In what could add to the turbulence in Pakistan cricket, members of the sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports have alleged that some of the members of the national cricket squad were involved in match-fixing during the doomed tour Down Under and backed the exemplary punishment handed out to senior players of the...

A human kidney is prepared for a transplant operation Photograph: Science Photo Library Rhonda Fahmy was amazed when she first saw the scar on her body. The 25-year-old had agreed to donate a...

NHS . Granny is starving to death on a medical ward because there is no one unimportant enough to feed her. But if you want to complain, there is a sophisticated in-house complaints process designed...

Many of them are unique, either in small ways or in large ones. But the individual impact of any particular site on the overall Internet is generally negligible, if there’s any impact at all. ...

Totally Lost , the only Internet show about Lost that’s hosted by Jeff Jensen and Dan Snierson. We put Ben under a microscope, process new Jacob intel, and toss you a few teasers about...

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Image Credit: VH1 After she became the subject of tabloid fodder last year, following a series of unflattering pictures circulating the Web, Jessica Simpson sought out to develop a television show...

Genes that make mustard hot and spicy on human tongues also let snakes “see” heat, explaining the remarkable ability of some species to strike prey in total darkness. Until now,...

TOKYO, March 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Wednesday, March 17: BASEBALL Preseason games Yomiuri vs Hiroshima. Tokyo Dome. 2 p.m. Yakult vs Hanshin. Jingu...

Ah, cheese. It can be the ultimate savoury dessert or, as in some parts of Europe, a course unto itself.Cheese can be light, bitey, runny or just plain smelly.Maitre fromagers (master cheesemakers)...

Many doctors and their patients have "little knowledge" of the cancer risk posed by having a CT scan, radiologists say amid concerns over their overuse in Australia.About one in every thousand...

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams answers a question from Harvard Business Review blogger Umair Haque during Monday's keynote. AUSTIN, Texas — Twitter CEO Evan Williams announced a new app...

You’ve pre-ordered your iPad, and you’re impatiently crossing off the days on the calendar until April 3. What can you do in the meantime, apart from obsessively refreshing your Google...

Since moving to Andros, I have seen just how Andros or should I say the Family Islands are left out of all forms of talks especially when it comes to budgeting. Two weeks ago, Mangrove Cay High...

While factors such as your home's proximity to laneways and bicycle paths and the amount of vehicle and pedestrian traffic in your area can increase the risk of burglary, the biggest contributor is a...

One wine stood out from the 40 or 50 new releases I had worked through.It wasn't a stylish cabernet, a plump shiraz or an elegant chardonnay but a humble rose. In fact, with the recent temperatures...

According to the University of WA's Crime Research Centre, burglary rates in WA decreased by one-third between 1993 and 2005.Despite this, home burglary is still a very real concern in metropolitan...

As bartenders close the shutters in Tokyo's glitzy nightlife district, just a short walk away handbells ring in the pre-dawn tuna auctions in an old warehouse in Tsukiji. Veteran auctioneers call...

Michael Barrett used the the modified peep-hole to video ESPN reporter Erin Andrews at a hotel in Tennessee. The insurance exeuctive pleaded guilty to a stalking charge in December after prosecutors...

BENSALEM, Pa. - (Business Wire) Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Sport Supply Group, Inc. (“Sport Supply...

On paper, it’s a no-brainer: Prisoners have mobile phones they are using to run gangs, call friends, and intimidate witnesses. Tech companies have the equipment to jam the phones by flooding...

The sharpest images yet taken by the Mars Express spacecraft of Mars’ tiny moon Phobos reveal features as small as 4.4 meters across, the European Space Agency announced March...

The FCC is set to share the nation’s first official broadband plan with Congress Tuesday — a sort of Declaration of the Internet that seeks to ensure that a fast broadband connection is...

Prices for antiques in China have risen sharply over the past five years and now galleries all over the world over are waiting for the nation's cashed-up collectors to spread the wealth overseas. ...

Sports players and fans are being targeted in a campaign to get more sperm donors to help couples struggling to conceive.The National Gamete Donation Trust wants to increase the number of new donors...

Rex Ryan was screaming at the official from the sideline. His prospective surgeon was watching on television, afraid he would lose a patient before he could help...

Bones fans, I am looking forward to the upcoming 100th episode flashback and the return of Eric Millegan as Zack. But what about Jonathan Adams as their former boss? He took a three-month sabbatical...

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series shares one trait in common with Apple’s iPhone: It doesn’t support full multitasking. While the iPhone does allow some limited...

The bacterial communities that live on human skin may form a bacterial fingerprint on the items that you touch. In a new study led by microbiologists Rob Knight and Noah Fierer of the University of...

this piece by Jeff Schogol about some of the bizarre things that land in the Defense Department’s public inbox through the defense.gov website. A case in point: The concerned citizen who...

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Microsoft on Monday announced details regarding Windows Phone 7 Series’ application store, software development kit and user interface. As...

Wikileaks presents a “threat to the U.S. Army” and publishes “potentially actionable information” for targeting military personnel, according to a classified intelligence...

us your favorite sports bar to watch sporting events like the NCAA Basketball Tournament. We'll share your Top Five picks on Friday. We also want to see how you celebrate St. Patrick's Day! Send in...

Italian fashion house Prada has dismissed allegations by its former top retail manager in Japan that it had harassed her and asked her to fire "old, fat and ugly" managers."Following the many press...

stands strong, holding its ground as the best selling game on the Steam Network store for the week of March 8-14, a position it has now enjoyed for three consecutive weeks. Prior to general retail...

Cosmetics brand Nars has premiered online video tutorials, giving viewers the lowdown on how to achieve the looks seen at the 3.1 Phillip Lim, Marc Jacobs, and Thakoon fashion shows. Called "Runway,...

Disaster movie 2012: Hollywood getting it badly wrong, Professor Ed Galea says. Photograph: Everett/Sony Pics/Rex Features Imagine you're stuck in a burning building, trying desperately to escape....

"Lemme get a gander at that there schnozzle under your Stetson, partner" (might've been) overheard this week in Houston during Rodeo Rhinoplasty, four days of physician training on every aspect of...

If the state of the economy has got you down, don't stop doing things you enjoy, such as chatting with your best friend on the phone or taking long baths. Those activities just might be protecting...

As the friends and relatives of the actor Corey Haim gather today at his funeral in Toronto, one can only imagine the anguish that comes with losing someone close at the relatively tender age of 38....

A new weapon is being deployed in the battle to persuade people to change their unhealthy behaviour – by targeting them in the pocket. If people cannot be persuaded to stop smoking/lose...

His admirers say he is "the one the stars ask for". Sakari Orava, a surgeon and research director at the Mehilainen Sports Clinic in Turku on Finland's south west coast, has built up a patient list...

What advice should a mother give her daughter about contraception? "I will always be grateful to my mum for putting me on the Pill when I was 14." That was Tracey Emin's tribute for Mother's Day in...

Charlie Brennan was born last April weighing nine pounds, with blonde hair and big, blue eyes. The birth took some time but was without complications. His Irish parents, Tamsyn and Hugh, had been...

My parents bought the house I grew up in at the end of summer 1980, three months before I was born. It was a semi-detached in a Surrey village, with three bedrooms and a big garden, and it cost them...

Star Search , the great-granddaddy of all televised singing competitions, for ABC. Abdul’s role is still being defined, but I hear it will likely include some combination of hosting and...

. (You'll have to create an ESPN account if you don't already have one.) After you've made your picks, click the button that says "Create or Join a Group" and type "Slate's Hang Up & Listen" in...

Quitting smoking can turn back time, research has shown.A year after kicking the habit, smokers' arteries showed signs of reversing a problem that could set the stage for heart disease, according...