Taiwan readies for biggest 2015 typhoon
Taipei: The strongest typhoon of the year was bearing down on Taiwan’s east coast on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of more than 2,000 from outlying islands popular with tourists.
Pope slams minorities’ inhuman persecution
Vatican City: Pope Francis on Thursday slammed the “atrocious, inhuman and inexplicable” persecution of Christians and minorities, urging the international community not to remain silent.
Tube strike brings chaos to london
london: long queues and large crowds of stranded commuters was the sight at rush hour on Thursday as london Under-ground’s second strike in a month brought the city to a standstill.
231 dinosaur eggs seized from home in China
Beijing: As many as 231 fossilised dinosaur eggs and a dinosaur skeleton have been seized from a house in China’s southern Guangdong Province.
German man sets record for longest birthday
Washington: German man — Sven Hagemeier— has set a Guinness World record for the longest birthday ever after he managed to stretch his special day to 46 hours by crossing between different time zones.
NASA launches online tools to explore Mars
Washington: On the third anniversary of the Mars landing of Curiosity rover, NASA has unveiled two online tools that provide detailed visualisations of the red planet and allow netizens to journey along with the rover on its Martian expeditions.
Horses, humans share facial expressions
london: Horses use some surprisingly similar facial expressions to humans and chimps to communicate, according to a new study which identified 17 discrete facial movements in horses.