Israeli woman appeals rabbinical ruling she must circumcise son

An Israeli woman appealed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday against a rabbinical ruling that ordered her to circumcise her one-year-old son, the Justice Ministry said,...

Malaria deaths among children under five halved since turn of the century

World Health Organisation report identifies 51% drop among under-fives between 2000-12, and 45% fall across all ages

Between 2000 and 2012, malaria deaths among und...

Solar Activity Not a Key Cause of Climate Change, Study Shows

Climate change has not been strongly influenced by variations in heat from the sun, a new scientific study shows.?The findings show that periods of low sun activity should ...

Ranbir,Abhishek take on Dhoni and men in a celebrity football match for charity

The funds raised from the match went to the Magic Bus Organisation, which works for charity for underprivileged children. Virat Kohli launched the team for his foundation &...

What's Poverty Got to Do With It?

The world’s poverty benchmark is an income less than US $2 (about 300 Naira) per day and by that statistic about 50 percent of the World’s 7 billion people live...

How life is improving in India's poorest region

Many villages had no school, no health centre, no ration shop, no approach road, no post office, no telephone, no electricity, and perhaps even no convenient source of drin...

Press Release : Gay Rights are Human Rights

FLASHPOINT Human Rights Film Festival in the city sparks off discussions on LGBT rights

The recently concluded FLASHPOINT Human Rights Film F...

Haikus Are A Creative Alternative To Reading This 2,000-Page Report

Oceanographer and artist Dr. Gregory Johnson is translating critical facts about climate change into a language that's interesting and visually appealing to everyone: haiku...

China building fourth Antarctic base to enhance research into climate change, other topics

Growing scientific power China has begun constructing its fourth Antarctic research base to enhance studies into climate change and other fields, state media reported Thurs...