India, South Korea ink civil nuclear deal

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Seoul, July 25: India today signed a "historic" civil nuclear cooperation agreement with South Korea, paving the way for the possibility of Seoul exporting its atomic power plants. The agreement, signed after summit talks between President Pratibha Patil and her South Korean counterpart Lee More

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Scientists create human-animal hybrids in secret research

AGENCIES

London, July 25: Hybrids were produced in secret by researchers looking into cures for a range of diseases London: British scientists have created more than 150 human-animal hybrid embryos in British laboratories. The hybrids have been produced in secret over the past three years by researchers More

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Gadgets keep an eye on cheating hubbies

DAREEN GALAL

Jeddah, July 25: Incidents of wives spying on their husbands have surfaced as a growing trend in Saudi society. Police archives are replete with such cases. Most of these women claim that they have the right to do this in order to preserve their rights backed up with solid evidence.  More

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Man drinks petrol for 42 years

Beijing, July 25: Gasoline powers vehicles all around the world, but a sick Chinese man has been drinking the sticky liquid for 42 years under the illusion that it can relieve his physical pain, news agency Xinhua reported. Chen Dejun, 71, lives by himself in shabby thatched cottage on a hill More

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Norway gunman in closed court hearing as nation falls silent

Oslo, July 25: Norway fell silent today for the victims of a bombing and shooting spree as the man accused of carrying out the killings was to appear at a closed hearing before a court in Oslo. As the nation struggled to absorb the impact of its worst postwar tragedy, thousands of people More

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Painkillers open way to high-risk behaviours

Washington, July 25: Indiscriminate use of painkillers may open the way to drug abuse among people with a history of using both types of drugs, a study says. The study, by Drexel University's School of Public Health researchers, explores factors surrounding young drug users' initiation into More

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Largest water body discovered

AGENCIES

Washington, July 25: Astronomers have detected the largest water body in universe whose volume is enough to fill the earth’s oceans by more than 100 trillion times. The water body was found on a quasar. A quasar is a powerful, old celestial object which feeds on a black hole, an object in More

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Mubarak, security chief to be tried together

Cairo: An Egyptian court has decided to combine the trials of the country's former interior minister and ousted President Hosni Mubarak for the killing of nearly 900 protesters during the 18-day uprising that toppled the longtime leader in February. Monday's ruling set Aug. 3 as the start More

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Fat people can't get slim

London, July 25: If you are fat, you can't get slim, say experts. Scientists have confirmed that the majority of overweight people who try to lose weight either by cutting calories or exercising will return to their former size. They said fat people really can't keep the weight off More

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