Category: World

Hurricane Earl Path – Latest Updates

Hurricane Earl Path – Latest Updates

August 30, 2010 | Comments (0)

We have got more updates about the Hurricane Earl forecasted path. The hurricane is now Category 3, and forecasters expect to have it to become stronger. The actual projected route still estimates the hurricane is going to be moving north. The path also puts the particular hurricane near to the southern coast of New England, [...]

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42 killed in Ecuador bus accident

42 killed in Ecuador bus accident

August 30, 2010 | Comments (0)

Quito, Aug 30 (IANS) At least 42 people were killed and 11 injured Sunday in Ecuador when a bus carrying 53 passengers fell off a cliff, the Ecuadorian Red Cross said. The accident occurred Sunday morning in the Andean region of Ecuador, Xinhua reported. Most of the injured were in serious conditions and had been [...]

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Guard accused of dozing off kills colleagues

Guard accused of dozing off kills colleagues

August 28, 2010 | Comments (0)

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 28 (IANS) A security guard in Malaysia shot dead two of his colleagues after they blamed him of dozing off while on duty. The incident took place at 5.30 a.m. Friday at the car park of Klang Hospital in Selangor state, Omar Mammah, criminal investigation department acting chief, was quoted as saying [...]

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Russia sees two moons

Russia sees two moons

August 27, 2010 | Comments (0)

Rumours in Russia are on the round that the people noticed two moons in August 27, 2010. However this has been dismissed by NASA as a rumour only and that there have been many misleading informations about seeing two satellites for quite some time now. The first of such a news was heard in 2003 [...]

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India wishes for settlement of issues between displaced Tamils and Sri Lankan Govt.: Krishna

India wishes for settlement of issues between displaced Tamils and Sri Lankan Govt.: Krishna

August 26, 2010 | Comments (0)

New Delhi, Aug.26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna on Wednesday said that India intends to see a settlement of all pending issues between the internally displaced Tamils of Sri Lanka and the Government of Sri Lanka. Krishna noted that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, during his recent visit to New Delhi, and Prime Minister Manmohan [...]

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2010 Atlantic City Air Show

2010 Atlantic City Air Show

August 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

Last tuesday in New York City, the celebration of Atlantic City Air Show 2010 was opened for the first Air Force Week of 2010. The celebration was started by an array of six plane flyover of aircraft carrier intrepid by the U.S Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration team. This was the first time for New [...]

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Lisa Murkowski election career in jeopardy

Lisa Murkowski election career in jeopardy

August 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

Lisa Ann Murkowski is the senior U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska. Murkowski, a Republican, is the only woman ever elected to Congress from her state, in addition to being the first Senator born in Alaska. Murkowski has been facing the most difficult election of her career currently. Republican Party primary election against Joe [...]

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Flood-hit Pakistan moves to avert epidemics

Flood-hit Pakistan moves to avert epidemics

August 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

Islamabad, Aug 25 (DPA) The Pakistani government Tuesday announced emergency measures aimed at averting major outbreaks of cholera and other epidemic diseases in the country’s flooded areas. A national steering committee, comprising top health official, was set up to monitor the situation on a regular basis, officials said after a meeting chaired by Prime Minister [...]

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Plane crash in China, 96 on board

Plane crash in China, 96 on board

August 24, 2010 | Comments (0)

A Chinese passenger plane with 96 people on board has crashed in China’s northeast. The state-run Xinhua news agency says at least 40 people have been rushed to hospital so far. The plane was operated by Henan Airlines, a carrier based in the northern province of Henan, and crashed in the city of Yichun in [...]

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Independent MPs hold key to Australia’s new government

Independent MPs hold key to Australia’s new government

August 22, 2010 | Comments (0)

Sydney, Aug 22 (IANS) With Saturday’s election producing Australia’s first hung parliament in 70 years, three independent MPs said they might act as a bloc in negotiations over whether Julia Gillard stays as prime minister or opposition coalition leader Tony Abbott replaces her. The independents said they would press regional issues but want to avoid [...]

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