Qatar Wields an Outsize Influence in Arab Politics
DEC 02, 2011, DOHA, Qatar Qatar is smaller than Connecticut, and its native population, at 225,000, wouldnt fill Cairos bigger neighborhoods. But for a country that inspires equal parts irritation and admiration, here is its rsum, so far, in the Arab revolts: It has proved decisive in isolating [...]
New York Man Arrested and Charged in Bomb Plot
NOV 22, 2011, New York – After unsuccessfull assination attempt to white house officials few days back, yet another attempt of bombing the offices of Government or possibly the white house in the target, The authorities have arrested a man who law enforcement officials believe was planning [...]
Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi killed
Oct, 20, 2011, SIRTE, Libya – After a day of visit by American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton to Libya to meet rebel leader, Libya’s former President Muammar Gaddafi was killed on Thursday as Libya’s new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule, sparking [...]
War on Terror: Killing of Awlaki in Yemen
Washington, USA, Oct 04, 2011 – Two years of Manhunt by CIA and Intelligence of the world Led to Killing of Al Qaeda Leader Awlaki in Yemen as claimed by American Government.
Anwar al-Awlaki did not leave much of a trail, frustrating the American and Yemeni intelligence officials pursuing him [...]
Prison Break News Round-up, May 22
May 22, 2010-One of the most popular television show Prison Break has always been the kind of show that greenery viewers with abundance of news to talk about even through its ripen break. Having such an impact, fans are still language about news over its Chinese version, its former cast members emotive [...]
Value of Business News
Just imagine your life without the common place news. The news helps us to stay allied to the rest of the world. News could be presented either in the auditory form or in the video forms. News which we see on the TV or Internet in fact has better bearing on us.
There are many channels which covers [...]
Breaking News: Libya Under Military Action
BENGHAZI, Libya March 19, 2011-After all the French President Nicolas Sarkozy said allied air forces had gone into action on Saturday over Libya and were preventing Moammar Gadhafi’s forces attacking the rebel city of Benghazi.
“Our planes are already preventing air attacks on the city,” [...]
New House speaker, White House chief clash over budget issues
WASHINGTON — Washington’s two new power players – the speaker of the House and the White House chief of staff – came out clashing Sunday on how to best to deal with the rising government debt and proposed federal spending cuts, reflecting a re-alignment in the nation’s capital and sharp [...]
Big Midwest snow looms, wintry mix & rain for DC
The precipitation will probably start as a snow, sleet and/or freezing rain Monday night into Tuesday morning as models are now bringing some light precipitation into the area while holding in the cold air. This initial surge of precipitation well in advance of the main storm is likely to be heavier [...]
Mubarak’s choice for vice president a trusted aide
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CAIRO (AP) The advice may well have saved Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s life. Thermal Image Training . Take the armored Mercedes, the intelligence chief is believed to have told him before a trip to Ethiopia 15 years ago in which Muslim militants fired on his convoy.
When [...]
After Christians, ancient Nepal tribe fights for burial rights
Kathmandu, Jan 30 (IANS) Close on the heels of Nepal’s Christian community warning the government that they would discard their dead in front of the prime minister’s office unless granted a burial site of their own, now an ancient Nepali tribe is also up in arms, demanding the same right.
The [...]
Nepal police cracks down on casinos, five arrested
Shirish B Pradhan
Kathmandu, Jan 30 (PTI) Nepal police today arrested five Nepalese for gambling, amid a crackdown on casinos where locals are barred from entering the gaming centres.
Casinos in Nepal are reserved for foreign tourists and the police has stepped up campaign to enforce local laws that [...]
Israel worries privately as Egypt descends into chaos
Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s public line on Egypt is clear — it wants “stability and security in our region,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday morning, acknowledging that Israel is “anxiously monitoring” what’s happening in the first and [...]
Obama keeps pressure on Mubarak as U.S. protests grow
By Arshad Mohammed and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON | Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:14pm EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States told Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday it was not enough simply to “reshuffle the deck” with a shake-up of his government [...]
Egypt protests: Military ‘show of strength’ in Cairo
30 January 2011
Last updated at 09:28 ET
The Egyptian military has staged an apparent show of strength in the capital Cairo during a sixth day of anti-government protests.
Two air force jets and a helicopter are repeatedly flying low over Tahrir (Liberation) Square, the main gathering [...]
Trans People in Nepal Live Without Citizenship
Nepal’s Supreme Court ruling deemed homosexual and transgender people equal citizens in Nepal, yet many sexual minorities are still without citizenship certificates, limiting their opportunities. Here’s one woman’s story.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (WOMENSENEWS)–Bhawana Dhakal, 26, always [...]
Police say mother admits killing teen-aged children for being "mouthy"
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(CNN) — A mother in Tampa, Florida has admitted in detail to killing her two teen-aged children, police said.
Police checking on the family at the request of a relative found Julie K. Schenecker, 50, on the back porch of her home Friday morning, [...]
