• Yemen on verge of disaster: UNICEF rep
    • The Yemen representative for the United Nations Children’s Fund has warned about the sheer scale of the crisis in the country, saying it could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe.
    • US backs Bahrain despite its HR abuses
    • US President Barack Obama has once again expressed unwavering support for the Bahraini regime despite international condemnation of Manama’s gross human rights violations.
    • Omega-3 may lower diabetes risk
    • People who receive high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids through their daily diet are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes in the long run. Two new studies have further suggested that eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and ...
    • Israelis set afire Palestinian mosque
    • Israeli extremists have vandalized a mosque in the occupied West Bank, daubing its walls with Hebrew graffiti, officials say. The Palestinian mayor of al-Mughayer village said a tire was ...
    • Cell phones may cause brain cancer
    • World Health Organization (WHO) experts suggest that cell phone users are possibly at an increased risk of developing brain cancer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced at the ...
    • Yemen youth urge safe power transfer
    • A Yemeni committee of youth has called for prompt action to ensure a power transition after the country’s ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh fled to Saudi Arabia. The committee issued a statement on Monday urging all national and political forces to ...
    • World lacks will to stop Israel
    • The global community does not have the will to enforce international laws demanding an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine, says an international law expert. “We do not see a clear will from the international community and the United Nations to ...
    • Volcanologist warns of volcano threat
    • A prominent Cambridge volcanologist, Clive Oppenheimer, has warned about the possibility of a super-volcano before the end of this century. Talking during the 2011 Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts, Oppenheimer said he had evidence that ...
    • Scientists find largest whale shark group
    • Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution say whale sharks can be found in large numbers and amass in groups of hundreds to feed in coastal waters. The new study which involved both surface and aerial surveys has revealed the ...
    • Saudi-backed forces attack Bahrainis
    • A new footage has emerged showing Saudi-backed regime forces cracking down on a religious ceremony in south of the capital Manama, as anti-regime protests rage on in Bahrain.
    • Protesters stage sit-in on Golan Heights
    • Thousands of Syrian and Palestinian protesters are staging an open-ended sit-in in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after Israeli forces killed dozens along the Syrian border. Israeli forces opened fire on Sunday as ...
    • New E. coli strain causes epidemic
    • Scientists at Chinese lab BGI have found that a new highly infectious strain of the bacteria carrying several antibiotic resistant genes has caused the E. coli epidemic in Europe. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that scientists are still ...
    • Nepalese team cleans up Everest
    • A team of Nepalese mountaineers has collected the largest ever amount of garbage left by Everest climbers in a six-week clean-up expedition. Some 29 climbers, including a number of ...
    • Iraq blocks aid convoy to Bahrain
    • Iraqi coast guards have blocked a convoy that was headed to crisis-hit Bahrain carrying humanitarian aid for the anti-regime protesters in the tiny Persian Gulf nation.
    • Chinese teen sells kidney for iPad 2
    • A Chinese teenager from the country’s southeastern Anhui Province has sold his kidney for €2,059 in order to purchase an iPad 2 tablet. The 17-year-old Xiao Zheng sold his right kidney after ...
    • CCAFS: Global warming will cause famine
    • A recent report by the Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) research group says global warming will cause famine in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The international research group says millions of people are already ...
    • Venezuela bans smoking in public places
    • As the UN urges governments to respect the rights of people to inhale clean air a new law that prohibits smoking in public and closed spaces has come into force in Venezuela. Signs that remind smokers they will have to take their habit ...
    • UN slams violence on Yemeni protests
    • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concerns over the deadly crackdown on Civilians in Yemen, despite his refusal to take any actions on the matter. In a statement issued by his office, the secretary-general expressed his ...
    • Gaza hospitals face health crisis
    • The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says the coast of sliver is facing an imminent health crisis due to lack of fuel and shortage of medicine in hospitals. The ministry said the shortages are the direct result of ...
    • Food prices will double in 20 years
    • Oxfam says food prices will more than double by the year 2030, with the average cost of key crops increasing between 120% and 180%. The international confederation warns in a report that prices of staple foods will double in 20 years unless ...
    • Bahrainis to stage fresh protests
    • Bahrain’s anti-government demonstrators are set to begin a new wave of protests against the ruling regime of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Bahrain Center for Human Rights stated on Tuesday that ...
    • Stop the massacres in Taizz: HRITC
    • Yemeni human rights activists have warned about the humanitarian crisis in the country and urged the international community to force Sana’a to halt its massacres of protesters. On Monday, Yemen’s Human Rights Information and ...
    • Weight loss ups vit D in obese women
    • Losing 15 percent of extra weight in obese or overweight older women may significantly increase the blood levels of fat-soluble vitamin D, a new study says ...
    • Enough sleep protects kids from obesity
    • Children who do not get sufficient amount of sleep on a regular basis are more likely to become overweight or obese, a new study suggests. The study of 244 children aged between 3 and 7 in New Zealand showed that those who ...
    • Caffeine may disturb women’s fertility
    • Caffeine may negatively affect the muscles in female reproductive system, causing delayed conception and infertility in some cases, a new study says. University of Nevada researchers studied the effects of caffeine on the fallopian tubes of ...
    • Defected Yemeni minister slams Saleh
    • Yemen’s defected defense minister has accused President Ali Abdullah Saleh of deliberately handing over the southern town of Zinjibar to armed groups. In a televised statement, former Yemeni Defense Minister Abdullah Ali Aliwah said, ...
    • Shaky truce comes into effect in Yemen
    • A truce between Yemeni forces loyal to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition tribesmen will come into effect on Sunday. Tribal mediators said on Saturday that supporters of ...
    • Online therapy may improve IBS
    • Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy may reduce the symptoms in certain patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a new study suggests. IBS is a functional bowel disorder characterized by ...
    • Kids enjoy less violent cartoons: Study
    • Although about 70 percent of children’s TV shows contain aggressive scenes, violence may not make programs and cartoons more attractive for kids. Indiana University researchers studied the opinions of 128 youngsters aged between ...
    • Gestational diabetes predictable: Study
    • Measuring risk factors such as blood sugar levels and body weight can help doctors to identify women who are more likely to develop gestational diabetes years before pregnancy. A 12-year follow up of 580 US women showed that ...
    • Germany agrees to return Turkish sphinx
    • Germany has agreed to return the 3,000-year-old Hittite sphinx to Turkey after almost a century, as a gesture of friendship between the two countries. German and Turkish experts came to ...
    • Body size influences perception
    • Altering the brain’s perception of their body size may influence how different people perceive the world around them, a new study says. Scientists at Karolinska Institute in Sweden in a study tricked participants to ...
    • Kadima raps Israeli PM over Rafah
    • Israeli opposition party Kadima has described the opening of Rafah border crossing by Egypt as a diplomatic failure for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a statement on Saturday, the Kadima party ...
    • Brisk walking improves prostate cancer
    • Brisk walking for at least three hours a week may reduce the risk of disease progression in patients diagnosed with early-stage of prostate cancer. A 31-month follow up of 1,455 men with early-stage prostate cancer showed that ...
    • Jordan must cut ties with Israel
    • Protesters in Jordan have once again poured into the streets, calling on the Jordanian government to cut ties with Israel and demanded the fall of the government. Furious over their country’s peace treaty with Tel Aviv, hundreds of protesters burnt a ...
    • UN slams Israel eviction of Palestinians
    • A senior UN humanitarian official says Israel should end the forced eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied Palestinian territories. UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos said that ...
    • Tribesmen take Yemen news agency
    • Anti-government protests in Yemen have reached a turning point, as armed tribesmen take control of the country’s state news agency, Saba. Tribesmen loyal to Yemeni opposition tribal chief ...
    • Palestinians slam Netanyahu claims
    • Palestinians have slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for refusing to withdraw to borders set before the 1967 Israeli-Arab war as the basis for negotiations. Addressing the US Congress on Tuesday, Netanyahu ruled out ...
    • Human Rights Watch urges release of Saudi woman
    • Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for the prompt release of a Saudi woman who was detained for defying the kingdom’s ban on female driving. HRW issued a statement saying that “King Abdullah should immediately order the release of ...
    • [P]GCC shelves Yemen mediation efforts
    • Persian Gulf Arab states have suspended mediation efforts in Yemen after the country’s president refused to sign a deal aimed at pulling the country out of its political deadlock. Ministers from the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) announced ..
    • Crossing arms may lower pain
    • Crossing arms across the middle of the body may help reduce the intensity of pain in hands through conflicting brain perception. University College London (UCL) scientists found that crossing arms during ...