Methods to fight global warming
ROME: Centuries-old techniques to prevent desertification, energy wastage and other problems should be enlisted in the fight against global warming, a new UN-backed group said Wednesday. Traditional water management methods…
Giant dinosaur footprints found in Argentine 'Jurassic Park'
BUENOS AIRES: Dinosaur footprints up to 1.2 meters (four feet) in diameter have been found in an area of Patagonia known as Argentina's "Jurassic Park," a scientist said Wednesday. Jorge…
Newton's apple tree bound for gravity-free orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla: Sir Isaac Newton's famous apple tree is about to leave gravity behind. Flying aboard space shuttle Atlantis next week will be a 4-inch sliver of the tree…
Atlantis gears up for final launch
WASHINGTON: The space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Friday on the last mission of its 25-year career, taking astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) one last time before becoming a…
14th-century aqueduct found in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: Archeologists said Tuesday they have uncovered a 14th-century aqueduct that supplied water to Jerusalem for almost 600 years along a route dating back to the time of Jesus —…
Judge nixes Facebook groups by class-cutting kids
BUENOS AIRES: A judge in Argentina has ordered Facebook to close all groups set up by minors, after thousands of middle-schoolers used the social media website to organize an unauthorized…
Microsoft looks to 'cloud' with Office 2010
NEW YORK: Microsoft released the latest update to its popular Office software on Wednesday including a Web-hosted version aimed at countering competition from emerging "cloud" products offered by Google. Office…
YouTube expands 'unlisted videos' feature
WASHINGTON: YouTube on Wednesday began allowing users to share "private" videos among an unlimited number of other people. The Google-owned video-sharing site, in a post on the YouTube blog, said…
UN alarmed at Ugandan rebels killing spree
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency expressed alarm Friday that "murderous" Ugandan rebels are mounting increasingly brutal attacks on civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and the Central African Republic.…
Palestinians still suffer 'catastrophe', says negotiator
RAMALLAH: The top Palestinian negotiator on Friday said Palestinians are enduring a continuing "catastrophe," 62 years after the creation of Israel sparked an exodus of hundreds of thousands of refugees.…