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Palestinian artists reject violence, favour creative protest 28 Mar 2016 - 02:32 pm

Kholoud Mohammed el-Desoki, 23, in her family's apartment in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip with a portrait of a young girl wearing...

Caveman's best friends? Preserved Ice Age puppies awe scientists 28 Mar 2016 - 01:17 pm

A handout picture taken on March 15, 2016 shows scientists gathering for a first glimpse at the remains of the puppy discovered in ...

Japan loses track of pricey black hole satellite 28 Mar 2016 - 12:13 pm

An undated artist's rendering made available by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on 28 March 2016 shows the Japanese Astro-H satellite that...

Cause of bad skin may be low-vitamin diet, doctors warn 28 Mar 2016 - 12:12 pm

Vitamin A is essential to skin, and can be obtained from carrots and other vegetables. (File photo/ Monique Wuestenhagen / dpa) Doctors say...

US museum returns looted statue to Cambodia 28 Mar 2016 - 10:12 am

A Cambodian takes a picture of a Khmer statue on display during a ceremony in Phnom Penh,Cambodia, 28 March 2016. EPA/MAK REMISSA Phnom...

Wearable tech takes aim at health care costs 27 Mar 2016 - 11:14 am

Financial incentives are offered to boost physical activityand encourage use of activity tracker devices. Washington: Stroll around the office or neighborhood six times...

For first time, drone delivers package to residential area 26 Mar 2016 - 03:38 pm

BY SCOTT SONNER A drone has successfully delivered a package to a residential location in a small Nevada town in what its maker...

Miyajima's LED numbers tell tale of life in Hong Kong 26 Mar 2016 - 10:37 am

File photo shows Japanese artist Tatsuo Miyajima's light installation for Art Basel Hong Kong entitled 'Time waterfall'. AFP / ANTHONY WALLACE Hong Kong:...

Scientists create smallest ever viable genome 25 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: American scientists have created in a lab the smallest viable genome existing in nature with just enough essential genes for an organism...

Pay as you read news startup hits US market 23 Mar 2016 - 05:04 pm

Blendle, the payments platform backed by The New York Times and German publisher Axel Springer, said its service in the US would offer...

Meditation, cognitive therapy help back pain: study 23 Mar 2016 - 11:51 am

Washington: Meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy -- not traditional treatments for back pain -- seem to be effective in alleviating for the common...

Here's what you need to know about Apple's new iPhone 22 Mar 2016 - 04:33 pm

A set of iPhone SE handsets are seen on display during a media event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California on March 21,...

A vegetarian world would be healthier, cooler and richer: scientists 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Reuters, Rebecca Cook By Megan Rowling BARCELONA: By eating less meat and more fruit and vegetables, the world could avoid several...

U.S. top court rejects EA Sports' appeal over Madden videogame 21 Mar 2016 - 04:54 pm

EA- Madden 2016 poster WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Electronic Arts Inc's bid to revive its free speech defense in...

Emin launches show in Hong Kong as Art Basel comes to town 21 Mar 2016 - 11:59 am

British artist Tracey Emin during a press conference in Hong Kong. EPA/JEROME FAVRE Hong Kong: The pain of intimacy, raw physicality, love, sadness,...

India fifth largest country with domain name hijacks 20 Mar 2016 - 09:28 am

New Delhi: India has emerged as the fifth highest country that witnessed infections via DNS Hijacks in 2015, F-Secure Threat Round up Report...

145-year-old letter, delivered by balloon, turns up in Australia 19 Mar 2016 - 12:53 pm

A tiny letter from a man to his mother flown out of Paris by hot air balloon during the Prussian siege and which...

Amid repression, art scene in Thailand's capital blooms 19 Mar 2016 - 12:42 pm

People attend an exhibition by artist Jirawut Ueasungkomsate at a gallery in Bangkok, Thailand, March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha By Amy Sawitta Lefevre...