We\’re not alone A trove of discoveries this year revealed a host of other extinct relatives of modern humans. For instance, researchers unearthed 3.4-million-year-old fossils of a hitherto unknown species that lived about the same time and place as Australopithecus afarensis, a leading candidate for the ancestor of the human lineage. In addition, fossils between […]
HOUSTON, Dec 28 (AP): Former President George H.W. Bush is being treated in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital after suffering \”a series of setbacks,\” including a stubborn fever, his spokesman said. In a brief email, Jim McGrath, Bush\’s spokesman in Houston, said the 88-year-old former leader had been admitted Sunday to the
SEOUL, Dec 19: South Korea elected its first woman president on Wednesday, with voters handing a slim but historic victory to conservative candidate Park Geun-Hye, daughter of the country’s former military ruler. As leader of Asia’s fourth-largest economy, Park, 60, will face numerous challenges, handling a belligerent North Korea, a slowing economy and soaring welfare
CHITRAL, Dec 16: Most traditional musical instruments of Chitral are no longer in use. Ironically, the youths, by and large, are unaware of their names. Rahim Khan of Mulkhow valley told this correspondent that Chitrali sitar, gharba, chhang, jighikin, ormachi, daf and flute were the traditional instruments of Chitral but youths had little or no
PARIS, Dec 11: France would extend its full help and cooperation to Pakistan to meet its energy requirements. Addressing a joint press conference following their talks at Elyse Palace, French President Francois Hollande and President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that they discussed regional situation and increasing cooperation between the two countries. The French President
