. Continuous rescue operation is on in Leh since the last five days and the armed forces are recovering more and more bodies. Until Monday, the number of bodies recovered amounted to 155, while 33 army jawans along with [...]

British supermodel Naomi Campbell’s claim under oath that she was unaware of the origins of the diamonds has been disputed by US actress Mia Farrow. In the testimony given by Campbell to the UN war crimes court, she had asserted under oath that she was completely oblivious of the identity of two men who gave [...]

AISoy1, the world’s first ever real “Small Wonder” robot with its ‘conscience and life’ has been created by Spain.  This robot is just like another human with all kinds of attributes, emotions and needs including love, freedom, entertain, companion, and learning capability. This robot, which is capable of entertaining and teaching humans, will be available for [...]

On a road in northern Mexico near the US border, dead bodies of 15 victims have been found. These people had been dumped after being mercilessly butchered as evidenced by the torture marks and bullet wounds on many of the bodies. Officials came across these bodies on Thursday on a highway leading from Ciudad Victoria [...]

Arizona’s immigration law for a crackdown on illegal immigration was dealt a serious blow by a federal judge when she put most of the bill’s measures on hold just 14 hours before the legislation was to take effect. The U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton, appointed by Clinton, temporarily issued an injunction order for those parts [...]

Almost 1000 people have been killed and several thousands left helpless without electricity in northeast China due to floods.  This flooding is believed to be China’s worst in the past 10 years.  Since the arrival of the rains this year, the death toll is now 968 with about 507 people gone missing, announced the state-run [...]

Almost 1.4 million people had shown up at the German Love Parade festival where atleast 19 people have been killed by now in a stampede. The festival, being held in the Germen city of Duisburg since 1989, has now been disbanded by the organizer following the deaths. There are about 340 people injured, of which [...]

Afghanistan’s government officials have said that one of the two American service members abducted on Friday has been killed and the insurgents are now offering his body in exchange of militant prisoners. Since an armored civilian vehicle was witnessed to be driven in the Taliban-held area in the eastern Logar province of Afghanistan on Friday, [...]

Striking a blow to the West’s demands of suspending Tehran’s sensitive nuclear work, Iran has said that it plans to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor, which will be the first such reactor in the world. On Saturday, Iran’s nuclear agency began conducting studies to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor. Earlier in 2006, Iran [...]

Lindsay Lohan, who was jailed earlier this week, could be freed as early as today, that is, within less than a week. The 24-year-old star was sentenced to 90-day imprisonment for breaking the terms of her drink-drive probation having failed to take alcohol education lessons. She was expected to be in jail for at least [...]