Madrid: The most famous photo ever taken of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara was shot by Alberto Korda in 1960, an image so endlessly reproduced it became not only a political icon but a marketing and advertising asset. That photo is the point of departure for the new graphic novel about the "Comandante" now being published in Spanish. "We were convinced that if we wanted to tell Che's story, we'd have to...
01:27 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Honduras: US investigators concluded on Tuesday that the deadliest prison fire in a century was accidental, and may have been caused by a lit match, cigarette or some other open flame. The US Embassy in Honduras said in a statement that a team of investigators from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives "was able to rule out other possible causes of the fire, such as a lightning...
04:33 AM, Feb 22, 2012
Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates in one of the world's deadliest fires in decades, authorities said on Wednesday. Some 475 people escaped from the prison in the town of Comayagua and 356 are missing and presumed dead, said Hector Ivan Mejia, a spokesman for the Honduras Security Ministry. He said 21 people had been...
08:59 AM, Feb 16, 2012
New Delhi: At least 42 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam were captured by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday. The Sri Lankan Navy also seized 6 boats. The fishermen had allegedly strayed into the Sri Lankan waters. The Navy spokesperson Kosala Warnakulasuriya said some 42 fishermen on board six trawlers were arrested last night off the coast of Pulmoddai in the east. They are currently being taken to the...
04:56 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Cairo: Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who is under detention in a hospital, has regained consciousness after lapsing into a coma, a top hospital official has said. The 83-year-old ex-ruler, who is facing trial for corruption and murder, had slipped into a coma on Sunday at Sharm el-Sheikh hospital. Mohamed Fathalla, the head of the Sharm el-Sheikh facility said Mubarak had recovered. "He is now stable after suffering a coma...
05:08 PM, Jul 18, 2011
Cairo: Hosni Mubarak's lawyer said on Sunday that the ousted Egyptian president suffered a stroke and is in a coma. However a top medical official with knowledge of his condition denied the report and said Mubarak was stable. Mubarak, 83, has been in a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh since April under arrest on charges he ordered the killings of protesters during Egypt's uprising. He is...
11:20 PM, Jul 17, 2011
London: Ailing actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who slipped into coma last week, has emerged from her comatose state, her husband Prince Frederic Von Anhalt has said. The 94-year-old screen icon was earlier rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on May 17 for an emergency stomach operation, reported Contactmusic. Anhalt announced that there was progress in her health, although she remains under the intensive care of doctors. He also hoped that...
02:30 PM, May 23, 2011
New York: Overweight older women may be less likely than their thinner peers to develop the potentially blinding eye disease glaucoma, a study published Monday suggests. Researchers found that of nearly 4,000 older Dutch adults followed for a decade, heavier women were less likely to be diagnosed with so-called open-angle glaucoma. There was no clear link, however, between weight and glaucoma risk among men. Open-angle glaucoma is the most common...
01:35 PM, Feb 15, 2011
Chicago: Instead of a deep sleep, general anesthesia is more like a reversible drug-induced coma, US researchers said on Wednesday, in findings that could lead to better treatments for coma and better anesthesia. "General anesthesia is pharmacological coma, not sleep," said Dr. Nicholas Schiff of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, who worked on the study with Dr. Emery Brown of Massachusetts General Hospital and Dr. Ralph Lydic of...
05:32 PM, Dec 30, 2010
London: A stunt driver is in a coma after being hit by a car while shooting the sequel to the hit movie "The Hangover". Australian Scott McLean was leaning out the window of a moving truck when the car driving towards it skidded and smashed into him, reports mirror.co.uk. Warner Bros confirmed the accident in Thailand, during filming for the follow up to the 2009 comedy. Doctors induced Scott's coma....
01:58 PM, Dec 30, 2010
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12:48 PM, Feb 10, 2009
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12:27 PM, Feb 05, 2009
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