Bio-drone that self-destructs behind enemy lines
Washington: NASA scientists have invented a bio-degradable drone made of fungus, bacteria and wasp saliva that would self-destruct if it crashes in an enemy territory to avoid detection. The main body of the drone is composed of bio-degradable plastic made from a fungal material called mycelium.
DR Congo declares itself Ebola-free
Kinshasa: The Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday declared itself Ebola-free, after a three-month outbreak of the killer disease claimed at least 49 lives.
Pakistan’s new ISI chief meets Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan’s new ISI chief lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar on Saturday met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed major security issues in his first official meeting after taking charge of the powerful spy agency last week.
6-yr-old in Pak acquitted of ‘sexual assault'
Islamabad: A court in Pakistan has acquitted a six-year-old boy of assaulting a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty, a media report said on Saturday. The court announced its order Friday, Dawn online reported.
Pak police arrest Christian man for blasphemy
lahore: A Christian man has been arrested here for allegedly posting blasphemous comments in a blog he wrote in 2011, just days after a Pakistani couple, belonging to the same faith, was charred to death for alleged blasphemy.