Almost 200 neuro-scientists say $1.6b bid to recreate human-brain function on supercomputers will waste too much money. Almost 200 neuro-scientists are protesting Europe’s $1.6bn attempt to recreate the functioning of the human... Read more »
10 civilians, four NATO soldiers and two policemen killed in suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan. At least four NATO soldiers, two policemen and 10 civilians have been killed in a suicide blast... Read more »
Former foreign minister says he is the winner of the poll and that nobody who “committed fraud” should take power. Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah has rejected the results of June’s presidential run-off,... Read more »
Protesters in Kenya decry government’s refusal to hold national talks on security and corruption among other topics. Thousands of people have rallied in Kenya’s capital to criticise what they call President Uhuru Kenyatta’s... Read more »
MORE than 44,000 qualified teachers are unable to secure a permanent job in the state’s schools — almost as many as the government’s entire teaching workforce. The huge oversupply has become a... Read more »
The former Real Madrid, Argentina and Spain striker dies aged 88 after suffering a heart attack in Madrid. Former Real Madrid forward Alfredo Di Stefano, 88, one of the greatest footballers of all time,... Read more »
Haider Hashmi, a well known guitarist and band member of Aaroh, passed away late Sunday night. He was 40. Hashmi was diagnosed with a brain tumour last month and was admitted to... Read more »
Supreme Court rejects petition but stresses such courts are not legal and their decree can not be enforced. India’s Supreme Court has rejected a nine-year-old petition seeking ban on Islamic Sharia courts... Read more »
Ex-finance minister ahead of rival with 56.44 percent of vote in preliminary results, electoral commission says. Preliminary results in Afghanistan’s presidential polls have put Ashraf Ghani, the country’s former finance minister, in the lead,... Read more »
German chancellor arrives in country for seventh visit since 2005, with economic ties and trade topping agenda. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in China for her seventh visit since 2005, with... Read more »
The Netherlands advanced to a World Cup semi-final with Argentina by beating Costa Rica 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday with substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul saving two of the penalties after the... Read more »
GOOGLE Earth sometimes feels like an interesting but pointless toy. The images are dated and once you’ve checked out your own roof or neighbourhood, you may exit the site with an empty... Read more »
Water supplies have dropped in key areas due to a sharp increase in production at the rebel-controlled Euphrates Dam. Gaziantep, Turkey – When severe water cuts began to hit Aleppo province in early... Read more »
Tibetan spiritual leader says religious attacks in Buddhist-majority Myanmar and Sri Lanka unacceptable. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, has reiterated his plea to Buddhists in Myanmar and... Read more »
Interior ministry says 29 dead in two separate attacks, one in same area where more than 60 died last month. Gunmen killed at least 29 people in two separate attacks in coastal Kenya... Read more »
POLISH prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into a plane crash that killed 11 people – parachuting instructors and students and the pilot of the plane. THE Piper Navajo plane was carrying... Read more »
Sydney (CREF 2014 Report); First event of the biggest Ramadan and Eid Festivities in Australia started with an exciting event of Ramadan Festival held at Auburn Town Hall, Auburn NSW today. The... Read more »
KANYE West’s worldwide mission to tell everyone how it is hit with a snag at a UK concert recently after his onstage rant was greeted with boos. In fairness to the audience,... Read more »
Forward scores his first goal of the 2014 World Cup to take the two-time winners in the semi-finals of Brazil 2014. Gonzalo Higuain’s superb early strike secured a nervy 1-0 win for Argentina against... Read more »
NEW Zealand shares have risen on the coat-tails of offshore markets. THE NZX 50 Index rose 21.511 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5188.905 on Friday. Within the index, 27 stocks rose,... Read more »
Video emerges of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Mosul mosque delivering sermon justifying fighting Baghdad government. The newly elected leader of the Islamic State has made his first public appearance since proclaiming a caliphate,... Read more »
A WOMAN who died in hospital after a light plane crashed and burst into flames in northern NSW was flying to Brisbane with her family. THE 47-year-old, widely named by media as... Read more »
Defence minister says national flag flying over Slavyansk after retreat of outnumbered pro-Russian separatists. Ukrainian forces have raised the national flag over the pro-Russian rebels’ main stronghold of Slovyansk after flushing them out... Read more »
BANNU: Christians and Hindus who fled from a military offensive against militants in North Waziristan say the Taliban treated them with relative tolerance, contrary to the militants’ brutal reputation. Some 2,000 people... Read more »