It’s not you, it’s your brain shape: David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s political differences could be reflected by their grey matter Politics can influence people in how they choose their social circle, what causes they support and even their choice of partner. But now scientists believe that political thinking can even affect the brain, after.. 
Russia clashes over energy with Belarus, Ukraine, EU
Russia plunged back into the disputes over energy with Ukraine and Belarus that have repeatedly disrupted oil and gas supplies to European Unioncountries, and it also termed EU energy policy as "uncivilized". Russia on Friday denied remarks by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko that it [more]
Simple test may predict life expectancy
Don’t be surprised if your doctor asks you to sit on the floor at your next checkup. A new study says testing a person’s ability to sit down and then rise from the floor could provide useful insight into their overall health and longevity. [more]
For North Korea, next step is a nuclear test?
North Korea's next step after rattling the world by putting a satellite into orbit for the first time will likely be a nuclear test, the third conducted by the reclusive and unpredictable state. A nuclear test would be the logical follow-up to [more]
South Korea produce missiles that can Bomb All of North Korea
South Korea can now produce missiles that can reach all of North Korea as part of a new deal with Washington that's a response to the North's own growing weapons stockpile. There were restrictions put on their missile production by Washington to try and deter [more]
Pregnant wife of 21 murdered by family to rid her of evil spirits: Jailed for 58 years
A man and three members of his family were jailed for a total of 58 years yesterday after being convicted of murdering his pregnant wife claiming she was possessed by evil spirits. One of the four smothered 21-year-old Nalia Mumtaz while the others held [more]
His current high profile in the public consciousness is as the speech-afflicted central character in the film of the year. But George VI captured a new chapter in history yesterday – as the merciful monarch who spared a German Jewish refugee from the gallows in wartime Britain. As Germany, like the rest of the world,.. 
Zombie ants: Identified from samples collected at two sites in Brazil’s tropical rain forest, each of the four fungus species specializes in controlling a different species of carpenter ant, creating Zombie ants. The world just got a little weirder: Scientists have identified four new species of brain-controlling fungi that turn ants into zombies that do.. 
Two thirds of Americans surveyed in a Marist Poll said 65 is the age when drivers should have to retake their road test. Younger Americans are more in favor of the requirement, 84 percent below the age of 30 and 76 percent aged 30 to 44, while 62 percent of those aged between 45 and.. 
The golf carts that its residents drive; the name, which only a wide-eyed property agent could truly love; the fact that it sometimes seems like a "Pleasantville" version of Hong Kong, where everyone speaks English and works a white-collar job. But let’s give poor Disco Bay a break. It’s actually a very enjoyable place to.. 
This is supposed to be a ‘squirrel proof’ bird feeder, but it didn’t out-smart one particularly crafty critter when he turned up in a British garden. The feeder had flummoxed his friends but this clever creature was determined not to be beaten. After some careful negotiation of the extraordinary-looking feeder in front of him, the.. 
If you think it’s hard to swallow the concept of dark matter, you’re not alone. Decades ago, a few astronomers began to suspect that the universe was swarming with some mysterious, invisible substance that was yanking galaxies around with its own powerful gravity. And for those same decades, most of those astronomers’ colleagues dismissed the.. 
By Hamid Dabashi A dictator has fallen. A people are freed. The sky is the limit of their dream, and the dream of the rest of the world celebrating with them. How will history judge President Barack Obama’s response to the seismic changes that have happened in Egypt? Observers around the globe are comparing the.. 
Here’s Michelle Obama’s advice for couples this Valentine’s Day: laugh with your partner. She says it’s what she and President Barack Obama do, and it seems to be working. Their marriage, although tested throughout the years by his political ambitions — for the Illinois Senate, the U.S. Senate and later president — is going on.. 
Soldiers Discover Abandoned Baby on Side of Road in southern AfghanistanSoldiers Discover Abandoned Baby on Side of Road in Afghanistan A newborn baby girl left abandoned on the side of the road in southern Afghanistan has been..
Simple test may predict life expectancyDon’t be surprised if your doctor asks you to sit on the floor at your next checkup. A new study says testing a person’s ability to sit..
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