Washington, Apr. 7: The US State Department has said that the failure of the U. N. Security Council or other international organizations to respond to a weekend rocket launch by North Korea does not signal a "win" for that rogue nation.
According to a Fox News report, State Department spokesman Robert Wood said the international community is working closely on a coordinated response, and the severity of the violation only puts North Korea farther out on a limb by itself.
Washington, April 7 : Kids lacking an ability to regulate their behaviour, or to delay gratification in exchange for a larger reward, are more likely to become overweight by their pre-teen years, according to a study.
"Obesity in childhood and adolescence appears to track into adulthood, increasing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and certain cancers in adulthood," the authors write as background information in one of the articles.
Washington, Apr 7 : Science is trying its level best to improve people''s sex lives -and the latest offering from scientists is a spray which helps men last six times longer in bed.
Developed by British doctors, the treatment - used five minutes before sex - can extend love-making time from seconds to almost four minutes.
The study has been published in the April issue of BJU International.
To reach the conclusion, three hundred men with clinically diagnosed lifelong premature ejaculation (PE) from 31 centres in the UK, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, were randomised into two groups.
New York - US stocks closed lower Monday, trimming some of last week's gains ahead of a batch of quarterly earnings reports for US companies.
Alcoa Inc, which will start the quarterly round of earnings reports Tuesday night, fell 3.4 per cent. The stock decline ended five straight days of gains amid some small signs that the US economy may be on the road to recovery.
Banking shares slid after a prominent Wall Street analyst warned of more massive losses despite the government's efforts to stabilize the financial sector.
Washington - The 13 victims of Friday's shooting at a service center for immigrants in a New York town included two US citizens and people from seven other countries.
The largest number of victims - four - were from China, ranging in age from 22 to 54, the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin reported online Monday.
Ankara - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday moved to heal rifts between the United States and Turkey, as well as the wider Islamic world, caused by the US-led invasion of Iraq.
Part of his approach lay in stressing cooperation - not just the use of force - as a way to stop Islamic extremists.
Washington, Apr. 7: The US State Department has said that the failure of the U. N. Security Council or other international organizations to respond to a weekend rocket launch by North Korea does not signal a "win" for that rogue nation.
Washington, April 7 : Kids lacking an ability to regulate their behaviour, or to delay gratification in exchange for a larger reward, are more likely to become overweight by their pre-teen years, according to a study.
Washington, Apr 7 : Science is trying its level best to improve people''s sex lives -and the latest offering from scientists is a spray which helps men last six times longer in bed.
New York - US stocks closed lower Monday, trimming some of last week's gains ahead of a batch of quarterly earnings reports for US companies.
Washington - The 13 victims of Friday's shooting at a service center for immigrants in a New York town included two US citizens and people from seven other countries.
Ankara - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday moved to heal rifts between the United States and Turkey, as well as the wider Islamic world, caused by the US-led invasion of Iraq.
