A bionic hand in many ways as good as a graft
VIENNA: European surgeons and engineers have devised a mind-controlled bionic hand that restores function almost as well as a flesh-and-blood…
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Employer: Kidnapped French woman was due to leave Yemen soon
WASHINGTON: A French development worker who was kidnapped in the Yemeni capital Sanaa had been due to leave the restive…
Eight dead in gun rampage at Czech restaurant
PRAGUE: An apparently mentally-disturbed gunman burst into a restaurant in a quiet eastern Czech town on Tuesday (Feb 24), shooting…
UK offshore oil and gas sector seeks ‘urgent’ help
LONDON (AFP) – Britain’s offshore energy sector on Tuesday called for “urgent action” by government and industry to boost North Sea exploration,…
French woman kidnapped in crisis-hit Yemen
ADEN: A French woman working in Yemen was kidnapped on Tuesday as President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi struggled to reassert his…
Reuters bureau chief found dead in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The bureau chief for Reuters in Pakistan was found dead at her office-cum-residence in Islamabad on Monday, Press Trust…
IS kidnaps 56 Assyrian Christians in Northern Syria: Watchdog
DAMASCUS: A London based watchdog says Islamic State (IS) militants on Monday kidnapped 56 Assyrian Christians in a northern Syrian…
Danish Muslims plan peace vigil after shootings
COPENHAGEN: A Danish Muslim group Monday said it was planning a peace vigil in the heart of Copenhagen this week…