'More than 2,000 dead in Syrian crackdown'

MATTHEW LEE

Washington, Aug 5: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has accused the Syrian government of killing more than 2,000 of its own citizens during its ongoing brutal crackdown against opposition protesters as the Obama administration moved to further isolate President Bashar Assad and his inner More

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Pallone introduces resolution on Kashmiri Pandits in US House

LALIT K JHA/PTI

Washington, Aug 5: Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone has introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, condemning the extremist violence against the Kashmiri Pandits since 1989. The resolution condemns the extremist violence, lack of religious freedom, and human rights violations More

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Why you recognise someone, but can't name him

London, Aug 5: You recognise someone and greet him with a warm smile but since you have forgotten his name, you are unable to connect. It could be because brain regions have to work together and remember the context in which a face was seen. Now Clea Warburton and Gareth Barker, neuroscientists More

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AIDS cases in US at 50,000 per year

Washington, Aug 5: The number of new AIDS cases in the US remained stable at about 50,000 per year between 2006 and 2009, said authorities. "More than 30 years into the HIV epidemic, about 50,000 people in this country still become infected each year," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention More

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NASA finds signs of flowing water on Mars

Washington, Aug 5: It's known that there are frozen water deposits on Mars. Now, it seems that there are seasonal streams of liquid water flowing across the surface of the Red Planet, say astronomers, including an Indian-origin scientist. In fact, it was US space agency NASA which said that More

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Yingluck Shinawatra becomes Thailand's first woman PM

Bangkok, Aug 5: Thai lawmakers chose U.S.-educated businesswoman Yingluck Shinawatra as the country's first female prime minister Friday, setting the stage for the 44-year-old political novice to take charge of a volatile nation that's been deeply divided since her brother was ousted in a 2006 coup More

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Wikipedia says it’s losing contributors

DANIEL ESTRIN

Haifa, Israel, Aug 5: Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that is written entirely by volunteers and allows anyone to edit its entries, is losing contributors, its founder complained Thursday. Speaking with The Associated Press on the sidelines of the website’s annual conference, Wikipedia More

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Randi Zuckerberg leaving Facebook to start company

New York, Aug 5: Facebook says Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is leaving the company after six years. Facebook said Thursday that Zuckerberg, who had led Facebook’s consumer marketing team, is leaving to start her own company. Facebook says the company is “grateful for More

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