Experts have confirmed the spread of a deadly haemorragic fever, that has already killed hundreds of people in north-eastern Kenya, to areas within 100 miles of the capital,
Eight South Korean trawlers were reported to be in waters close to Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday in retaliation for Tokyo's decision to unilaterally end its fishery pact with
The World Bank(WB) has pledged $19 million to finance the Maluku Regional Development Project (MRDP) in three districts in Maluku province, in Indonesia, a local official
The Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) is willing to donate Rs 20,000 towards hiring one of the boats required to effectively patrol the Bhitarkanika stretch of Orissa coast where the
The Madras High Court has ordered a CBI probe into sandalwood smuggling in Tirupathur area. It has also directed the State Government to constitute a Special Task Committee(STC) to preserve forest
A conflict over fishing rights between South Korea and Japan threatens to escalate even as cooperation between the two countries is becoming crucial to solving Korea's financial crisis. Eight South
Ignorance and misinformation about glaucoma and its treatment is threatening eyesight of millions of people. A national survey conducted for the Glaucoma Research Foundation has revealed widespread
Exercise is good for the brain as well as the body and may even protect it against the ravages of old age, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee showed that
In trying to figure out why the Gobi Desert of Mongolia holds so many well preserved dinosaur fossils, paleontologists usually relied on their own experience. Now geologists have taken a closer look
Daily doses of aspirin and the blood thinner warfarin can reduce the incidence of first heart attacks by more than a third among men who are at high risk of heart disease, British researchers
