The History Channel is slated to unveil a new 3D image of British playwright William Shakespeare, which is said to be the first to resemble the poet.

The picture will be revealed in the TV documentary Death Masks, which is to be aired on the History Channel on Sept. 13, 2010. 

According to the Daily

Colombia: Edward Nino Hernandez is in many ways a typical 24-year-old Colombian male. He loves to dance reggaeton, dreams of owning a car — preferably a Mercedes and wants to see the world. 

Top on his list of people he would like to meet are Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone and former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. 

What sets Nino (pronounced NEE-nyoh) apart is his size. 

He is slightly taller than a piece of carry-on luggage and weighs just 22 pounds (10 kilograms). 

Nino has just been officiall...

HONG KONG: The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday.

The WHO declared last month that the swine flu pandemic that started in June 2009 was over, after it killed about 18,600 people worldwide, far less than the worse-case scenarios in which authorities said millions could die.

The widespread use of vaccines w...

When Hema Eswaran learnt of her second pregnancy, doctors at Voluntary Health Services, Taramani, advised tests to rule out the possibility of her child inheriting thalassemia.

Her first child Rahul, 12, was lucky as his brother was born negative for the condition and could donate bone marrow to cure his older brother who had thalassemia. Rahul's surgery cost the family Rs.8 lakh, of which Rs.1.5 lakh came from the Kalaignar health insurance scheme.

Rahul is one of the four children who has been c...