NASA's Kepler Mission Discovered 1,000 Planets In Its Quest to Find Life

It was six years ago this month that NASA shot the Kepler telescope to the heavens on a galactic, planet-finding mission. Today, the space agency released …

- Source      

NASA's Kepler Mission Discovered 1,000 Planets In Its Quest to Find Life

Obama to meet with Saudi crown prince, deputy in Oval Office on Wednesday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will meet with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office on Wednesday, ahead of a summit with other Gulf Arab leaders, the White House said on Tuesday.

- Source      

Obama to meet with Saudi crown prince, deputy in Oval Office on Wednesday

Life Suspended in Rural Nepal

On a steep cliff northeast of Kathmandu, one family is forced to live outside, mourning the dead and worrying that rains from the coming monsoons will create more deadly landslides.

- Source      

Life Suspended in Rural Nepal

Google and Nestlé team up again for limited edition 'YouTube Break' KitKat bars

Google and Nestlé have teamed up again for a branding campaign that will replace the logo on KitKat wrappers in the UK with “YouTube Break.”

Extending their partnership beyond the candy-themed name of Android 4.4. KitKat, Google and Nestlé have teamed up for a campaign the will substitute the iconic KitKat logo on 600,000 limited edition wrappers with “YouTube Break” branding in the UK to celebrate 80 years of KitKat and 10 years of YouTube.

- Source      

Google and Nestlé team up again for limited edition 'YouTube Break' KitKat bars

Wednesday's gossip column

Petr Cech in talks with Besiktas, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real future in doubt, Saints aim to keep Nathaniel Clyne, plus more. - Source      

Wednesday's gossip column

Keighley to pay rest of Jones's deal

Keighley Cougars will pay the remainder of Danny Jones’s contract into a trust fund for the player’s five-month-old twins. - Source      

Keighley to pay rest of Jones's deal

George Miller sweeps viewers back into striking world of 'Mad Max'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When director George Miller returned to his dystopian “Mad Max” franchise after 30 years for “Fury Road,” he wanted to find a visceral way to immerse the audience in his surreal, saturated post-apocalyptic world.

- Source      

George Miller sweeps viewers back into striking world of 'Mad Max'

Land bill goes to joint committee, govt hopeful

The government on Tuesday referred the land acquisition bill to a joint committee of Parliament, paving the way for its passage in a joint sitting of Parliament after the monsoon session. - Source      

Land bill goes to joint committee, govt hopeful

Pentagon mulls sending planes, ships near disputed South China Sea islands

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

- Source      

Pentagon mulls sending planes, ships near disputed South China Sea islands

The Best Look Yet at Samsung's Round Galaxy Smartwatch

Samsung has more smartwatches than most shady trenchcoat salesmen out there, and they’re going to add yet another one to the mix. We already know that the next Gear will be the first circular face for Samsung, but a newly released SDK gives an even closer look at the watch’s Tizen apps and a totally cool bezel that rotates.

…

- Source      

The Best Look Yet at Samsung's Round Galaxy Smartwatch

George Miller sweeps viewers back into striking world of 'Mad Max'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When director George Miller returned to his dystopian “Mad Max” franchise after 30 years for “Fury Road,” he wanted to find a visceral way to immerse the audience in his surreal, saturated post-apocalyptic world.

- Source      

George Miller sweeps viewers back into striking world of 'Mad Max'

UK's Cameron to set out new laws to tackle radicalism

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron will on Wednesday set out new laws intended to curb organisations and individuals who promote militant ideologies at home and recruit young people to radical islamist groups abroad.

- Source      

UK's Cameron to set out new laws to tackle radicalism

Rail cooperation with China on track for Modi visit

India and China are likely to sign an agreement to enhance cooperation in the railway sector during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit. - Source      

Rail cooperation with China on track for Modi visit