Virgin Galactic rolled out its new VSS Unity spaceship that it hopes to fly tourists into space on 19 February at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The company claimed that they have resolved safety issues that killed one pilot and seriously injured another after its spacecraft exploded

Alabama Supreme Court has rejected petitions seeking to restore the prohibition of the same sex marriage in the state. The petitions made by Alabama Citizens Action Program, the Alabama Policy Institute and the probate judge of the Elmore County. The petitions called for legal provisions that would be in violation

Australians can now legally buy marijuana for medical purposes. On Wednesday, the country’s parliament passed new national laws that allow for cannabis to be grown for both medical and scientific purposes, a first time in the country. “This is the missing piece in a patient’s treatment journey and will now

UK voters will get their say on whether to remain in the European Union or leave on 23 June, according to Prime Minister David Cameron. The announcement made by David Cameron in Downing Street followed a cabinet briefing. David Cameron announced that he would campaign to remain in a reformed

Zika virus, a disease that is linked to the thousands of birth defects in Brazil, has been declared a global health emergency by WHO according to Reuters The declaration, coming only as the fourth to the three times WHO has taken such action was announced on Monday. The International organization

The Uber drivers union is furious over the proposed move to reduce the fares which they claim amounts to a sizeable wage cut. Controversy has thus been stoked by the Uber management in the city of New York after its entry there. The steps of the City Hall in New

With the war in Syria getting worse every day, thousands of refugees are flooding the Turkey border in search of sanctuary. The European Union is calling for some leniency from the Turkish government to allow the refugees through. This is in the wake of airstrikes from Russia and a determined

The global social network, twitter, claims to have successfully shut down over 125,000 accounts since the middle of last year only. These are accounts that are specifically linked with the promotion of terrorist acts, mainly those that have a link to ISIS. In 2014, J. M. Berger of The Atlantic

The world has come a long way from the days of cannibalism, slavery and brutality in its quest to provide a peaceful and happy lifestyle for its citizens; civilisation has been the aim of every country and its governments. To achieve this goal, authorities, media, NGOs and the judiciary have

On Sunday, North Korea fired a long-range missile from the Sohae site. This has facilitated an emergency UN meeting in New York. The nation, however, maintains its rights to peruse the science of exploring space. This, in conjunction with the test for the hydrogen bomb, is both viewed as a