Moscow, Feb 3 (RIA Novosti) The total number of unemployed people in Russia may rise to 6.7 million as almost half a million people are in danger of losing their jobs, authorities ...

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Suspecting rampant abuse after a 650 percent increase in student visa applications in three months, the British High Commission has temporarily suspended acceptance of new visa applications ...

By Dr Shabir Choudhry Question is if these students who graduate from Madrassas don't resort to violence then what future do they have? At best they will become imams of some mosques or ...

Rome, Dec 16 (IANS/AKI) Italian car giant Fiat defied the economic downturn and recorded a dramatic increase in car sales across Europe in November. According to the latest sales figures released Tuesday, ...

Bangkok, Dec 14 (DPA) Opium cultivation in South-East Asia rose 11 percent this year as soaring prices in Laos and political instability in Myanmar drew more farmers to the illicit poppy crop, ...

By Sarwar Kashani Onboard Air India One, Dec 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's three-day official visit to Russia was "extremely successful, productive" and reinforced a "rock solid" strategic partnership between the ...

Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): A new study on middle-aged parents helping out their grown up children has revealed that even at the later stage of life, they play favourites. The research, carried out ...

Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) Middle-aged parents are more involved in their grown children's lives than ever before, according to a new research. "We found that middle-aged parents help each of their grown children ...

New Delhi, Nov 27 (ANI): There has been a drastic increase in the number of extramarital affairs over a decade in China. According to the city's government-financed support centre that targets rising mental ...

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) New HIV infections in South Asia, including India, have reduced by at least 10 percent, while globally, it has come down by 17 percent in the last ...

Washington, Oct 26 (DPA) Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah called for a "dramatic increase" in troops to secure his country from insurgents, in an interview with US broadcaster Fox News Sunday. Abdullah ...

Washington, October 21 (ANI): Leading scientists have said that global food production needs to be increased by between 50 and 100 per cent if widespread famine and world starving is to be ...

Colorado, Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) David Lane is the lawyer for the Heene family. He says that he expects the Heene family to be formally charged. “These folks are absolutely willing to ...

Washington, Sep 29 (ANI): A six fold increase in employee misconduct investigations, particularly involving workers accessing pornography from their government computers, has been observed at the National Science Foundation (NSF), a taxpayer-funded ...

New Delhi, Sept 23 (ANI): There has been a dramatic increase in the number paternity tests in China as more suspicious husbands are checking on their wives' fidelity. A leading Beijing paternity testing ...

Washington, Sept 22 (ANI): There has been a dramatic increase in the number of fracture cases throughout Asia, finds a new study. A new audit report released by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) ...

London, Aug.19 (ANI): A report prepared by the Commons Committee on Arms Export Controls has revealed that British weapons may have been used against Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka, and now, ...

By Dipankar De Sarkar London, July 18 (IANS) Thousands of British steelworkers and their families are holding a protest march Saturday in a town in northeast England where the looming closure of a ...

Washington, July 5 (ANI): A new study by scientists has shown a dramatic increase in the amount of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean. Fresh water flowing into or out of the Arctic ...

Washington, July 5 (ANI): A new study by scientists has shown a dramatic increase in the amount of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean.Fresh water flowing into or out of the Arctic ...

Washington, July 5 (ANI): A new study by scientists has shown a dramatic increase in the amount of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean.Fresh water flowing into or out of the Arctic ...

Melbourne, June 30 (ANI): Nearly a dozen of Michael Jackson's fans have reportedly committed suicide following the King Of Pop's sudden demise. And Australians fans are said to be seeking help from ...

New York/Washington, May 21 (DPA) Worried parents kept children at home in New York Wednesday out of the fear that they might catch A(H1N1) influenza, commonly known as swine flu, after the ...

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Growing budgetary deficit and weaknesses in its public finances could weaken India's sovereign creditworthiness, said global ratings agency Fitch in a statement Thursday. Noting that its slowing economy ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, May 13 (IANS) Some US senators have opposed tripling non-military US aid to Pakistan, with one noting how Islamabad had spent much of the $12 billion aid it ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, May 13 (IANS) A couple of US senators have opposed tripling of non-military US aid to Pakistan, with one noting how Islamabad had spent much of the $12 ...

Cape Town, May 8 (ANI): The ongoing credit crunch has liberalised people's attitude towards sex, at least that's what a research panel at a recent Sexpo suggests. The world's largest health, sexuality and ...

Sydney, April 30 (IANS) An astronomy student spotted a huge rock orbiting the outer reaches of our solar system, when he was scanning the skies for potentially hazardous asteroids. "The ...

Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): Although research seeking a plausible AIDS vaccine has been going on for decades, scientists have not made a breakthrough till date. Now, researchers have explained why anti-HIV antibodies ...

Washington, March 28 (ANI): A long-term research has concluded that the shell of a particular snail has dramatically increased in size, during less than a century, thus providing a clear illustration of ...