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Oldest evidence of life on land found in 3.48 billion-year-old Australian rocks
Fossils discovered by UNSW scientists in 3.48 billion year old hot spring deposits in the Pilbara region of Western Australia have pushed back by...
Time for a US Ban on the Muslim Brotherhood, but Why?
A lot of people in the United States are talking about banning the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the world’s largest Islamist organizations.
The movement has...
3 Things You Should Know About Indonesia’s Growing Radicalization
(1) Former governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, commonly known as Ahok, can pinpoint his loss to Anies Baswedan in this year’s gubernatorial election...
NY Public Schools Promote Course Justifying Suicide Bombings
A lesson plan developed in New York state and promoted by the New York State Education Department called “Dying to be a Martyr,” features...
Dutch Police Seize Another Company that Sells PGP-Encrypted Blackberry Phones
The Dutch police arrested four suspects on Tuesday on suspicion of money laundering and involvement in selling custom encrypted BlackBerry and Android smartphones to...
Face recognition system at US airports may target citizens
A few of months ago it was reported that the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) devised a rule for foreign travelers wishing to...
The parallels between Albert Camus’s ‘The Plague’ and London’s growing problem with knife crime
When Andy Martin visited a theatre in east London this week, he didn’t expect to be thrown into the middle of a violent scene...
Una possibile svolta per la Libia
Il meeting di Abu Dhabi potrebbe essere un importante passo per la stabilizzazione della Libia
Le due principali fazioni del conflitto libico si sono incontrate...
Erdogan urges ‘100s of thousands’ Muslims to visit Jerusalem in support of Palestinians
The Turkish president has described Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as “racist” and “discriminatory,” as he urged Turks and other Muslims to visit Jerusalem “more...
Trump visit will reaffirm strong US-Saudi ties: US homeland security chief
US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has described Saudi Arabia as a “critical ally in the region.”
In an exclusive statement to Arab News at...
Who is Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s new president?
Human rights lawyer who supports dialogue with the North wins South Korea's poll by landslide.
As the sounds of his supporters' cheers filled Seoul’s air,...
Underlying Molecular Mechanism of Bipolar Disorder Revealed
Findings inform development of potential diagnostic test and improved therapies.
An international collaborative study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP),...
Tell Me What Languages You Know and I’ll Tell You How You Read
The way bilingual people read is conditioned by the languages they speak.
This is the main conclusion reached by researchers at the Basque Center...
Men and Women Show Equal Ability in Recognizing Faces
Despite conventional wisdom that suggests women are better than men at facial recognition, Penn State psychologists found no difference between men and women in...
Key Pathway in Inflammation and Aging Identified
In patients with colitis, a serious condition affecting the gut, the immune system turns against the body’s own microbes, causing inflammation.
To combat this...
