‘Fight or flight’: student at Oregon school shooting
World
October 2, 2015
‘Fight or flight’: student at Oregon school shooting
Students at a US college in Oregon where 10 people were killed by a lone gunman on Thursday described scenes…
South Sudan’s city of the dispossessed
Middle East
October 2, 2015
South Sudan’s city of the dispossessed
An earth bank, topped in some places with a coil of razor wire, surrounds the United Nations peacekeeping base outside…
Merkel has ‘good chance’ of winning Nobel Peace Prize
World
October 2, 2015
Merkel has ‘good chance’ of winning Nobel Peace Prize
German Chancellor Angela Merkel could win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the influential Bild newspaper said Friday, as the leader…
Microsoft and Google call truce in patent wars
Science
October 1, 2015
Microsoft and Google call truce in patent wars
Technology titans Microsoft and Google on Wednesday announced that they have agreed to end all patent infringement litigation against each…
Personalized breast cancer treatment has saved millions: experts
Health & Fitness
October 1, 2015
Personalized breast cancer treatment has saved millions: experts
In just three decades, the once monolithic approach to diagnosing and treating breast cancer has become more personalized and less…
Lady Gaga named Billboard ‘Woman of the Year’
Culture
October 1, 2015
Lady Gaga named Billboard ‘Woman of the Year’
Lady Gaga, the avant-garde pop star, is set to be celebrated at this year's "Women in Music" awards show.
In shabby backstreets, diners find real taste of Cairo
Food
October 1, 2015
In shabby backstreets, diners find real taste of Cairo
Through Cairo's narrow, bustling streets where laundry lines hang from shabby apartment blocks, the tantalizing smell of grilled kebabs lures…
Iran nearly doubles its death toll from hajj stampede
Egypt
October 1, 2015
Iran nearly doubles its death toll from hajj stampede
Iran on Thursday nearly doubled its death toll from last week's hajj stampede, saying there was no hope of finding…
Rare Byzantine-era mosaic of ‘city map’ restored in Israel
Archaeology
October 1, 2015
Rare Byzantine-era mosaic of ‘city map’ restored in Israel
A rare Byzantine-era floor mosaic discovered in Israel that depicts streets and buildings on a "city map" of a place…
Iran leader threatens ‘fierce’ reaction if Saudi does not return Hajj dead
Middle East
September 30, 2015
Iran leader threatens ‘fierce’ reaction if Saudi does not return Hajj dead
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened a “fierce” reaction on Wednesday if Saudi Arabia does not quickly repatriate victims…