United Nations to vaccinate 10.5 million in Syria to fight polio outbreak

The United Nations has announced that it will vaccinate 2.5 million children and eight million others in Syria to prevent a widespread outbreak of polio.

At the sam...

The Day After Everyday or Krrish 3: Which will allow us a superheroine?

Less than a week after it was uploaded, Anurag Kashyap’s short film, The Day After Everyday, has had 1,205,910 hits (and counting). In over 21 minutes, Kashyap shows ...

Rotary member and polio survivor Ramesh Ferris shares how ending polio will impact global health

“As a polio survivor, I’ve made it my mission to help bring life-saving vaccines to all children. I was born in India, where I contracted polio as a six-month-o...

Brad Paisley Grants Wishes To Children

As the 47th Annual Country Music Awards approach all eyes are turned to this year’s hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

Country Music artist Brad Paisley...

13-year-old boy from Kashmir all set for Bollywood as Vishal Bhardwaj hunts for talented artists for Hyder

Return of Bollywood in Kashmir has opened doors for many Kashmiri artists, alongwith 13-year-old Ainain, who is the new find by renowned film maker Vishal Bhardwaj.

Nazi looted art ‘found in Munich’ – German media

A collection of 1,500 artworks confiscated by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s has been found in the German city of Munich, media reports say.

The trove is believed...

Genetic testing raises hope for lung cancer treatments

Offering genetic testing to lung cancer patients can potentially save lives, research suggests.

A study of 5,000 patients found genetic profiling of lung tumours bo...

Syrian, Cambodian, Afghan Women Win Media Awards

The director of an Afghanistan news organization, a Syrian photojournalist and a Cambodian investigative reporter each received Courage in Journalism awards from a women&rs...

Comedy needs more female writers, says Veep’s Armando Iannucci

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s heels may clatter down the corridors of power in the American sitcom Veep – now back for a second season – but her gender is not the...