Now, computer model to anticipate crime hot spots

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 19:26

Scientists claim to have developed a new cutting-edge computer model that predicts where burglaries are most likely to occur.

Brain has specific radar for snakes: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 09:08

Snakes tend to arouse sharp fear in monkeys, apes and humans, and scientists have said they have found specific brain cells that fire off a rapid warning for slithery danger.

Google serves users from 700% more locations than a year ago: Study

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 19:36

Google search has expanded its network, serving its users from 700 per cent more locations than a year ago, a new study, including an Indian-origin scientist, has found.

US police shoot 13-year-old boy with fake gun

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 19:38

A 13-year-old boy who was carrying a pellet gun was shot dead by the Californian police on Tuesday.

Lindsay Lohan sued over 2012 car crash

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 14:56

Troubled star Lindsay Lohan is being sued following her infamous car accident last year.

California police who shot teen dead thought replica gun was real

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 12:11

A 13-year-old California boy carrying a replica of an assault rifle to a friend`s house was shot and killed by a sheriff`s deputy who believed the gun was real, authorities said.

California cop who pepper-sprayed student protesters awarded $38,000

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 12:06

A former University of California policeman who stirred public outrage by pepper-spraying peaceful student protesters has been awarded $38,000 in worker`s compensation for psychiatric damage he claimed to have suffered from the 2011 incident, the university said on Wednesday.

Second rare oarfish carcass found on California coast

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 14:19

A rare oarfish has washed up on the California coast for the second time in less than a week, authorities said, leaving experts stumped.

US businessman accused of being mob boss in China

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 08:39

When cops swooped in to arrest 40 suspected gangsters in southern China last year, the alleged kingpin was a US businessman who had hoisted an US flag amid a crowd to welcome Xi Jinping, now China`s president, to California.

Snorkeler finds rare giant oarfish off California coast

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 09:47

A California marine instructor`s leisurely weekend snorkel turned into the discovery of a lifetime when she found the carcass of a massive, eel-like creature of a species thought to have inspired legends of giant sea serpents.