Tourists flock to Pakistan Kashmir valley in rare boom Tourists flock to Pakistan Kashmir valley in rare boom Success stories can be rare in Pakistan, but business is booming in one Kashmir tourist spot as the region rebuilds after a devastating earthquake and shrugs off associations with violence.
20 July 2013
Copy of Schindler's list up for sale on eBay for $3 mn Copy of Schindler's list up for sale on eBay for $3 mn An original copy of the list of Jews Oskar Schindler saved from the Holocaust is up for sale on eBay, with the starting bid set at $3 million dollars.
20 July 2013
Website owner arrested for posting 'Canadian Psycho' video Website owner arrested for posting 'Canadian Psycho' video A website owner has been arrested for posting an 11 minute video depicting an ex-porn actor's grisly killing and dismemberment of a 33-year-old Chinese student.
18 July 2013
Plant-eating dinos regrew teeth every 1-2 months: study Plant-eating dinos regrew teeth every 1-2 months: study Long-necked plant-grazing dinosaurs that roamed the Earth 150 million years ago evolved a nifty way of fixing broken teeth.
18 July 2013
Animal studies often biased: US scientists Animal studies often biased: US scientists Medical research that uses animals to test therapies for human brain disorders is often biased, claiming positive results and then failing in human trials.
18 July 2013
Scientists power mobile phone using urine Scientists power mobile phone using urine British scientists on Tuesday reported they had harnessed the power of urine and were able to charge a mobile phone with enough electricity to send texts and surf the internet.
17 July 2013
Broken tooth in dino tail 'proves' T. rex was predator Broken tooth in dino tail 'proves' T. rex was predator A broken T. rex tooth found in another dinosaur's tail bone offers the first hard evidence that the king of all meat-eating beasts hunted live prey.
17 July 2013
Kazakhstan's Aktau Seaport SEZ to focus on oil and gas Kazakhstan's Aktau Seaport SEZ to focus on oil and gas Kazakhstan Ministry of Industry and New Technologies suggests to expand Aktau Seaport Special Economic Zone and focus it on oil.
16 July 2013
Almaty subway receives European quality mark in London Almaty subway receives European quality mark in London Almaty Subway has been conferred ESQR's Quality Achievement Award 2013 in the Gold Category on July 7 in London.
16 July 2013
300 diesel engines to be produced in Astana annually 300 diesel engines to be produced in Astana annually GEVO plant in Astana will produce 300 new-generation diesel engines per year.
16 July 2013
Hulu owners opt to keep online video service Hulu owners opt to keep online video service The entertainment studios behind Hulu took the online video service off the auction block Friday, opting instead to pump an additional $750 million into the Netflix rival.
14 July 2013
Human-powered helicopter wins US prize Human-powered helicopter wins US prize A Canadian-built helicopter that is powered by a human riding a bicycle has become the first winner of a decades-old $250,000 engineering prize.
13 July 2013
Ford sees turnaround in Europe Ford sees turnaround in Europe The steep contraction of Europe's auto industry -- which has trimmed sales, forcing carmakers to absorb punishing losses and slash production -- appears to be reaching bottom.
12 July 2013
Google ditches location-sharing feature in map apps Google ditches location-sharing feature in map apps Google released an upgraded version of its popular maps app for Android-powered smartphones and tablets that ditches a Latitude feature that let people share locations with family or friends.
12 July 2013
Venezuelans told to 'unfriend' Facebook over US spying Venezuelans told to 'unfriend' Facebook over US spying A government minister in Venezuela, which has offered fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden asylum, is urging her countrymen to cancel their Facebook accounts lest they be targeted by US snooping.
11 July 2013
NASA's next Mars rover will advance hunt for past life NASA's next Mars rover will advance hunt for past life The next robotic rover to explore Mars in 2020 should scour the surface of the red planet more closely than ever for signs of past life.
11 July 2013
Sulfuric acid plant starts generating energy in Kyzylorda oblast Sulfuric acid plant starts generating energy in Kyzylorda oblast An energy block has been launched at the sulfuric acid plant in Kyzylorda oblast in the south of Kazakhstan.
10 July 2013
Australia switches on telescope to explore universe origins Australia switches on telescope to explore universe origins Australia took a major step towards the ambitious Square Kilometre Array (SKA) astronomy project with the switching on Tuesday of a test telescope to explore the origins of the universe.
10 July 2013
Bidders vie for online video website Hulu Bidders vie for online video website Hulu The Wall Street Journal on Monday reported that several bidders have stepped up to vie for Hulu, an online video website that Internet pioneer Yahoo was said to be eyeing as an acquisition.
10 July 2013

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