US President Barack Obama on Tuesday confirmed the death of Kayla Jean Mueller, who was taken hostage in Syria by the Islamic State group, and vowed to track down her captors. “No matter how long it takes, the United States will find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible for Kayla’s captivity and death,” he said in a statement. The 26-year-old aid worker from Arizona […]
LONDON: Unemployment globally might account for nine times as many deaths by suicide every year (about 45000) as the recent economic crisis (around 5000 excess suicides), according to a long-term analysis of suicide risk across 63 countries between 2000 and 2011. Researchers estimate that about 233000 suicides took place each year between 2000 and 2011, of which unemployment accounted for around a fifth (about 45000). Unemployment was linked with […]
KETCHIKAN, Alaska – A coalition of aboriginal tribes in southeast Alaska is calling for a Canada-U.S. commission to study the impacts of British Columbia’s mining industry on shared waters because of last summer’s collapse of a tailings-pond dam. Some 14 tribes have formed the United Tribal Transboundary Mining Work Group to urge both governments to evaluate B.C. mining-safety practices through the International Joint Commission. The call follows the release […]
Just days after four Magna Cartas were united for the first time in 800 years at the British Library in London, another ancient version of the document has been discovered by chance in a medieval coastal town in England. Mark Bateson, an archivist in Sandwich, southern England, found the previously unknown version of the Magna Carta — which established the principle that everybody, including the king, was subject to […]
New Delhi: Physicist Stephen Hawking has warned the scientists against beaming messages into the universe and showing our presence as it could turn out to be catastrophic. The idea that we might not be alone in this vast universe has made Scientists to explore different ways to communicate with the aliens and sending them signals from Earth. But Stephen Hawking has time and again warned them against it as […]
Samsung is warning customers to avoid discussing personal information in front of their smart television set. The warning applies to TV viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV using its voice activation feature. Such TV sets “listen” to every conversation held in front of them and may share any details they hear with Samsung or third parties, it said. Privacy campaigners said the technology smacked of the telescreens, in George […]
INDIA: The battleground is ready. The flags are out. And should you need a reason to watch the India-Pakistan World Cup 2015 match that’s coming up, here is a video spot that will make you nostalgic and laugh at the same time. It all starts with a young Pakistani man watching the arch-rivals play in the 1992 World Cup in Australia on his television at home in Karachi. Just as […]
LONDON/NEW DELHI With a global leak revealing tax evasion through offshore accounts in its Swiss branch, UK-based global banking giant HSBC on Monday admitted there have been lapses in the past on its part. “We acknowledge that the compliance culture and standards of due diligence in HSBC s Swiss private bank, as well as the industry in general, were significantly lower than they are today,” HSBC said. “The bank […]
Muhammad married his favorite wife, Aisha, at the tender age of six, so nine is …. mature. Young Muslim women are flocking to the Islamic State to fight and ____ in the cause of Islam. Married at NINE and brainwashed into thinking beauty parlours are the work of the devil: ISIS manifesto aimed at recruiting women reveals the misery they can expect to endure ISIS report details life of extreme […]
Lemon is a famous, delicious, juicy and easily available fruit on low price. Lemon is factually a small fruit rich in Vitamins which are necessary for our body. Lemon is a source of vitamin C, magnesium, iron, copper, manganese, phosphorus, potassium and zinc. 1- Solve digestion Problem Take lemon juice with hot water, it can help you treat and prevent digestion problems. Even it is positive in care of nausea, […]
