In the past, the onus was on the woman and men didn’t have much choice in contraceptives. However, a male contraceptive jab now could be as effective at preventing pregnancies as the female pill or condoms. The monthly testosterone injection for...

It’s been seen time and again that celebrities are going for the adoption one after the other. After Angelina Jolly, now it’s Madonna who is fighting for the custody of a Malawian girl, Mercy. It’s quite surprising that these celebrities are...

Coalition of willing is gradually disappearing from Iraq. This time US’s biggest ally Britain bids Iraq adieu nearly after six years. The military campaign, which began in 2003 with the invasion of coalition forces, struggled hard against militants...

In order protect the emerging market economies as engines of global growth; there is a firm need to stem the global financial crisis. For that matter, Alistair Darling has urged fellow finance ministers prior to G7 meeting to press ahead immediately...

While the taxes on cigarettes have been raised in years, it seems that it is not about money, but control. Experts believe that such “punitive” taxes will make smokers quit, and therefore, save the tax money in medical care. Many believe...

The rising numbers of fat people are blamed for global warming by the researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Each fat person is said to be responsible for emitting a ton more of climate-warming carbon dioxide per year than...

Obama’s special Mideast envoy, George Mitchell, on his third trip to the region stated that a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the only way to end the Israel-Palestine conflict. Mitchell sent a stern message to Israel’s hardliners who...

North Korea threatened today to withdraw from the stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. North Korea said that it saw talks on ending its nuclear weapons programme as “useless” and it planned to restart its plant that makes...

Recession has forced people for showing restraint over money and possessions. A life with less wealth, less sex and more self-imposed discipline has become more attractive because of the economic downturn. Not only this, the present financial crisis...

Shooting sprees are nothing new in the US; however its increase at an alarming rate certainly is. Many held Economic crisis responsible for the rise in violence. Recession has brought people to an edge where they see no other way, thus flaring rash...