Russia armour seen pulling back from Georgia

Russian armoured vehicles have been reported to be pulling back from the buffer zone around South Ossetia today, after the country said it would pull back but not out of Georgia. "Russia declared it would pull its...

Russian Troops Seize Georgian Port

The Georgian port of Poti, an extreemly strategic and economically important city on the Black Sea, has been seized by Russian forces, according to reports. Although Moscow had said it was pulling its forces out of...

Three major US naval strike forces due this week in Persian Gulf

The United States had sent three new American flotillas to the Persion Gulf, raising the number of United States strike forces in the Middle East to 5. The United States, France, Britain, and Canada are planning a...

Dubious achievement: Hackers ‘jailbreak’ the iPhone 3G

"Eight days after Apple’s new iPhone went on sale, an international team of programmers announced on Saturday that the device had been “pwned” — hacker jargon for “controlled” or “compromised.” The...

Nato build-up gives tribesmen the jitters in Pakistan

There is widespread panic undergoing in the borders areas of Pakistan after heavy deployment of NATO forces. Now local tribesmen are terrified for military actions against them.  "After deployment along the...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...

Violence against Afghan Children Rises, Worries UN

The effect of war or conflict cost a lot of thing. Perhaps John Lennon 's song, could reunite this world. Quote: "I hope someday you'll join us and the world will live as one""The U.N. Special Representative for...

Opinion: Ever feel like cell carriers and ISPs don't like you?

Ever get the feeling that your cellphone and internet service companies don't really care about you, or any other customer? You're not alone."In almost every industry, companies find reason to dislike their customer base.  And although it's no different in the technology...

Britain to sign deal for biggest ever UK aircraft carriers

The UNited Kingdom is set to develop some gigantic aircraft carriers, the largest ever seen from the UK."The Ministry of Defence is poised to sign contracts worth around £3 billion for two 65,000-ton ships.The Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales will be built at Govan in...

US, Brazil agree to expand air services

I hope that help to drive the prices down too.   " A new air services agreement between the United States and Brazil announced yesterday will result in a near 50 per cent increase in passenger flights...

34 Indonesian warships off to location of joint mily exercise

"Eastern Fleet commander Vice Admiral Lili Supramono is leading the taskforce moving the location of the joint military exercise which has its headquarters on the Indonesian warship KRI Surabaya-591.Eastern Fleet chief spokesman Lt Col Toni Syaiful said that the 34 warships...

American Airlines hike fares by $20

American Airlines hiked up their fares by an additional $20 over the weekend.  The increase is a result of rising fuel costs.  Other major airlines, including United and Delta ,have now matched the $20...

Government: Diviing Up the Cellphone Pie

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Feds are auctioning Wireless Networks amongst the Big Telecommunications Giants, diviing up the provinces like so much pie.  Eager to get a Slice are...

HTC Touch Diamond - First Take

I haven't seen it in person yet but when HTC does something well they do it very well.  Hopefully this product stands the test of time."HTC released their latest device today called the Touch Diamond and it's...

Terror Spam: FCC to Announce SMS Alert System

I"m not convinced that the best thing to do after a terror attack is to send a SMS to every single mobile phone in the vicinity... on Sept 11, my phone was a paperweight as signal towers choked on the extra traffic,...

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