Trepashkin, who earlier has served a prison sentence charged for disclosure of the state secret, addressed to the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, with the request to promote in revision of his criminal case, news agency RBC reports,
The goal of developing reliable genetic tests to guide lung cancer treatment has taken a step forward. Researchers at Columbia University recently evaluated the ability of five high-risk genetic profiles, or signatures, to predict the likelihood that cancer would recur
Reinforcing its leadership in power management and energy-efficient products, National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) today launched an initiative to help customers create more energy-efficient systems that use less power, generate less heat, have a smaller form factor and/or longer battery life.
British actress Mischa Barton, 22, blew off the premiere of her upcoming movie You and I at the Cannes Film Festival because she was very unhappy with the film. While the film was being shown, the actress was reportedly drinking
A new report from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found a strong link between childhood ear infections and exposure to tobacco smoke.
It's typical of George W. Bush. He goes to Saudi Arabia to get their help in our energy mess and it doesn't go so well. In fact, the headline in the Telegraph was "Oil leaps after Bush's Saudi trip." Bush's
Is it art or is it horticulture? The first ever art installation at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, More Questions than Answers, is a distinct hybrid. White roses form a body with red petals representing a bloodstain. Enclosed by a
It seems an inadequate response to Roger McGough's brilliant adaptation of Tartuffe to deliver this review in prose. In a happy marriage between Mersey poet and Molière, the French playwright's gallery of society portraits is given a fresh yet remarkably
One of the many delicious conceits of Busenello's ground-breaking libretto for Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea is a kind of "reality theatre" contest between the allegorical figures of Fortune, Virtue and Love. In his wonderfully lucid and unflinching staging, Robert Carsen
The latest instalment of the alt-rock festival for the discerning indie-rock fan was curated by the post-rock band Explosions in the Sky, who took the baton from former leaders the Dirty Three, Belle and Sebastian and Mogwai. With the exception
Britain's economic woes are forcing people to abandon animals in unprecedented numbers as desperate families struggle to cut costs by dumping their pets. Animal sanctuaries say they have been overwhelmed by the number of animals delivered to them in recent
Ground-breaking new laws permitting the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos for research passed a crucial vote in the Commons last night after attempts to ban the technique were overwhelmingly rejected.
His eyes turned more than ever toward John McCain and the national election contest, Barack Obama will make a symbolic return trip to Iowa tonight even as results from the primary votes in Kentucky and Oregon begin to flow in.
