Mar 21, 2014: Relatives of Germany’s comatose Formula One champion, Michael Schumacher will “not allow themselves to be discouraged” despite reports that the driver’s chances of emerging fully recovered from ten weeks of unconsciousness are minimal, his manager has insisted. Schumacher suffered a serious head injury after striking a rock during a skiing accident in the French resort of Meribel in late Decem ...

LONDON, Feb 28, 2014: Yahoo is slamming as "completely unacceptable" a British agency's alleged collection of digital images while eavesdropping on webcam chats, a spokesperson for the Internet search engine said Thursday. And Yahoo says if the electronic spying took place, the online mainstay had nothing to do with it. "We are not aware nor would we condone this reported activity," the spokesperson said fo ...

Feb 2: Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the leading actors of his generation, who won an Academy Award for his title role in the film "Capote," was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Sunday in what a New York police source described as an apparent drug overdose. Hoffman, 46, was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of his Greenwich Village apartment by police responding to a 911 call, and Emergency ...

Norwegian lawmakers say former NSA contractor made the world a safer place Jan 29: Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked a trove of government documents to journalists last year, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday. The whistleblower’s name was put forward for the prize by two Norwegian politicians who said he made the world a safer place. Thousands of peopl ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 24: Samples from the rim of a 3.7-billion-year-old crater on Mars are the earliest evidence of water activity yet discovered, confirming previous findings that conditions existed on the now rocky planet for life formation. A group of rocks called the Matijevic formation suggested mild conditions on Mars billions of years ago, according to a finding from the National Aeronautics and Space ...

Dec 5: Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years as a prisoner in South Africa for opposing apartheid, then emerged to become his country's first black president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and an enduring symbol of integrity, principle and resilience, died Thursday at 95. The announcement was made by South African president Jacob Zuma, who said in a nationally televised address," Our nation has lost its grea ...

amagotchi TOKYO, Nov 28: Tamagotchi, the egg-shaped virtual pet beloved of schoolchildren in the 1990s, is making a comeback and is set to hit the shelves of European shops in time for Christmas. The tiny toy character, which owners have to nurture to maturity, was a worldwide smash the first time around, with maker Bandai selling 40 million units between 1996 and 1999. Now a new, updated version, called Ta ...

Nov 21: Much-loved media player Winamp will shutter on December 20, 2013, the company has announced, with the AOL-owned software planning to cease all of the related web services and yank the official download. The news, quietly announced alongside version 5.66 of the software, ends fifteen years of the app being offered, with the Winamp team warning that anybody wanting a copy before it’s pulled should dow ...

Oct 29: Steve Jobs' childhood home — where the first Apple computers were created — has been added to the list of historic properties in Los Altos. The Los Altos Historical Commission voted unanimously Monday night to designate the home at 2066 Crist Drive a "historic resource" because of its association with Jobs, the San Jose Mercury News reported. The vote comes after a two-year effort by the commission ...

SYRIA, Oct 30: The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 10 cases of polio in war-torn Syria - the first outbreak in the country in 14 years. The UN body says a further 12 cases are still being investigated. Most of the 22 people who have been tested are babies and toddlers. Before Syria's civil war began in 2011, some 95% of children were vaccinated against the disease. The UN now estimates 500,000 ...