Pakistan Taliban have claimed responsibility for the seven bomb blasts that ripped through Lahore on Friday.Five low intensity blasts late on Friday night followed the twin blasts that shocked the city earlier in the afternoon, killing 45 people and injuring over 100. The Taliban…

At least 5 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing in northwest Pakistan, police officials said.A Pakistan army spokesman said the attacker detonated the car bomb near a security checkpoint in the Swat district.This attack comes a day after seven blasts…

THE BIGGEST event in the calendar of Hollywood, Oscar Awards 2010, Oscar 2010, Academy Awards or Academy Awards 2010 suspence is now finally over at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood Los Angeles. The Hurt Locker won six awards including Best Film, Best Director and Film Editing…

Islamabad, Mar.5 (ANI): Pakistan has urged India to set aside its preconditions and work together with it on the roadmap presented during the foreign secretary level talks in order to make deliberations more meaningful in future.Addressing a regular briefing here, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul…

Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals, who live in states that instituted bans on same-sex marriage are more at risk of developing psychiatric disorders, according to a new study.The Mailman School of Public Health examined the effects of institutional discrimination…

Australian police are on the hunt for a child killer after the body of a missing toddler was found 20 km away from where he had disappeared six hours earlier.The Indian boy, Gurshan Singh Kaurchanna, 3, who was on a three-month holiday in Australia…

A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, causing widespread damage and disrupting communications around the island. Local news reports said several people were injured.The quake was centred in the county of Kaohsiung, and struck at a depth of about 3.1 miles (5…

Washington, March 2 (ANI): A new research by scientists has suggested that a new strain of tobacco plant can make antibodies to clean up toxic pond scum that affects humans, livestock and wildlife.In a new research report appearing in the March 2010 print issue…

Washington, March 2 (ANI): A team of scientists has discovered the remains of an extraordinary fossil of a snake in India that fed on newly hatched dinosaurs 67 million years ago.The remains of the snake were found in 67-million-year-old sediments from Gujarat, western India.…

Washington, March 2 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that half a million year old fossil corals are providing fresh hope that coral reefs may be able to withstand the huge stresses imposed on them by today’s human activity.Reef ecosystems were able…