Society
Blocked online, Islamic State launches ‘CaliphateBook’
March 10, 2015
Blocked online, Islamic State launches ‘CaliphateBook’
Islamic State supporters, facing regular bans and blockages on Facebook and other social networks, have launched their own CaliphateBook to…
Family sues Amazon.com, others over Ohio student’s caffeine overdose death
March 10, 2015
Family sues Amazon.com, others over Ohio student’s caffeine overdose death
The family of a Northeast Ohio high school senior who died of a caffeine overdose last year filed a wrongful…
A British pilot, a missing plane and a ring returned after 70 years
March 10, 2015
A British pilot, a missing plane and a ring returned after 70 years
Of 14 sorties flown by British World War Two pilots supplying anti-fascist fighters in Albania on Oct. 29, 1944, 12…
Annual Festival of Lights electrifies French city of Lyon
March 9, 2015
Annual Festival of Lights electrifies French city of Lyon
Lyon celebrated its annual Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights), a four-day period when public buildings, town squares and city…
Study: When wives take ill, divorce could be on horizon
March 9, 2015
Study: When wives take ill, divorce could be on horizon
Marriages are more likely to end in divorce if the wife takes seriously ill, a US study has found. The research,…
Gains and gaps in women’s fight for gender equality since 1995 – report
March 9, 2015
Gains and gaps in women’s fight for gender equality since 1995 – report
In the past 20 years the world's women and girls have made significant progress in health, education and legal rights…
Apple takes leap into new territory with smartwatch
March 8, 2015
Apple takes leap into new territory with smartwatch
Apple's hotly-anticipated smartwatch is expected to debut Monday as the trend-setting firm sets out to make stylish wrist-worn computers must-have…
Pee-powered ‘green’ toilet to light up refugee camps
March 7, 2015
Pee-powered ‘green’ toilet to light up refugee camps
A toilet that uses urine to generate electricity and can charge a mobile phone will soon light up dark corners…
« The dress » is back but why don’t we see black and blue ?
March 7, 2015
« The dress » is back but why don’t we see black and blue ?
The viral sensation that divided the internet: the dress is now being used for a good cause.The Salvation Army launched…
US spacecraft reaches dwarf planet Ceres for 16-month study
March 7, 2015
US spacecraft reaches dwarf planet Ceres for 16-month study
A US space probe slipped into orbit around Ceres, a miniature planet beyond Mars believed to be left over from…