'master switch' gene found for obesity
2011-05-16 08:34:06
Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a "master switch" that controls other genes found in fat in the body.
ROK to invite DPRK to attend nuke summit
2011-05-13 16:45:41
ROK plans to extend a direct invitation to DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-il to attend an international nuclear summit in 2012.
Malaysia paper warned over religion rumor
2011-05-13 16:30:21
Malaysia's government has issued a warning letter to the country's top Malay-language newspaper over an article alleging a Christian plot to supplant Islam as the official religion.
Indian PM sees change after bin Laden's death
2011-05-13 15:45:51
India's PM called Osama bin Laden's death an opportunity for the region to unify Thursday and pledged support for Afghanistan, which has long been caught in the middle of the power struggle between his country and rival Pakistan.
Baby leopards, bear found in bags at Thai airport
2011-05-13 17:17:16
Authorities at Thailand's international airport arrested a first-class passenger Friday whose suitcases were filled with baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. The animals had been drugged and were headed for Dubai.
Gaddafi refuted reports on his injury
2011-05-14 07:35:20
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi refuted reports that he was injured last Thursday during NATO attacks.
Bedbugs with 'superbug' germ found
2011-05-12 16:47:42
Hate insects? Afraid of germs? Researchers are reporting an alarming combination: bedbugs carrying a staph "superbug."
Do bedbugs carry superbugs?
2011-05-12 10:46:13
Researchers have found bedbugs carrying antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists thought they were not capable of spreading infections.
Why some planets spin backward
2011-05-12 10:05:18
Of the more than 500 planets detected around stars besides our Sun, the vast majority appear to spin the same way the star does.
A retrograde hot Jupiter
2011-05-12 08:59:03
A retrograde hot Jupiter: the transiting giant planet orbits very close to the star and in a direction opposite to the stellar rotation, in this artist's rendering released May 11, 2011.
Man jumps off world's tallest tower,dead
2011-05-11 21:53:40
A man threw himself off the world's tallest building in Dubai, plummeting to his death in the first suicide from Burj Khalifa tower.
Cellphone alert system announced in NYC
2011-05-11 14:36:45
The US will soon be able to reach people directly on their cellphones to warn them of imminent danger or alert them about missing children.
