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NASA's new robot car can drive sideways
The remote-driven Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV) can gain speeds of up to 64 kph and weighs 990 kilogrammes.
Indian-origin Satya Nadella tops global CEO pay chart
The Equilar 100 CEO Pay Study, an analysis of CEO salaries at the 100 largest public US companies as measured by revenue, was last year topped by Oracle's Larry Ellison, who has been now pushed by Nadella to the second position.
Iran President dismisses US Congress pressure over nuclear deal
Tehran and world powers reached a framework agreement on the deal earlier this month in April.
China growth slows to six-year low as stimulus fails to find traction
The world's second-largest economy was still losing momentum, intensifying Beijing's struggle to find the right policy mix to shore up activity.
800,000 children forced to flee homes in Nigeria: UNICEF
Young women and girls are being subjected to forced marriage, forced labour and rape, while students and teachers are being deliberately targeted.
Barack Obama not ready to endorse Hillary Clinton in her US presidential poll bid
Obama had called Hillary Clinton a "friend" who would be "an excellent president.
At 17, Indian-origin girl gets into all 8 Ivy League schools
Pooja said that she decided to apply to all eight ivies hoping to get into just one of them, "because college admissions is really unpredictable."
Kenya says government official's son was among gunmen in Garissa attack
Garissa was the deadliest attack on Kenyan soil since al-Qaeda killed more than 200 people in a 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi.
When love and maths go together!
Simple mathematical rules, according to the author, can be of great use in life and love.
Germanwings plane diverted to Stuttgart due to suspected oil loss
Germanwings flight 4U814, with 123 passengers and five crew members on board, took off from Cologne at 9.55 am local time (0755 GMT).
School yoga does not violate religious freedom: US court
A US court has ruled that Yoga classes in an elementary school do not endorse Hinduism or violate students' right to religious freedom and are "devoid of any religious, mystical, or spiritual trappings".
More than 25,000 foreign fighters joining Islamists: UN
More than 25,000 foreign fighters are involved in armed conflicts from over 100 countries, the report by a UN panel of experts said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping for trilateral cooperation with India: Sri Lanka
China proposed the trilateral cooperation after the fall of the Mahinda Rajapaksa government in January.
India to airlift its nationals from Yemen
"Today we got permission to fly from Sanaa for three hours a day. We will use the slot for evacuating our citizens everyday," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said.
National mourning for Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the funeral in Singapore.
Dalai Lama mourns Singapore ex-PM's demise
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday mourned the demise of veteran Singaporean leader and former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.