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Ancient yoga training program can help women with urinary incontinence
NASA’s WISE and Spitzer telescopes help discover coldest “brown dwarf” known
Marital stress can lead to depression
Earth `overdue` for killer asteroid hit
Run-Off Vote Expected to Decide Afghan Presidency
15 Killed in Attacks in Iraq
Egypt Reports First Case of MERS Virus
Afghan Presidential Election to Go to Run-Off
Obama in Malaysia on Third Leg of Asian Tour
New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine
Congress Needs to Act on Minimum Wage
Helicopter Crash Kills 5 NATO Troops in Afghanistan
Obama Makes Landmark Visit to Malaysia
Obama Wraps Up South Korea Visit, Says US Will Not Hesitate to Defend Ally
Ukraine’s PM Accuses Russian Military of Airspace Violations
Afghan election heads for Abdullah-Ghani run-off
Five troops killed in UK helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Sri Lanka rejects casinos after prostitution fears
Indian prime minister’s half-brother joins opposition
Indian Kashmir gun battle kills 5

Ancient yoga training program can help women with urinary incontinence

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:29 PM PDT

Washington : An ancient form of meditation and exercise could help women who suffer from urinary incontinence, a new study suggests. In the study, UC San Francisco researchers discovered that a yoga training program, designed to improve pelvic health, can help women gain more control over their urination and avoid accidental urine leakage. "Yoga is […]

NASA’s WISE and Spitzer telescopes help discover coldest “brown dwarf” known

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:28 PM PDT

Washington : NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered what looks like the coldest "brown dwarf" known — a dim, star-like body that, surprisingly, is as frosty as Earth's North Pole. Images from the space telescopes also pinpointed the object's distance to 7.2 light-years away, earning it the title for […]

Marital stress can lead to depression

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:27 PM PDT

Washington : A new study suggests that marital stress may make people more vulnerable to depression. The long-term study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers shows that people who experience chronic marital stress are less able to savor positive experiences, a hallmark of depression. They are also more likely to report other depressive symptoms. The findings […]

Earth `overdue` for killer asteroid hit

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:27 PM PDT

Johannesburg : A new study has warned that Earth has been "overdue" for potential major impact of a 'killer' asteroid. According to the Christian Science Monitor website's report, the B612 Foundation's study showed that the planet should expect a massive asteroid impact once every 100 years, News24 reported. These asteroids could prove more dangerous than […]

Run-Off Vote Expected to Decide Afghan Presidency

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:13 PM PDT

Preliminary results show Afghanistan’s April 5 presidential election will have to go to a second-round run-off vote between former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani. Afghan election officials said Saturday that neither of the top two candidates won a majority of the overall vote. The official count shows Abdullah […]

15 Killed in Attacks in Iraq

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:13 PM PDT

Attacks in Iraq killed about 15 people Saturday, in new rounds of violence just days before the country’s parliamentary elections. Officials say at least six people died in two separate attacks in the capital, Baghdad, while violence elsewhere killed nearly 10 people. The violence comes a day after at least 33 people were killed in […]

Egypt Reports First Case of MERS Virus

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:12 PM PDT

Egyptian authorities have detected the country’s first case of the deadly SARS-like virus called the Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS. Egypt’s state-run news says a 27-year-old Egyptian who recently traveled to Saudi Arabia tested positive for the disease Saturday morning. Doctors are treating him at Cairo hospital. The virus has hit Saudi Arabia particularly […]

Afghan Presidential Election to Go to Run-Off

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:12 PM PDT

Obama in Malaysia on Third Leg of Asian Tour

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:12 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama is in Malaysia for a three-day visit, the first trip to the Southeast Asian nation by a sitting U.S. president in nearly five decades. Mr. Obama attended a state dinner in his honor Saturday in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia’s King Abdul Halim said in a toast to Mr. Obama that his […]

New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:11 PM PDT

The Group of Seven major economies has agreed to “move swiftly” on new sanctions against Russia because of Russia’s actions in Ukraine. In a joint statement released late Friday, the G-7 nations — the U.S., Canada, Britain, France, Gernamy, Italy and Japan — said they would take measures to intensify “targeted sanctions.” A U.S. official said the […]

Congress Needs to Act on Minimum Wage

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:11 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Congress to pass a bill raising the the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. The president said in his weekly address “nearly three in four Americans support raising the minimum wage,” a move that would affect almost 28 million people across the country. Obama said the average minimum […]

Helicopter Crash Kills 5 NATO Troops in Afghanistan

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:11 PM PDT

NATO and British officials say five international troops have been killed in a British military helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan. The U.S.-led NATO coalition did not provide details on Saturday’s crash, saying the accident is under investigation. But a Kandahar provincial police spokesman, Zia Durrani, said the aircraft went down in the province’s Takhta Pul […]

Obama Makes Landmark Visit to Malaysia

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:10 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR — President Barack Obama has become the first U.S. president to visit Malaysia in nearly half a century. Obama on Saturday arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the third stop on an Asian tour aimed at reassuring allies in the region. President Barack Obama is the first American leader to set foot in Malaysia since […]

Obama Wraps Up South Korea Visit, Says US Will Not Hesitate to Defend Ally

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:10 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama has wrapped up a two-day visit to South Korea and is headed for the third stop in his four-nation tour, Malaysia – the first visit by a sitting U.S. president since Lyndon Johnson traveled there in 1966. Before his departure Saturday, Mr. Obama spoke to American troops stationed in Seoul, telling […]

Ukraine’s PM Accuses Russian Military of Airspace Violations

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:09 PM PDT

Ukraine’s prime minister says Russian military aircraft have repeatedly crossed into Ukraine’s airspace, in what he called Russian aggression designed to undermine global security. Arseniy Yatsenyuk told reporters Saturday that Russian forces had “violated” Ukrainian airspace seven times overnight. “We do understand the reason Russian military did it. The only reason is to provoke Ukraine […]

Afghan election heads for Abdullah-Ghani run-off

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 12:25 PM PDT

Kabul : Afghanistan’s presidential election is set for a second-round vote, preliminary results showed Saturday, as former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani both failed to secure a decisive victory. The head-to-head election will choose a successor to outgoing President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan’s first democratic transfer of power. Whoever wins […]