According to recent estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), smoking related deaths could top one billion by the end of this century. WHO said in a report released on July 3 that currently over 5.4 million people die each year with
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Archaeologists have unearthed what they say is a 3,000-year-old mummy of a high priest in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt on June 23. The discovery of the 18th Century £¢Sennefer£¢was made by a team from Britain¡¯s Cambridge University in one of
Hopes were raised on June 17 that North Korea would soon begin dismantling its nuclear program after the communist regime asked UN inspectors to begin inspection of its Yongbyon nuclear plant. The North invited the UN nuclear watchdog to discuss th
A gold encrusted sword, last worn by Napoleon during the battle of Marengo more than 200 years ago was sold at auction for a whopping 6.4 million dollars on June 11. It fetched far more than the 1.6 million estimate given by Osenat auction house, w
Reminiscent of the chilly dialogue that took place between the two super powers during the last Cold War, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned U.S. officials that its military would respond to any attempt by American forces to deploy a missile defe
U.S. troops freed 42 Iraqis held captive - some of whom had been hung from ceilings and tortured for months after raiding an Al-Qaida stronghold north of Baghdad on May 28. The U.S. military said the operation was possible on tips from residents, s
Actor Sylvester Stallone, best known for his fictional portrayal of boxer £¢Rocky Balboa,£¢was found guilty of illegally carrying muscle-enhancing hormones into Australia and fined 10,651 dollars. A representative for the New South Wales police departm
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