Robot nurses ready for hospitals soon

Prototype robot nurses could be bustling around hospital wards in as little as three years, say German scientists.

Google's German site briefly hijacked

Google has its German website cut off from the Internet after somebody hijacked the rights to its google.de address.

The best performances of male and female athletes and have been examined to estimate what records are possible now.

The steel of the curved sabres used by Muslims against Christian knights in the crusades came from India.

Top Muslim clerics have written a letter to Pope Benedict XVI accepting his apology on comments he made about Islam

Toni's double made him Italy's eighth different scorer in the competition so far, another bonus for coach Marcelo Lippi.

The match was put beyond Ukraine when Zambrotta slid the ball across the goal in the 69th minute and to give Toni a simple tap-in.

Alberto Gilardino and Alessandro Del Piero were left out as Lippi reverted to playing with a sole striker in Luca Toni.

Italy clinched top spot in World Cup Group E on Thursday, eliminating the 10-man Czech Republic with a 2-0 victory.

To advance to the second round, the US need a victory against Ghana and Italy to defeat the Czech Republic.

Ukraine, in its first World Cup, showed that they do have it in them to be one of the best footballing nations.

The Americans need to win their last match against Ghana to have any chance of advancing to the next round.