David Cameron asked to justify arms exports to `human-right violator` Sri L...
London – UK Prime Minister David Cameron has been asked to justify allowing export of machine guns and assault rifles to Sri Lanka, despite his recent criticism of the country’s human rights abuses. Chairman of the arms export control committee Sir John Stanley said that the UK... read more »
Armed robots to outnumber human soldiers by 10-to-one in decade says expert
Sydney – A robotics expert has predicted that armed bots will outnumber human soldiers within 10 years and push the robot-human ratio to 10-to-one. Weapons systems developer Scott Hartley revealed that ten years from now, there will probably be one soldier for every 10 robots and each soldier... read more »
US military gets special op bots in robotic fleet
Washington – The US military has reportedly deployed four different special ops bots in its robotic fleet to execute tasks otherwise deemed difficult in the battlefield. The special op bots have been developed by iRobot, which is pioneering the latest in military technology and has deployed... read more »
20pc people infected with HIV are unaware of having it
London – One in five people having HIV in UK are not aware of having the virus, a new survey has found. Public Health England (PHE) said that of the 98,400 people having HIV, there are 21,900 who do not know about it. These newly released numbers are for 2012, and have shown a slight decrease... read more »
Webber retirement ‘a loss’ for Red Bull: Vettel
Sao Paulo – Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel says he will miss the challenge of competing alongside — and often against — his departing Red Bull... read more »
Women rescued from UK house after 30 years
Three women enslaved for 30 years have been rescued from a house in London including one who has spent her entire life in domestic servitude, police said on Thursday. Officers, who arrested... read more »
After 11 Years in Prison, Michael C. Skakel Goes Free on Bail
STAMFORD — After spending more than a decade behind bars for the murder of a teenage girl in Greenwich, Conn., Michael C. Skakel, a cousin of the Kennedys, was ordered free from prison on... read more »
Goa police file FIR against Tejpal
Goa Police on Friday filed an FIR against Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal, who has been accused by a woman journalist colleague of sexual assault during an event in Panaji about 10 days... read more »
Population of homeless people in NY City and LA has increased by ...
Federal statistics from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) annual survey of over 3,000 cities and counties show the number of people living in emergency shelters and on... read more »
