Last Updated: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 17:02
Misao Okawa, the world`s oldest woman celebrated her 115th birthday today in a Japanese nursing home, receiving flowers and relishing her favourite mackerel sushi dish.
Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 15:19
101-year-old Fauja Singh, the world`s oldest marathon runner of Indian-origin, retired from competitive events as a "very happy" man as he finished his last race here today.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 16:58
Afghanistan`s oldest woman, Khanum Hasno, has passed away at the age of 136, Xinhua reported Tuesday. She had 465 grandchildren.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 10:17
Scientists have identified a star, at least 13.2 billion-years-old, as the oldest yet seen in the universe and it is just 186 light years away from Earth.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 13, 2013, 12:24
A Japanese official says a woman in his town near Tokyo who became world`s oldest living female just last month has died at 115.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 08:45
A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest living US citizen has died, two of her daughters said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 19:01
In a new study, researchers have discovered traces of bacteria that lived a record-breaking 3.49 billion years ago, a mere billion years after Earth formed.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 18:55
A relative says a 115-year-old US woman has died less than two weeks after inheriting the title of the world`s oldest person.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 16:00
Yasushi Nakayama, the mayor of Kyotango, near Japan`s ancient capital of Kyoto, confirmed Kimura`s status today, calling him "the pride of our town."
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 09:21
Less than two weeks after inheriting the title of the world`s oldest living human being, 115-year-old Dina Manfredini, who was living in an Iowa nursing home died Monday, according to her family.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 19:45
Researchers believe the oldest-known representations of a pharaoh are carved on rocks near the Nile River in southern Egypt.
Last Updated: Friday, December 7, 2012, 14:50
At 115 years and 245 days, Dina Manfredini of the Des Moines, Iowa, inherited the title after Besse Cooper of Georgia passed away.
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