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NASA and Microsoft engineers tested Project Sidekick aboard NASA’s Weightless Wonder C9 jet to ensure they function as expected in the microgravity environment of the space station.

A new device that can accurately track chemical signals within cells and find out how cancerous growth begins has been invented by biomedical engineers.

The Iranian government has been a willing participant in the circulation of hate material against Baha'is. Top officials and government media outlets regularly spew anti-Baha'i propaganda- such items has in fact increased dramatically this year.

Baha'is are officially restricted from engaging in certain types of businesses in Iran. For instance Baha'is are specificallly banned from "high-earning" and "sensitive" categories like press, jewelry, photography, computer, Internet-related businesses, and the food industry.

Everything wrong with Pakistan today stems from a lack of due diligence. It's hardly surprising, since the new national motto is "tension nahi leni" (take a chill pill). Everyone from the rickshaw driver to a heart surgeon parrots this endlessly, thereby absolving themselves of escalating mediocrity.

The Hindu community in America is continuing with the traditional values of hard work, higher morals, stress on education, and sanctity of marriage amidst so many distractions. This explains why Hindus are least likely to convert to other religions, according to the report:

This is not the first time Li vented his dissatisfaction with bureaucracy.Just last month Li lambasted officials for time-consuming, redundant procedures in implementing central policies and criticised state-owned banks for not cooperating with efforts to boost economic growth during an inspection trip in northeast Jilin province.

The port in southern Iran will connect India to war-torn Afghanistan and allow India and Afghanistan to conduct trade, and access Central Asia.

The powerful coal lobby in Australia has also come under a scanner for the role it may have played in blocking uranium sale to an energy-starved India.

Every year 27th March is observed as Black day or the anniversary of Pakistan's great betrayal in Balochistan. On this day, Pakistan parliament and leaders invited the Prince of Balochistan for talks. To assured him, they swore by the Quran that he would not be arrested but then went back on their words.

Life is hell -- literally for the people of Baluchistan - the largest province of Pakistan. Pakistan army has crossed all the limits of decency and responsible for utmost human rights violations in Balochistan. Ironically though the people here are Pakistani citizens - in all sense of the term, the Pakistan Army is their biggest enemy. They fear it more than anything else. All this defies all sensibilities and opens the doors to a bloody reality.

The International Police Training Centre is funded under NATO and the UN Development Programme, with Japan providing a significant contribution to the project.