So here I am, again, on the top of a Swiss mountain, surrounded by the world's wealthiest and most powerful. And, as per normal, I am suffering from mild altitude sickness. Here is a typical (and true) conversation with a random stranger sitting in the partners' lounge of the Davos congress centre. "Where are you from? Your badge says India." "Well, I sit on the board of a big Indian institution,
A Japanese academic journal has drawn criticism for putting a broom-wielding female robot on its cover, it seems. The illustration appears on the front of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence journal, and was submitted as part of a competition, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reports, external. It was created by a female artist to show how artificial intelligence could affect our daily liv
PM Shinzo Abe wants Japan to adopt a more proactive security strategy Japan's cabinet has approved a new national security strategy and increased defence spending in a move widely seen as aimed at China. Over the next five years, Japan will buy hardware including drones, stealth aircraft and amphibious vehicles. The military will also build a new marine unit, an amphibious force capable of retakin
Manga and anime advertising posters on a building in Akihabara, Tokyo Unless something happens to boost Japan's birth rate, its population will shrink by a third between now and 2060. One reason for the lack of babies is the emergence of a new breed of Japanese men, the otaku, who love manga, anime and computers - and sometimes show little interest in sex. Tokyo is the world's largest metropolis a
Germany, which holds federal elections on 22 September, is Europe's dominant country. Its large and strong economy has allowed it to bankroll the bailouts that have kept some of its neighbours - and the euro - afloat. The graphics below help explain why it is so dominant, and powerful - and also some of the problems it faces. Germany's large population (the biggest in Europe) and vibrant economy a
Mark Sutton (centre) doubled for Daniel Craig's James Bond last summer The stuntman who parachuted in to the London 2012 opening ceremony as James Bond has been killed in an accident. Mark Sutton, 42, from Surrey, died while wingsuit flying near Martigny, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Swiss police investigating the Briton's death said it appeared he had died after crashing into a ridge of rock. Mr Su
Hardline Buddhist groups have mounted a campaign against Muslim and Christian targets A Buddhist mob has attacked a mosque in the Grandpass area of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, leaving at least five people injured. Buddhists and Muslims clashed after the attack, and police imposed a curfew in the area. Last month, a group of Buddhist monks had protested near the mosque, demanding it be relocat
Japan has launched the world's first talking robot into space to serve as companion to astronaut Kochi Wakata who will begin his mission in November. The android took off from the island of Tanegashima in an unmanned rocket also carrying supplies for crew onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Measuring 34cm (13 inches), Kirobo is due to arrive at the ISS on 9 August. It is part of a study
A diabetes pill has anti-ageing effects and extends the life of male mice, research suggests. Scientists believe the drug, metformin, may mimic the effects of extreme calorie restriction. This regime, which is based on eating a very low calorie diet, is thought to promote healthy ageing. The human implications of the study are unclear, the researchers report in the journal, Nature Communications.
Two powerful earthquakes have struck China's north-west Gansu province, killing at least 75 people and leaving more than 400 others injured. The first earthquake near Dingxi city had a magnitude of 5.98 and was shallow, with a depth of just 9.8 km (6 miles), the US Geological Survey said. Just over an hour later, a magnitude 5.6 quake hit the same area, it added. In 2008, an earthquake in Sichuan
Some have said war is an innate part of human behaviour - but this research suggests otherwise Primitive society was not driven by war, scientists believe. Researchers from Abo Academy University in Finland say that violence in early human communities was driven by personal conflicts rather than large-scale battles. They say their findings suggest that war is not an innate part of human nature, bu
Why some people find fatty foods irresistible could be hidden in their genes. The mystery of a genetic flaw which greatly increases the risk of obesity in one in six people has been solved by an international group of scientists. A version of an obesity gene, called FTO, had been linked to a bigger belly, but the reason why was uncertain. A study, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Soldiers marching to the frontline, which is about 7km north of Goma city Rebels and army forces are engaged in heavy fighting near the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23 rebels told the BBC that their hill positions had been bombarded most of the night by military planes. The UN said it was prepared to use "lethal force" to protect civilians if the M23 advanced towards
The BBC's Hugh Schofield says the train derailed at high speed Six people have been killed and more than 20 injured in a train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of Paris, French officials have said. The intercity train had just left Paris and was heading towards Limoges when it derailed, crashing into a station platform at 17:14 (15:14 GMT). Passengers were left trapped inside carriages. French Pr
An area in front of the tail area on the fuselage appeared to be scorched Flights have resumed at London's Heathrow Airport after a fire on a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet. All runways were closed for nearly 90 minutes after the fire at 16:30 BST. No passengers were aboard the plane at the time, a Heathrow spokesman said. Fifty Dreamliners worldwide were grounded in January a
A novel way of boosting data rates in optical communication using "twisted light" has been shown to work in optical fibres. The light is effectively corkscrew-shaped, and more data can be encoded in differently twisted beams. The concept had been shown off over "free space" but it remained unclear if it would work in fibres. Now a team reporting in Science, external has demonstrated data rates of
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov: "He did not cross the Russian border" Russia says it has had no involvement in the travel plans of fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. His whereabouts are unclear after he flew from Hong Kong to Moscow on Sunday. His passport has been revoked. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted Mr Snowden had not crossed the border and rejected what he terme
Thousands of people were evacuated from Magdeburg, Germany Some 23,000 people were forced to leave their homes in the east German city of Magdeburg after a dam burst on the flood-swollen River Elbe. Although water levels in Magdeburg were reported to be receding on Monday, the city and areas of the country further north remain on high alert. In Hungary, 1,200 people had to leave their homes but fl
Scientists have discovered that about one in thirteen people have flexible ape-like feet. A team studied the feet of 398 visitors to the Boston Museum of Science. The results show differences in foot bone structure similar to those seen in fossils of a member of the human lineage from two million years ago. It is hoped the research, published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, exter
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