London - British author Terry Pratchett, whose science-fantasy Discworld novels are some of the best-selling works in English fiction around the world, died...
London - British author Terry Pratchett, whose science-fantasy Discworld novels are some of the best-selling works in English fiction around the world, died...
Rome - Forensic experts in Italy said Thursday they had reconstructed the DNA of a national war hero and poet by analysing semen...
Paris - Smoker numbers are declining in many parts of the world, but upward trends in African and Mediterranean countries mean the global...
Miami--Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, definitely has an underground ocean, researchers said Thursday after confirming the moon's long-suspected subsurface saltwater body with the help...
Saint Petersburg--Russian lawmakers are up in arms after a shaman, dressed in full traditional garb and carrying a drum, allegedly carried out a...
London--British science fiction and fantasy author Terry Pratchett, whose Discworld novels have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide, died on Thursday at...
Paris--A long-awaited communications window between Earth and robot lab Philae, zipping through space perched on a comet, opened Thursday without immediate signs of...
Kathmandu--Google launched a virtual tour of Nepal's Everest region on Thursday, allowing armchair tourists a rare glimpse of life in one of the...
Mick Thomson New York---The guitarist for the heavy metal band Slipknot was injured Wednesday in an apparent drunken brawl with his brother, police...
New York--Juliana Hatfield -- a great hope for alternative rock in the 1990s -- once wrote: If kids want to grow up to...
Washington--Apple's online stores for product and app purchases went down Wednesday for at least five hours, affecting its customers worldwide. The tech giant's...
Paris--A sold-out theatre run in Paris for "Singin' in the Rain", which opens Thursday, marks another success for American musicals in a country...
London--Jeremy Clarkson, the controversial presenter of hit BBC programme "Top Gear", joked about his suspension on Wednesday as an online petition for him...
Madonna Paris--Madonna has added a second concert date in Paris in December after the first that went on sale this week sold out...
Stockholm---The Swedish startup that revolutionised digital music has a blanket response to claims that it pays artists a mere pittance: "two billion dollars"....
Jeremy Clarkson London---The BBC said on Tuesday it had suspended Jeremy Clarkson, the controversial host of popular motoring programme "Top Gear", after he...
Syrian farmers collect crops in a field in Daraa, 100km south of Damascus, on June 5, 2010 A new study published in the...
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (No. 16), along with Bill Gates (at No. 1) and Michael Jordan (No. 1741) are included in this year’s...
