Like a scene from Mars: California skies glow orange as wildfires continue

The Bay Area in California awoke to a scene straight out of Mars. Orange and even red skies blanketed San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, and ash rained down, with wildfires raging far in the......

Three Indians killed in road mishap in US

Three members of a Sikh family were killed when their car was rear-ended at high speed by an SUV while they were trying to fix a flat tire on Friday in Redwood City, California. The incident......

Indian eyecare NGO gets Hilton Humanitarian prize

Aravind Eye Care System, the world's largest eye care provider that has developed innovative technologies allowing it to perform 300,000 eye surgeries each year - 70 percent subsidized or free for......

Stunning winners of National Geographic's nature photography competition

Feeling down and out? These photos of the National Geographic’s annual nature photographer of the year contest are sure to get you up and about and excited. A stunning shot of an......

VCs talk tough but still have bucks

As the economy teeters, finding venture capital finance promises to get tougher than ever. Tougher--but not impossible. On Saturday, Dow Jones VentureSource released its latest data on the freeze......

Seven Networks to buy Smartner

US-based Seven Networks is to acquire European rival Smartner as it vies to mount a challenge to BlackBerry maker Research in Motion in the fast-growing wireless email software market and boost its......

America's best- and worst-paying jobs

When we first looked at America's best- and worst-paying jobs a year back, we asked the question, "Why do financially pushy parents want their children to marry doctors?" Our answer then: Because,......

New Year's resolution - get a life!

When employers help staffers reach the right work-life ratio, both sides benefit. Everybody has a different opinion about just how involved employers should get in helping workers juggle their......