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Best iPhone and iPad apps this week 28 Nov 2012 - 08:55 am

by Stuart Dredge It’s time for weekly roundup of brand new iPhone and iPad apps released in the last seven days, from music,...

Former Oxford English Dictionary editor covertly deleted thousands of words, claims book 28 Nov 2012 - 08:53 am

by Alison Flood An eminent former editor of the Oxford English Dictionary covertly deleted thousands of words because of their foreign origins and...

Rolling Stones turns back clock in style 27 Nov 2012 - 12:40 am

LONDON: The Rolling Stones turned back the clock in style on Sunday with their first concert in five years, strutting and swaggering their...

German research points way to faster flu vaccines 26 Nov 2012 - 10:25 pm

by Ben Hirschler An experimental vaccine based on a molecule related to DNA protects animals against influenza and may one day offer an...

The $1m Finnjet 25 Nov 2012 - 04:30 am

US Finne Antti Rahko stands next to his self-made “Finnjet” during preparations for the Essen Motor Show in Essen, western Germany. The vehicle...

Scientists identify new risk gene for Alzheimer’s 21 Nov 2012 - 11:46 am

by Julie Steenhuysen Two international teams of scientists have identified a rare mutation in a gene linked with inflammation that significantly increases the...

Google’s Apple envy yields new gadgets 18 Nov 2012 - 08:14 pm

by Rich Jaroslovsky Google isn’t the only software company that wants to be a hardware company, but it may be the one that’s...

Bahrain opens national theatre 14 Nov 2012 - 07:03 am

MANAMA: Bahrain’s H M King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa opened one of the largest theatres in the Middle East this week as...

In turquoise sea 11 Nov 2012 - 06:21 am

Indian dancers perform during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata yesterday. More than 185 films from 63 countries...

Daredevil Gazans run free with parkour 10 Nov 2012 - 06:20 am

by Sara Hussein Mohammed Jakhbir leans back, braces himself, and then leaps off the roof of a Khan Yunis hospital building, flipping backwards...

In Focus 05 Nov 2012 - 07:52 am

A flock of birds resting on a television antenna early in the morning in Doha yesterday.

Jackson in wax 01 Nov 2012 - 05:32 am

Visitors pose for pictures with three new wax figures of late US singer Michael Jackson during their unveiling at Madame Tussauds wax museum...

Can you hear me now? How Nasa talks to its rover on Mars 31 Oct 2012 - 09:19 am

A computer-generated image released by Nasa shows the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover. Washington: We live in a chaos of electromagnetic energy. Visible,...

E-readers grapple with a future on the shelf 30 Oct 2012 - 03:43 am

SINGAPORE: Amidst our growing love affair with the tablet, spare a thought for its increasingly shelfbound sibling: the e-reader. Take Taiwan’s E Ink...

Winter arrives 29 Oct 2012 - 04:26 am

Children build a snowman in a public garden following an overnight snow storm in Grenoble, France, yesterday.

Why do hot chilies make your nose run? 25 Oct 2012 - 06:11 am

By Nadia Arumugam If you’ve ever bitten into a raw habanero, eaten a dish laced with Scotch Bonnets, or skinned a basket of...

London film festival ends with Great Expectations, boasts record crowds 23 Oct 2012 - 04:19 am

LONDON: The London film festival ended late on Sunday with the European premiere of Mike Newell’s “Great Expectations” and the release of figures...

Deceptive looks! 19 Oct 2012 - 04:10 am

A red lionfish (Pterois volitans) swims in the aquarium of the Schonbrunn zoo in the gardens of the Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna. The...