Armenia said it was suspending diplomatic relations with Hungary on Friday because it had allowed an Azeri soldier who killed an Armenian officer in 2004 to return home, where he was immediately pardoned and freed. "Hungarian authorities should understand that they have made a grave mistake," President Serzh Sarksyan told his Security Council in
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When environmental engineer John Feighery got an internship at NASA in the 1990s, he wanted to be an astronaut but he was given a job working with a team designing the U.S. bathroom for the space station. The small, closet-like space needed a toilet and room for hand washing, bathing and a place to keep
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Europe's volume carmakers are returning from summer breaks with their sleeves rolled up, ready to shut plants and lay off staff in what many see as an overdue push to cut costs as their U.S. counterparts did three years ago. In 2009, when the United States rescued General Motors and Chrysler from bankruptcy on condition
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Communication and Works Minister Efthymios Flourentzou has said here on Monday that the Ministry aims not just to maintain Cyprus´ leading role in the world shipping, but to further develop and upgrade Cyprus shipping. Addressing here on Monday the “Maritime Cluster of Eastern Mediterranean Conference”, organised by the Maritime Institute of Eastern Mediterranean, Flourentzou underlined
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Children still skip rope and play pickup ballgames, but today's parents also organize playdates, fitness lessons and gym classes to keep their kids active and safe. Almost 17 percent of U.S. children and adolescents were obese in 2009-10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many adults willingly suffer to banish love handles,
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European shares crept higher on Monday after weak factory data highlighted the poor health of the world economy, keeping alive talk of fresh stimulus from major central banks. However, with U.S. investors out for the Labor Day holiday, markets were likely to trade in a limited range. Expectations that central banks would take steps to
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Moderate levels of exercise are often prescribed for people recovering from a heart attack or heart surgery, but pumping up workouts to high-intensity level may also be a safe option, according to a Norwegian study. "The results of the current study indicate that the risk of a cardiovascular event is low after both high-intensity exercise
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Developers rushing to build top-quality London homes to cash in on strong overseas demand are in danger of being stung by a price crash as they flood the market, property consultancy EC Harris said. Over 15,000 homes in developments worth more than 38 billion pounds ($60 billion) are due for completion in London's most expensive
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China's top newspaper said on Monday that a Turkish proposal for a Syrian "safe zone" under foreign protection for civilians fleeing intensifying violence there would not help resolve the worsening humanitarian crisis in the country. China has repeatedly condemned any plan which hints at outside interference in the Syrian crisis or proposes "regime change". Both
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Two out of three Austrians oppose more European Union aid to debt-strapped Greece, a poll published on Monday showed. The Karmasin poll of 500 people for the Heute newspaper found 39 percent were entirely against more aid while 26 percent tended to oppose the idea. Only 12 percent were absolutely in favour and 19 percent
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