Mandela showing signs of resilience in hospital

As Mandela is on the road to recovery from the past two and a half months, he is showing resilience.  Even though his condition turns unstable sometimes, the South African president’s office said in a statement that he is “still critical but stable”. Mandela is in the hospital to recover from the lung infection disease.

#UN packs-off #AngelaKane to #Syria for #chemicalweapons probe

Angela Kane, disarmament chief at the UN has reached Damascus to push the Syrian government to probe the site of a chemical weapons attack. Source: BBC

Apologies issued by #Alabama #news site for #sexist comment #globalannal #Women

An Alabama news site has issued an apology after one of it’s editors passed off a particularly sexist comment saying football is confusing “Especially for women”. The controversial statement was passed by food editor David Holloway of AI.com. The said statement was written by the editor in a story called “Girls of Fall: A night

Samsung is soon going to launch wristwatch like Smartphone Galaxy Gear

Samsung Electronics is going to introduce a wristwatch-like mobile device named as the “Galaxy Gear” in the coming month. The device is said to be able to handle phone calls and e-mails and surf the internet, people close to the issue said. The Galaxy Gear is going to be based on the Google’s Android operating

Federal probe ordered into bribery allegations over JPMorgan Chase, another legal headache for the company

  A federal bribery investigation has been ordered to look into the allegations leveled against JPMorgan Chase & Co. that it has hired the children of top Chinese officials to win business. The case comes as another addition to the series of legal and regulatory headaches faced by the Chief Executive Jamie Dimon. Although Dimon

Government backed Internet Censorship crackdowns rising globally from UK to Vietnam

In Vietnam, a new law has been passed under which it’s illegal if citizens post news or “general information” online. Some of you may be thinking that what’s new in this law, this too shall be one of those government crackdowns on Internet that could hardly be enforceable. However, to your surprise this time instead

Assange’s prosecution likely after Manning’s conviction on espionage charges

The likelihood of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s prosecution by the United States as a co-conspirator has moved a step closer following the conviction of Army private, Bradley Manning on espionage charges on Tuesday. The view is shared by his attorney and civil liberties groups alike. Manning is found guilty of numerous violations under Espionage Act

Dubai rape case: Norwegian women ‘free to go’

The Norwegian woman who was the centre of attention during a Dubai rape case dispute has been pardoned and is free to leave Dubai. Marte Deborah Dalelv (Norwegian) is the woman who had to undergo all the trouble and is actually an Interior designer who went to Dubai on a business trip in March, when

Art and Photography: The Storyteller by Jeannette Oerlemans

  Photographer: Jeannette Oerlemans

Proposition 8 Supreme Court ruling could boost California’s wedding industry

The Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 that came out on Wednesday proved to be good news for the gay and lesbian couples in California who can now legally marry in the state. However Supreme Court didn’t realised that its ruling can boost prospects for Golden State’s wedding industry. There’s no specific data available on