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A full grown sambar, which tried to dodge two tigers by entering the shallow waters of a lake only to be attacked by two crocodiles, staved off the predators for 24 hours before falling prey to the tigers. The incident...

Floods, droughts, heat waves and severe snowstorms could be more frequent in the Yangtze River Basin in the next 50 years as the area sees average temperatures rise by 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius, said a report released here on...

The newspaper said that after the man refused and assaulted him, the suspect drew a steak knife. "He stabs him right in the neck, possibly the jugular," an unnamed police source was quoted as saying. "Blood everywhere...The attack took place...

for now Supervisors approve health initiatives to improve the county's chances of receiving federal stimulus funds, but vote against a proposal to discourage the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. In an effort to strengthen their bid for as much as $40...

It's occasional guest stars (including, recently, David Beckham and Ricky Gervais) have been a boon to the show's popularity, with such distinguished political figures as Kofi Annan and famous musicians like Tony Bennett and Little Richard all dropping in to...

The meteor shower will be visible just above the horizon, and one will not need binoculars to view the event," he said. The Leonid meteor shower produces an average of around 40 meteors per hour at its peak. It has...

In a major game changer for both the industry and the company, Microsoft has launched its cloud. Part of what's billed as the next evolutionary step in computing, the move marks a major expansion and investment. A company that has...

It's rather like asking everyone who's the most knowledgeable about something: they might not all agree, but you'll find a consensus. Before Google, search relied more on who could shout the loudest about themselves – which brought increasingly useless results,...