Obama launches $100 mn BRAIN initiative to beat India, China
byWashington, April 3 (IANS) Saying that he wanted the next job-creating discoveries to happen not in India or China, but the US, President Barack…
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Cuba’s Los Van Van to use symphonic sound
byHavana, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The Cuban band Los Van Van, idol of the island’s dancers who regard it as “the salsa train”, will give…
Nine bodies found inside SUV in Mexico
byMexico City, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Nine bodies, the majority of them dismembered, were found inside an SUV with Texas tag in Ciudad Victoria, the…
US launches initiative to explore human brain
byWashington, April 3 (IANS/EFE) US President Barack Obama has announced an ambitious multidisciplinary program to create a map of the human brain that could…
Nelson Mandela hailed as `King of Human Equality’
byMexico City, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The World Boxing Council proclaimed South Africa’s Nelson Mandela as “King of Human Equality” in recognition of his decades-long…
Political Stories heating up – National Interest, As Always, is on Back Burner
byThe political debate is only getting wider as we slowly creep towards 2014 general elections. The ruling coalition seems to be as much troubled…
Number of unemployed falls in Spain
byMadrid, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The number of people registered as unemployed fell by 4,979 in March, compared to the prior month, to 5.03 million,…
‘West preparing modified Libyan scenario for Syria’
byMoscow: The West might try implementing a modified “Libyan scenario” in Syria by supplying weapons to the Syrian opposition to oust President Bashar al-Assad,…
CBI seeks transfer of senior cops posted at Kunda
byLucknow, April 3 (IANS) In a twist to the ongoing probe in the triple murder at a Kunda village in which a senior cop…
Three Indians get US award for combating violence against women
byWashington: Three brothers from India have received the prestigious Vital Voices Global Leadership Award from Vice President Joe Biden for their humanitarian working to…