Society
Birmingham: Britain’s new Mecca?
January 12, 2015
Birmingham: Britain’s new Mecca?
Britain's Queen Elizabeth now wears a hijab. A major British city has removed the suffix "ham" from its name because…
Fewer Chinese parents than expected seek 2nd children
January 12, 2015
Fewer Chinese parents than expected seek 2nd children
China's push to encourage more couples to have a second child after decades of restrictive family planning policies has fallen…
China deleted over 3 million porn files in 2014: Xinhua
January 10, 2015
China deleted over 3 million porn files in 2014: Xinhua
China deleted more than three million pieces of pornographic content from the Internet in 2014, state media reported on Saturday,…
France is home to Europe’s biggest Jewish and Muslim communities
January 10, 2015
France is home to Europe’s biggest Jewish and Muslim communities
France, where police ended two hostage dramas Friday killing Islamist brothers wanted for the Charlie Hebdo massacre and a third…
Emirati company designs Lycra clothes for camels
January 9, 2015
Emirati company designs Lycra clothes for camels
An Emirati company for horses and camels care products produced sports clothing for camels made of a soft material that…
Online homes becoming mindful members of the family
January 9, 2015
Online homes becoming mindful members of the family
From door bells that scrutinize visitors to washing machines that know when you're home and lights that click off when…
Plans afoot to clean India’s offices with cow urine
January 9, 2015
Plans afoot to clean India’s offices with cow urine
Cow urine may soon be used to clean the floors of India's government offices in a country where bovines are…
#JeSuisCharlie figures in more than 3.5 million tweets
January 8, 2015
#JeSuisCharlie figures in more than 3.5 million tweets
The hashtag #JeSuisCharlie (I am Charlie), in tribute to the 12 people killed in the attack on the Paris offices…
Zimbabwe’s own-label dollar coins face consumer resistance
January 8, 2015
Zimbabwe’s own-label dollar coins face consumer resistance
Nobody wanted the Zimbabwe dollar, so the southern African country dumped it for the U.S. dollar in 2009 to stave…
Reports: New York City due to end ban on cellphones in schools
January 7, 2015
Reports: New York City due to end ban on cellphones in schools
New York City is expected to announce on Wednesday the end of its ban on students bringing their cellphones into…