Despite its bulk, G2 phone gets it right
SAN FRANCISCO – Two years ago, the Android invasion began when T-Mobile released the first smart phone running Google's Android operating system, HTC's G1. Since then, a parade of increasingly…
German scientists unveil self-driving car
BERLIN: Scientists in Germany unveiling the latest self-driven car on Wednesday said the days of humans behind the wheel are numbered and that their technology can slash accidents and help…
Whale of a Trip: Humpback makes record migration
LONDON: It wasn't love. It could have been adventure. Or maybe she just got lost. It remains a mystery why a female humpback whale swam thousands of miles from the…
NASA closer to getting extra space shuttle flight
CAPE CANAVERAL: There's still the matter of money. But it looks increasingly likely that NASA will get an extra space shuttle flight. President Barack Obama signed a NASA spending bill…
US to return smuggled sarcophagi to Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt's chief archaeologist says the United States will return a number of sarcophagi smuggled out of the country 50 years ago. Zahi Hawass says US authorities seized the sarcophagi…
Officials: No fines in ‘Transformers 3’ accident
Indiana officials say they won't fine Paramount Pictures or production crews over an accident during filming of "Transformers 3" that left a woman with brain damage. Gabriela Cedillo was working…
Perusing through the ‘Gardens of Egypt’
Currently at the Safar Khan Gallery in Zamalek is a show titled "Gardens of Egypt" by Anna Boghiguian. A highly anticipated show, Boghiguian is an artist who has been exhibiting…
Bosnia revokes filming permission for Jolie film
Bosnian authorities on Wednesday revoked permission for US star Angelina Jolie to shoot part of her directorial debut film there after complaints from a women war victims group, Bosnian radio…
NZealand filmmakers, unions keep mum on ‘Hobbit’ boycott
New Zealand unions and filmmakers reported "productive" talks Thursday on a row threatening Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" movies, but would not say if a global boycott of the film had been…
Investment authority shuts down four channels, issues warnings to two others
CAIRO: The Egyptian General Authority for Investment (GAFI) ordered the shutdown of four satellite channels for violating their license agreement with the Media Free Zone. Television channels Al-Khalijia, Al-Hafez, Al-Siha…