This year is going to be in history books for climatic extreams and related death and destruction.The fury of nature affected every part of globe , there is one thing that is different in each case is just...
" Police in the Chinese province at the centre of a scandal over tainted milk powder have detained 22 people suspected of involvement in introducing the chemical melamine into the supply chain, state media said on Tuesday. Thousands of children have been hospitalised with...
Stephan Dion renewed his attacks on prime minister Stephen Harper, saying Harper shares the same ideolgy as George W. Bush. "“It’s a weakness of those governments... it’s the same ideology that Mr. Harper...
" For the first time in the 61-year history of Pakistan and 63 of United Nations, the word Pakhtunkhwa [the Land of the Pakhtuns, or Pathans] echoed through the august hall of the General Assembly, parting a satisfying message among the Pakhtuns in Pakistan, including...
There is news of another deadly terrorist attack from Pakistan. News is coming that terrorists have targeted a passenger train and initial reports says at least 4 people have been killed. " Authorities say a bomb...
There will be new measures put in place to conserve the numbers of tigers and elephants on the island of Sumatra.The Tesso Nilo National Park will be doubled in size, and is an important area of forest for both the...
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With winds of over 100 miles per hour, Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province today, days after wreaking havoc on the Philippines. Three ships from Hong Kong-based based luxury...
Numerous people have been arrested, the head of China's quality watchdog resigned and at least four children have died after tainted milk made its way into homes over the last few months. Tests have confirmed the...
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Update: Latest news says that all the children have been rescued."The local residents rescued on Thursday more than 300 school children who were earlier abducted by the militants.According to sources, militants kidnapped more than 300 children at a government school in...
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A female suicide bomber has killed 20 and injured 30 more in a Monday evening attack in the town of Balad Ruz, in the Diyala province of Iraq. "The bomber struck as Iftar -- the meal that ends Ramadan fasting...
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The Associated Press out of La Paz, Bolivia is reporting that violence between pro-government and anti-government protesters has led to the death of 18 people. The AP says the Bolivian President Evo Morales accused...
Saint John, the city to keep alive the ugly infrastructure in the Northeast for electricity. They want to turn the ice-free port into an energy hub for oil, gas, nuclear. The funding about $16bn. The population fears...
Rahim Faiez of the Associated Press is reporting that a remote control bomb was setoff by two unknown men and destroyed an Afghan provincial governor's vehicle. Officials say that the attack occured on Saturday and...
Following a suicide attack in Afghanistan in which two suicide bombers killed two policemen and wounded 9 officers and 8 civilians at a police station, elsewhere Afghan authorities were able to foil an attempted suicide bombing."Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) foiled a...
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The top U.S. general in Iraq is recommending nearly 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process has told CNN. ...