Jason Palmer

Science and technology reporter, BBC News, Dallas



A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion there is set for extinction, say researchers.



The study found a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation.



The team's mathematical model attempts to account for the interplay between the number of religious respondents and the social motives behind being one.



The result, reported at the American Physical Society…

G20 extends vow not to put up new trade barriers

REUTERS

20/06/2012 11:41:00

The agreement to refrain from new protectionist measures until the end of 2014 as part of world leaders' efforts to foster global growth was included in the final G20 communique.…

The 74-year-old potentate broke his hip trying to slaughter elephants on a hunt in Botswana.

News of his accident didn’t play well back home, where high unemployment and bad loans darken Spain’s economic future.

Unsurprisingly, the king soon apologized for not hanging around to render comfort to his anxious citizens and lament the…