London, Oct 7 (IANS) Hollywood comeback kid Mickey Rourke has revealed he was on the verge of committing suicide during his substance abuse period, when a priest saved his life. Contactmusic.com reports, "The ...

London, Sep 24 (DPA) An amateur treasure hunter has unearthed the largest-ever amount of gold and silver from the Anglo-Saxon period found in Britain, archaeologists said Thursday. Terry Herbert, 55, came across the ...

Lahore, Sep. 16 (ANI): In order to inflict maximum casualties on NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, The Taliban has been making high-tech and deadlier bombs, which are hard-to-detect due to their ...

Edinburgh, Sep.13 (ANI): Scotland may be out of the World Cup, but it leads the globe on one footballing frontier - testing out a new range of all-weather soccer gear. US sportswear giant ...

Kathleen Neill was arrested on Wednesday because she posed nude in the Metropolitan Museum Of Art for a photo shoot for photographer Zach Hyman. Zach was amused at the incident as he ...

London, Aug 11 (ANI): The world's first dial-free radio, 'Q2 Cube', was unveiled on Tuesday, hailing the end of 100-year-old classic wireless sets. Developed by Cambridge Consultants and Armour Group PLC, it ...

Toronto, Aug 5 (IANS) A gene linked to physical traits also seems to be dictating wanderlust in a tiny fish, considered a living model of Darwin's natural selection theory, according to a ...

Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): A new study by University of British Columbia has claimed that a gene previously linked to physical traits is also dictating behaviour in a tiny fish widely regarded ...

London, July 6 (ANI): Scientists have come up with the first robotic grasshopper based on the spring mechanism the insect has to propel itself, which may help explore Mars' rocky terrain. The Jollbot ...

By Frank Franklyn – Futuristic Media Network Just as Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja was remanded to judicial custody – meaning he would be shifted from the police lockup to Arthur Road Jail ...

London, June 17 (ANI): Tennis legend John McEnroe is backing Andy Murray to win the Wimbledon saying that the 22 year old has already won his first points against experienced Roger ...

Washington, June 12 (ANI): Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the US have for the first time reported detailed molecular snapshots of a deadly gastrointestinal virus, as it is caught ...

By Maitreyee Boruah Bangalore, June 3 (IANS) Attacks on women seem to be haunting India's IT hub Bangalore once again, with a recent attack on two sisters by motorcycle-borne miscreants in an upmarket ...

Colombo, May 27 (ANI): Slain LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's body was identified by his two former aides with the help of certain scars and birth marks. The Tiger supremo's body was identified by ...

Washington, May 26 (ANI): Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the momentum in Afghanistan is with the Taliban, who are inflicting heavy American casualties and hold de facto control of parts ...

London, May 26 (ANI): A Sikh group from Slough has written to Queen Elizabeth requesting her to return property and items belonging to the family of Punjab's last king Ranjit Singh. The Telegraph ...

Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) At least 751 insurgents have been killed in the security forces' operation in Pakistan's troubled northwest, the military said Tuesday, on a day when heliborne troops landed ...

Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Pakistani citizens are guarded in their support of the anti-Taliban military operation in the country's restive northwest but are beginning to ask awkward questions about the manner ...

London, Apr 27 (ANI): It looks like Aussie actor Eric Bana loved his baddie role in the new 'Star Trek' movie. Bana, 40, who is comfortable with tattoos, has jagged intergalactic designs covering ...

Colombo, April 21 (IANS) Men, women and children, some sick and some too old to even walk... It was a mass exodus from the Tamil Tigers held area in Sri Lanka's north ...

London, Apr 20 (ANI): A Brit soldier is being called the luckiest in the army after he survived a gun shot, which hit his helmet, but missed his head - by ...

By Smita Prakash London, Apr.1 (ANI): It is glorified house arrest here. No less. For those who need to commute to work to downtown London on the first or the second, it ...

Melbourne, Mar 14 (ANI): South Africa has vowed to keep Australian opening sensation Phil Hughes under check after he hit two consecutive centuries against them. Following his maiden century in the second ...

London, March 1 (ANI): Scientists have invented a new shock-absorbent bullet-busting gel that locks instantly into a solidified form when it is hit at high impact, which could be fitted inside ...

London, Feb 28 (ANI): Scientists have invented a new shock-absorbent bullet-busting gel that locks instantly into a solidified form when it is hit at high impact, which could be fitted inside ...

Stuttgart, Feb 18 (DPA) The world is a dangerous place and to minimise the risk for politicians and captains of industry, Mercedes-Benz is offering an armour-plated version of the sleek new E-Class ...

Bangalore, Feb 16 (ANI): Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has displayed indigenously designed advanced light helicopter (ALH) Dhruv at the Aero India 2009. Dhruv has been developed for Indias armed forces. An HAL official ...

Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Jan.8 (ANI): A large number of people converged from different parts of the country at the Ranganatha shrine in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, to celebratethe Vaikuntha Ekadashi festival on ...

London, Jan 02 (ANI): A retired surgeon has invented a new device made from waste wood and plastic which may help to prevent millions of people going blind. Roger Armour, 74, is ...

London, Dec 24 (ANI): Scientists have taken a major step towards the treatment for the dreaded ''viral tummy bug'' or rotavirus after finding a chink in the armour of these rotaviruses. Rotaviruses ...