Play on Bradley Manning wins Britain`s oldest literary award

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 13:47

A play about American soldier, Bradley Manning, who passed military secrets to WikiLeaks, has won the new theatre category of Britain`s oldest literary awards.

Tooth helps discover largest known aquatic reptile in Oz

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 19:42

Scientists have linked a fossilized tooth - found in 1994 Gippsland, Victoria - to the biggest and oldest aquatic reptile to have called Australia their home.

UK`s oldest and world`s second oldest person dies

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 23:48

Sant Kaur Bajwa, a Sikh woman who at the age of 115 was UK`s oldest and the world`s second oldest person, has died.

Japanese man becomes oldest person to scale Everest

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 00:23

An 80-year-old Japanese national on Saturday set a new world record by becoming the oldest climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, world`s highest peak.

World`s oldest Jewish person dies in US at 113

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 15:11

The world`s oldest Jewish person, Evelyn Kozak, whose family fled Russia to escape anti-Semitism, has died at age 113.

World`s oldest man dies in Japan at 116

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 14:59

World`s oldest person in recorded history - 116-year-old Jiroemon Kimura - died of natural causes in his hometown in western Japan.

World`s `oldest woman` dies in China: Family

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 16:23

A woman who Chinese officials said was 127 years old -- although international authorities never recognised the claim -- has died, relatives said on Tuesday.

UP`s oldest prisoner, Ram Kali, dies at 107 years

Last Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013, 09:30

Ram Kali, 107, Uttar Pradesh`s oldest prisoner, died late Sunday at the Bulandshahr jail, 403 km from Lucknow, police said.

World`s oldest wet mummy Otzi suffered from periodontitis

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 10:41

The 3D computer tomography reconstructions give an insight into the oral cavity of the Iceman and shows how severely he was suffering from advanced periodontitis.