Super-Slim PC Rivals MacBook Air

Super-Slim PC Rivals MacBook Air

Personal Technology columnist Walt Mossberg reviews Lenovo's new super-slim ThinkPad X300, which is being positioned as the Windows competitor to the Apple MacBook Air.

Alternative medicine, Iraqi style

Alternative medicine, Iraqi style

Iraqis, grappling with the lack of professional medical care and sky-rocketing drug costs, are taking a different approach to health. Many have taken to using herbal medicines, following traditional recipes handed down by local healers at an affordable price.

Digital animals rule toy fair

Digital animals rule toy fair

Elmo made a return appearance in a new form involving story-telling. Toymakers invested in sophisticated technology to integrate the analog and digital worlds.

Brit Awards highlights

Brit Awards highlights

The musical equivalent of the Oscars is over for another year, and here are the best bits.

Zebra escapes from Tokyo zoo

Zebra escapes from Tokyo zoo

An escapee zebra, albeit a papier-mache one, runs around a Tokyo zoo charging and kicking zookeepers during an earthquake drill.

Alarms were raised at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo after a papier-mache zebra broke free from its pen and injured two zookeepers and a visitor in this simulated escape.

A total of 150 zoo workers, policemen and ambulance crew played their part in capturing the wayward zebra.

The annual event is aimed at preparing Tokyo zookeepers for all the risks involved with rescuing wild and sometimes irate animals.Every year, the drill features different animals ensuring that zoo workers are prepared for every eventuality.