Indonesian court to rule on presidential election challenge
INDONESIA: An Indonesian court was Thursday expected to uphold Joko Widodo’s victory in last month’s presidential election, rejecting claims of…
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Rescuers comb through aftermath of Japan landslide
JAPAN: About 3,000 rescuers combed through the wreckage of homes engulfed by landslides in western Japan on Thursday in the…
Facebook awards ‘Internet Defense Prize’
Facebook awarded a $50,000 Internet Defense Prize to a pair of German researchers with a seemingly viable approach to detecting…
Scientists develop treatment effective again Ebola-related virus
WASHINGTON: Canadian and US researchers say they have successfully used an experimental drug to save the lives of monkeys with…
US attempted rescue of American hostages in Syria
WASHINGTON: US forces tried but failed to rescue reporter James Foley and other US hostages held in Syria by the…
Mysterious source of ozone-depleting chemical baffles NASA
WASHINGTON: A chemical used in dry cleaning and fire extinguishers may have been phased out in recent years but NASA…
Botox may slow tumor growth in stomach cancer
Botox has frozen the faces of countless Hollywood stars, and international researchers said Wednesday the toxic injections might also be…
‘Suicide tourism’ to Switzerland doubled
A total of 172 “suicide tourists” travelled to Switzerland in 2012, double the 2009 number, to die with medical assistance…