'Smart Carpet' will detect when the elderly fall

It is always worrying when an elderly person lives alone. What if they should fall, and not be able to reach the telephone? The answer may have been invented.

Researchers at the University of Manchester, U.K. have come up with an idea - a "smart carpet" that can detect when someone has fallen over. The system will also detect when unfamiliar feet are walking on it, handy in detecting intruders... read more.

At least 42 people dead in Morocco bus crash

After a bus fell 150 meters into a ravine in the south of Morocco, at least 42 people have died and another 20 are injured, four of them critically.

The accident is reportedly the worst ever in the country and happened early on Tuesday morning near the town of Zerkten, in Haouz province, Morocco.

The bus was traveling a regular route, running between Marrakesh and Ouarzazate in south-eastern Morocco, when at about 02h00 local time, it veered off the road and plunged 150 meters (500 ft) into a ravine... read more.

Lufthansa strike: Around 300 flights have been canceled

Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, has canceled around 300 flights in Frankfurt, with 26,000 passengers stranded. Berlin has joined in and Munich will follow shortly.

The strike is causing Lufthansa millions of euros in losses. Cabin crew members in Frankfurt and Berlin are currently protesting over their pay and conditions, with Munich set to join them shortly... read more.

Video: Green Left TV interviews Christine Assange on Ecuador

Green Left TV is based in Australia. They recently interviewed Christine Assange about her son Julian and on her impressions of Ecuador as a democratic country.

John Pilger of Green Left Weekly states on their home page, "Australia has the most restrictive media in the western world. Censorship by omission denies Australians their democratic right to make sense of whole stratas of political and foreign policy. That's why Green Left Weekly is a beacon, doing a job of honourable journalism, as an agent of people, not power." ... read more and listen to interview.

Video: Three rare white Bengal tigers born in Czech Republic zoo

During July, three rare white Bengal tigers were born to mother Surya Bara. Now the cubs are available to view at Liberec Zoo.

Liberec Zoo in the Czech Republic is the only zoo in that country that has successfully bred and birthed white Bengal tigers.

White Bengal tigers are rare in the wild and only one in every 10,000 Bengal tigers is born white with black stripes and a pink nose... read more and watch cute video.

Hague urges talks with Ecuador over Assange

British Foreign Secretary William Hague is urging Ecuador to resume talks over the case of Julian Assange "as soon as possible." Hague stresses that a diplomatic solution to the dispute should be possible.

Assange has been holed up at the Ecuadorian embassy in London for just over two months, after asking for, and finally receiving, political asylum in Ecuador.

He was to be extradited by the U.K. government to Sweden for questioning on sex-related crimes, which he denies, and it was feared he would then be sent on to the U.S. on espionage charges relating to the diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, which have angered and embarrassed the U.S. government.... read more.