The jailing of a well-known campaigner against the death penalty and a sharp rise in executions has once again put Iran’s poor human rights record in the spotlight. Why has President Hassan Rouhani and his team failed to meet hopes for reform at home despite making gains on the international stage? “They took my mummy to Evin prison again,” says ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during his first visit to Russia since the Ukraine crisis began in early 2014. Mr Putin’s spokesman called the visit a “positive step” and said the Russian leader was prepared for “extensive” discussions at the meeting in Sochi. Mr Kerry was first meeting his Russian counterpart Sergei ...

A new study has suggested that world’s population-food supply balance is becoming increasingly unstable. The study conducted by University of Virginia reported that as the world population increases and food demand has grown, globalization of trade has made the food supply more sensitive to environmental and market fluctuations and this leads to greater chances of food crises, particularly in nations ...

Cornell McClellan, Michelle Obama’s personal trainer for the past 18 years, has revealed how the first lady maintains her fitness. McClellan, who also trains POTUS as well said at an event that, it seems that the older they get, the more consistent they need to be and the duo have aged in the past six years, they have gotten more ...

Four out of the 48 self-driving cars on public roads in California have been involved in accidents in the last eight months, according to the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The agency began issuing permits for the testing of autonomous vehicles in September 2014. Three of the four cars belonged to Google, the fourth to parts supplier Delphi. Both firms ...

A new research has suggested that Arginine, a common amino acid found naturally in foods, breaks down dental plaque that can help millions of people avoid cavities and gum disease. University of Michigan’s Alexander Rickard discovered that in the lab L-arginine, found in red meat, poultry, fish and dairy products, and is already used in dental products for tooth sensitivity, ...

In a database study of nearly 26,000 beneficiaries of Tricare, the military health system, cholesterol-lowering drugs statins have been found to increase the risk of developing diabetes. The study, which included only people who at baseline were free of heart disease, diabetes and other severe chronic disease, is among the first to show the connection in a relatively healthy group ...

A team of researchers has demonstrated that motivational interviewing can make smokers see tobacco as something disagreeable, thus helping them to quit the habit. Motivational interviewing is a psychological technique of direct intervention that seeks to produce changes in patient behaviour. The researchers, from the universities of Granada in Spain and San Buenaventura in Bogota, Colombia, evaluated the effects upon ...

A good diet, exercise and cutting back on booze all come highly recommended, but a team of researchers has found another possible strategy for preventing obesity: head for the hills. Spanish researchers have found that people who live at high altitudes are 13 per cent less likely to become overweight or obese, the Independent reported. Experts believe the phenomenon may ...

Zoya Akhtar’s upcoming film Dil Dhadakne Do has an eclectic cast. The film stars Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Anushka Sharma, Anil Kapoor and Shefali Shah. Little does anyone know that Aamir Khan is also a part of the film? However this has been a closely guarded secret and only a handful people know about it. Zoya organised a ...