On Wednesday, Russia launched its first air strike in Syria and has told the United States to get out of its way, according to a U.S. official. Russian bombers attacked targets in Homs. It was unclear which of the rebel groups fighting Syria’s government was the target. As the strikes were taking place, Russia’s government formally approved a request from President Vladimir Putin to authorize the use of Russian troops […]

On the eve of the World Suicide Prevention Day 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) today called for collective efforts to raise awareness about suicide and reduce the stigma associated with it. At the individual level, early identification of mental disorders and appropriate management and recognition of suicidal behaviours is helpful. Large-scale advocacy efforts are required to reduce the stigma related to suicides. “The World Suicide Prevention Day is a […]

Islamic State continued its onslaught on the world heritage site in the ancient city of Palmyra, this time blowing up three ancient funeral towers, Syria’s antiquities chief said on Friday. The militants, who attacked two Roman-era temples in the city previously, blew up the tombs dating from between 44 and 103 AD, Maamoun Abdulkarim told Reuters. Unesco had already condemned the attacks on Palmyra as a war crime. Abdulkarim cited […]

The above photo from March 2012 shows a part of a subterranean system built by Nazi Germany in what is today Gluszyca-Osowka, Poland. According to Polish lore, a Nazi train loaded with gold, and weapons vanished into a mountain at the end of World War II, as the Germans fled the Soviet advance. Now two men claim they know the location of the mystery train and are demanding 10% of […]

Many consider him to be the greatest to have played the game of cricket, and on the occasion of Don Bradman’s 107th birth anniversary, let’s have a look at ten interesting facts about the Australian legend. New Delhi: Many consider him to be the greatest to have played the game of cricket, and on the occasion of Don Bradman’s 107th birth anniversary, let’s have a look at ten interesting facts […]

  Tokyo: Solar physicists have captured the first direct observational signatures of a solar phenomenon that has eluded the world of science for over 70 years. This new information can explain how the solar corona reaches temperatures of 1,000,000 degrees Celsius — the so called “coronal heating problem”. Resonant absorption is a process where two different types of magnetically driven waves resonate, strengthening one of them. Researchers looked at a […]

  London: Swaggering in the desert and glowering menacingly at the camera, Islamic State terrorist group’s infamous executioner Jihadi John has in a newly released video vowed to return to Britain and carry on cutting off heads. In a one-minute 17-second video, the knife-wielding fanatic, Mohammed Emwazi, who has taken part in the gruesome beheadings of at least seven hostages in Syria, including two Britons, vows to continue “cutting heads”. […]

When a dead blue whale washed ashore in Canada scientists finally got to see what the heart of the planet’s largest animal looked like As the largest animal to have ever lived, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) can also be expected to have some record-breaking internal organs. Tales of its heart being as big as a car, with the aorta (its main artery) large enough for a human to swim […]

The 21-year-old commander of the terror group Hizbul Mujahideen is the star of a new video that’s being circulated on Facebook and WhatsApp in an attempt to recruit young Kashimiri men. Burhan Muzaffar Wani is from a wealthy family in Tral in the southern part of Kashmir. At 15, he joined the deadly terror group after his brother was allegedly assaulted by the army in 2010. There is a 10-lakh […]

  The Quran dates back to Mughal ruler Akbar’s period. A 410-year-old copy of the Quran, dating back to Mughal ruler Akbar’s period, has been recovered by the Mysuru district police. Mysuru district Superintendent of Police Abhinav Khare told reporters that a gang of 10 members, who had bought the copy from unidentified persons in Hyderabad, were trying to sell it for a price of Rs. 5 crore. “When we […]