New drug may stop spread of breast cancer
London – Researchers have identified a new compound that completely halts the spread of metastatic breast cancer in mice. The vast majority of deaths from cancer result from its progressive spread to vital organs such as the brain and lungs – a process known as metastasis. In a recent... read more »
President Barack Obama’s Empty Rhetoric on Education
As the crescendo of his first Address to a Joint Session of Congress in January 2009, newly elected President Barack Obama decided to share a story of a school. That school was called J.V. Martin Middle School, in Dillon, South Carolina. The President described it as “a place where the ceilings... read more »
Egypt ex-President Morsi ‘arrives for jail escape trial’
Egypt’s former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi has arrived at a court in Cairo to go on trial over his escape from prison in 2011, state media say. He was taken to the court by helicopter from a prison in Alexandria, Mena news agency reports. Mr Morsi, Egypt’s first freely-elected... read more »
Gunmen attack two Nigerian villages
More than 70 people are reported to have died in two attacks by gunmen in Nigeria’s north-east, Nigerian media reported on Tuesday. Witnesses have been recounting Sunday’s attacks in a village in Borno state and a church in Adamawa state. More than 50 people were killed in Borno and 22 were... read more »
After anti-litigation deal with Google, Samsung makes patent peace with Ericsson
Samsung has inked a patent licensing deal with Ericsson in a move that should reduce its risk of litigation in future. Ericsson announced its “multi-year” cross-licensing... read more »
Malaysian church attacked amid Allah dispute
Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia – A Malaysian newspaper says church was attacked with firebombs early Monday, sparking concerns of escalating tension amid a dispute over the use of the word... read more »
Egypt to elect president first
Egypt will pick a president before parliament, a widely expected change in a political transition plan as public support for army chief and July coup leader General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi... read more »
Syria talks yield narrow deal, Assad ‘red line’
Two days of face-to-face peace talks yielded a narrow and tentative agreement Sunday for women and children trapped in a besieged Syrian city, and the government said President Bashar Assad... read more »
Punjab Warriors thrash Mumbai Magicians 5-3 to register first win...
Putting behind their last night’s defeat against Delhi, Punjab Warriors made a promising start to the encounter and created trouble for the Mumbai defense from the onset. Agustin Mazzilli put... read more »
