Life & Style
Indonesian Muslim pageant challenges Western beauty contests
November 21, 2014
Indonesian Muslim pageant challenges Western beauty contests
An eclectic mix of women from around the world will compete in the finale of a pageant exclusively for Muslims…
Amnesty: New tool for spy victims to detect government surveillance
November 21, 2014
Amnesty: New tool for spy victims to detect government surveillance
A new tool to enable journalists and human rights defenders to scan their computers for known surveillance spyware has been…
Beauty, social media power Kardashian sister to fashion fame
November 20, 2014
Beauty, social media power Kardashian sister to fashion fame
Her elder half-sister Kim Kardashian may have tried to "break the Internet" with a provocative nude photo shoot last week,…
Job authority spells depression for women: US study
November 20, 2014
Job authority spells depression for women: US study
Women in authority appear to be more vulnerable to depression than their male counterparts, a study by sociologists in the…
Student invents cheating-detector
November 20, 2014
Student invents cheating-detector
Leaking exams on social networking sites and the Internet and using cell phones in cheating pushed Yasmin Emam, a fourth…
Erotica galore at London’s first study of sex show
November 20, 2014
Erotica galore at London’s first study of sex show
Scientific discovery mingles with stimulation in Britain's first exhibition about the study of sex, with pioneering sex aids, ancient phallic…
New ‘Hunger Games’ thrills fans, divides critics
November 20, 2014
New ‘Hunger Games’ thrills fans, divides critics
Movie-goers worldwide will flock to see the new "Hunger Games" film this week, likely making it another blockbuster mega-hit --…
UN encourages opioid replacement to curb AIDS
November 19, 2014
UN encourages opioid replacement to curb AIDS
The United Nations has recommended encouragement of the use of opioid substitutes as means to to curb the spread of…
New modern metro threatens India’s historic Pink City
November 19, 2014
New modern metro threatens India’s historic Pink City
As she expertly leads tourists past honking cars and rickshaws to a majestic dusty-pink palace, Sunita Sharma voices fears for…
SMS alerts cut deaths caused by elephants in rural India
November 18, 2014
SMS alerts cut deaths caused by elephants in rural India
Geetha Thomas owes her life to a text message. The 38-year-old tea plantation worker was able to scramble onto the…