Norway killer called cops to say 'mission accomplished'

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

London, July 31: Anders Breivik, the lone man arrested for killing 77 people in two terror attacks in Norway, rang up the police after the deadly massacre and said: "This is Brigadier Breivik - mission accomplished." The toll has risen to 77, after a body was found in the water off Utoya More

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Has human mind reached limit of its intelligence?

London, July 31: The human mind may have reached its limit of intelligence, as a research has suggested that the humans are presently as smart as they are ever going to be.Scientists have said that even the cleverest people might not get any brighter since our grey matter has stopped evolving. And More

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Indian origin scientist designs nanosized batteries

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Washington, July 31: A team led by an Indian origin scientist has packaged lithium ion batteries, which power mobiles and smartphones, into a single nanowire. The breakthrough could be a valuable power source for new generations of nanoelectronics. Pulickel M. Ajayan, who did his B. Tech More

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‘Motorcycle helmets could make you hard of hearing’

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

London, July 31: Motorcycle helmets may be protecting bikers' brains but they could also be leaving them vulnerable to hearing loss. Kennedy O. Adetifa, M. Carley, N. Holt and I. Walker, researchers in mechanical engineering, management and psychology from the universities of Bath and Bath More

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Makkah clock tower to beam from today

Arab News

Makkah, July 31: The Makkah Royal Clock Tower, the second tallest tower in the world, will start emitting 16 light beams to a height of 10 kilometers Sunday evening to announce the beginning of Ramadan. The loud speakers installed at the top of the tower will carry the sound of adhan (call to More

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Ramadan begins in Gulf today

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Dubai, July 31: The holy month of Ramadan will begin tomorrow (Monday) across the Gulf region, religious authorities in UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have declared. The beginning of the month was announced by the UAE's moon sighting committee following a meeting yesterday. Reports confirmed More

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95 killed in Syria clashes

UNREST IN MIDDLE EAST

Damascus, July 31: At least 95 people were killed on Sunday when the military launched an attack on the flashpoint protest city of Hama in central Syria, a human rights activist said. Ammar Qorabi, who heads the National Organisation for Human Rights, also said army attacks across the country More

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China's ‘troubled’ Xinjiang province

14 killed in violent attacks

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Beijing, July 31: At least 14 people including a Chinese police officer were killed in a spate of violent incidents in China's volatile Xinjiang province. While seven people were killed in an attack by two 'rioters', who hijacked a bus and rammed into a crowd of people last night in Kashghar More

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Depressed? Be kind, compassionate

Washington,July 31: Rather than taking anti-depressants, people suffering from depression have an inexpensive way out - practising acts of kindness and compassion, new research claims. Acts of kindness or compassion might serve as an effective treatment for depressed people, say researchers More

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Future of computing looks thinner

AGENCIES

Atlanta, July 31: Our notebooks, ultrabooks and desktop PCs are all getting thinner -- thin enough that Kate Moss in her heroin-chic heyday could have sported something like the 13-inch MacBook Air down the runway and it wouldn't have overwhelmed her almost nonexistent frame. It's no surprise More

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No foreign teachers in Saudi girls’ schools

Arab News

Riyadh, July 31: There is not a single foreign teacher in any government schools for girls in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Education announced. It was responding to reports that some 27,000 teaching jobs in girls and boys public schools in the Kingdom were occupied by non-Saudis. "There is More

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Egypt changes venue for Mubarak trial

Cairo, July 31: Egypt’s state news agency says the trial of Hosni Mubarak will be moved from a Cairo convention center to a police academy on the city’s eastern outskirts. The change of venue, announced Saturday by the head of Cairo’s appeal court, is designed to ensure tighter security for More

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