World’s 10 Most Expensive Cities To Live In 2012 (PHOTOS)
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released the Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2012, listing the ten most expensive cities to live in 2012.
Jellyfish Blooming In Seas Around The World: Human Activities & Global Warming To Blame
Jellyfish population in marine ecosystem around the world is on the rise and may interfere directly with human activities, a new study claims.
Cupcakes Made From Insects: Food For Thought? (PHOTOS)
Cakes filled with edible insects in various attractive shapes were on display at the University of Wageningen, Netherlands, on Monday to promote the idea of having insects to meet the needs of protein-rich diet for a rising population.
22 Years Of Hubble: NASA’s Iconic Telescope Captures Largest Mosaic Of Young Stars (PHOTOS)
Just a few days before it turns 22, the premium space science observatory has delivered an image of one of the largest mosaics of several million young stars in the heart of the Tarantula nebula.
Thickening Of Karakoram Glaciers In Himalayas Confirmed; Scientists Baffled By Satellite Images
New satellite images and data have proved that some glaciers on Asia’s Karakoram mountain range, a part of the Himalayas, have gained ice mass.
Belfast In Ireland: Where Titanic Was Built And Where The Doomed Liner Is A Taboo (PHOTOS)
As the world commemorates the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic April 15, a city in Ireland is striving to curb the taboo associated with the doomed ship
Bracken Cave In Texas: World's Largest Bat Colony Opened For Public [PHOTOS]
Bracken Cave, the world's largest known colony of Mexican free-tailed bats, southeast of New Braunfels, Texas, has been opened for tourists to let them see these bats arising from its natural cave roost for their nightly hunt of pests.
Top 10 Best-Paying Jobs in 2012
The US-based consultancy CareerCast has listed the ten best jobs of 2012 on the basis work environment offered, stress, income levels, physical demands and job outlook.
London Jeweler Raises Awareness About ‘Blood Diamonds,’ Says Kimberley Process Allows Conflict Diamonds Into Market
The Kimberley Process only addresses diamonds produced in areas controlled by rebel militias. It doesn’t take into consideration violence committed by government forces.
Pre-Historic, Buried City Of Akrotiri On Greek Island Reopened For Tourists
After an unprecedented closure for seven years, the prehistoric city of Akrotiri, located at the volcanic cycladic island of Santorini in Greece, was reopened for tourists Wednesday.
Buccoo Goat And Crab Race Festival In Tobago Island Enthralls Tourists (PHOTOS)
Located outside the hurricane belt in the southern Caribbean Sea, Tobago Island is famous for its pristine beaches and is a widely preferred wedding destination.
70-Million-Year-Old Eggs Of Mysterious Dinosaur Discovered In South America
About 70-million-year-old fossilized bones and eggs of alvarezsauridae, an enigmatic family of small bird-like dinosaur, have been discovered in Patagonia, South America.
Fastest-Growing Emerging Cities Of The World [PHOTOS]
The Knight Frank Wealth Report 2012 has marked seven cities as the world's fast-growing cities to watch in 2050, based on their potential for creating new market opportunities for local as well as global companies.
India, Pakistan May Ease Visa Norms For Business Travel
India and Pakistan may relax visa norms for business travel by the end of this month, Pakistani High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said in New Delhi Monday.
Top 10 Cities Of Geopolitical Importance That Will Lead The World [PHOTOS]
The Knight Frank Wealth Report 2012 has predicted which cities will lead the world in 2050, in terms of geopolitical power and importance.
Basking In Motherhood Glow, Carla Bruni Joins Sarkozy’s Campaign Trail (PHOTOS)
France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, basking in the glow of her “new” motherhood, is often seen at political rallies in France, extending support to her husband in the 2012 presidential election.
Low-Cost Cremation Of Pets Preferred Over Burial As Downturn Persists In US [PHOTOS]
Pet owners in the US are looking at the lower-cost option of cremation rather than burial of their deceased pets as the economic downturn continues to affect them.
India To Overcome US, China In A Few Decades: Report
According to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2012, China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's largest economy by 2020, but by 2050, India will surpass both.
US Coast Guard Canon Fire Sinks Japanese Ghost Ship Adrift Since Tsunami [PHOTOS]
A US Coast Guard cutter used cannon fire Thursday to sink a Japanese fishing vessel that got washed out to sea by the March 11 tsunami. The Ryou-Un Maru was sunken 180 miles west of the US and Canadian borders off Southeast Alaskan coast.
100 Years Of Titanic: Shipwreck Declared UNESCO’s Sunken Heritage Site [PHOTOS]
The Titanic wreck site is the newest on the list of UNESCO's underwater heritage sites across the world, as the wreck now comes under the cover of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova said in a statement Thursday.
World’s Most Wanted Top Ten Terrorists On FBI’s List (PHOTOS)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) latest list of world's most wanted terrorists features those accused by the Federal Grand Juries in various jurisdictions in the United States with accurate crime evidence available against them.
Humans Used Fire Earlier Than Thought, Evidence Found In South African Cave
Man discovered the use of fire and learned to control it for cooking purposes much earlier than it was thought before, evidence found in a cave in South Africa suggests.
Flying Car PAL-V ONE Makes Successful Test Flight (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
Test flight of PAL-V ONE (Personal Air and Land Vehicle), the flying car, was successfully concluded over the past two weeks, the Dutch company PAL-V said in a statement on Monday.
William & Kate: Revisiting Royal Couple’s Stolen Moments Ahead Of Their First Wedding Anniversary (PHOTOS)
As Prince William and Kate Middleton will celebrate their first wedding anniversary on April 29, 2012, here’s a look back at some of the best, stolen moments of the royal couple.
California College Firing Kills 7 Students: Scene Of Shooting In Oakland (PHOTOS)
The shooting incident at Oikos University has occurred just in days before the fifth anniversary of Virginia Tech Massacre.
Mahatma Gandhi’s Final Moment's Blood Stains To Be Auctioned In The UK (PHOTOS)
A few blades of dried grass with Mahatma Gandhi's bloodstains on them, collected from the spot in New Delhi where he was assassinated on Jan. 30, 1948, will go under the hammer in Shropshire, UK, on April 17.
Ashton Kutcher To Portray Steve Jobs In Biopic (PHOTOS)
Ashton Kutcher’s may or may not resemble Steve Jobs but he has been chosen to play the Apple Innovator. The actor will play Apple’s co-founder in a biopic, Variety reported Sunday.
Turkey Asks US Museums To Return Its ‘Looted’ Antiquities
The Turkish government has asked some of the major museums of the US to return various artifacts and antiquities the country believes were illegally excavated or flown out of its borders.
Dozens Of 550-Year-Old Tombstones Discovered At Tenochtitlan Ruins In Mexico City
About 23 tombstones dating back to 15th century have been excavated at the ancient site of Tenochtitlan in the central part of Mexico City, the UNESCO's World Heritage Centre said in a statement Friday.
19 Suspected Islamist Militants Arrested In France; Sarkozy Warns Of More Crackdowns
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that police have arrested 19 suspected Islamist militants from various cities across France.