Antibiotics: precious life savers
Beginning with the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in the late 1920s, antibiotics have revolutionized the field of medicine. Antibiotics not only have saved millions of lives each year…
Sudanese professionals emerge as new force defying Bashir
For decades, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has kept dissenting voices low and opposition groups in disarray creating a political vacuum that a group of professionals has recently rushed to fill.…
Increasing antibiotic resistance
While research tries to find the treatment for antibiotic resistance, so far prevention by controlling the over prescription and overuse of the ‘wonder drug’ among humans and food animals is…
German scientists seek way to end live chick shredding
In a basement of Dresden University, German scientists are busy refining a technique that could save millions of fluffy chicks from being shredded to death moments after they hatch. The…
The hungry warrior
Throughout her hunger strike, that of exactly 47 days, Hana Shalabi never slept consistently for a number of hours. In the first few days of her strike, she would doze…
Behind picture postcard, life is tough for Petra’s animals
On a hot sunny day in Jordan's Petra, two tourists in the back of a horse-drawn carriage gaze over the picturesque lost city. The horse is reluctant to move forward…
Some optimism for change
Given the fierce rivalry, with the unresolved Kashmir dispute among the key drivers, the state of Pakistan takes great pride in matching arch-rival India blow for blow whether it is…
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