Archive for the ‘International’ Category
Fears rising over Taliban infiltrating Afghan police, army.
Afghan-soldier The Afghan police and military are scrambling to find ways to root out insurgents lurking within their ranks. Screening of new recruits and soldiers has been intensified following fears over Taliban infiltration in the Afghan national security forces. Insurgents dressed in Afghan military... [Read More]
France & Italy to train Libya rebels too
map-europe PARIS: The French and Italian governments said on Wednesday that they would join Britain in sending a small number of military liaison officers to support the ragtag rebel army in Libya, offering a diplomatic boost for the insurgent leader, Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, as he met with President Nicolas... [Read More]
US jets destroy two surface to air missile sites near Tripoli
US jets WASHINGTON: Continuing with its supportive role to the NATO’s mission in Libya, the US military jets have destroyed two surface-to-air missiles sites belonging to the Muammar Gaddafi regime, the Pentagon has said. After April 1, when NATO took the lead of multilateral operations in Libya,... [Read More]
Pop star Michel Martelly declared Haiti president.
Michel Martelly PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Michel Martelly, a Haitian popular singer known by the stage name “Sweet Micky,” was officially declared the earthquake-devastated country’s next president, election officials said Wednesday. A spokesman for Haiti’s electoral commission,... [Read More]
Restrepo director Tim Hetherington killed in Libya
Tim-Hetherington Fighting in Libya’s besieged rebel city of Misrata killed at least 10 civilians including an Oscar-nominated British filmmaker, and NATO urged non-combatants to avoid troops so it could step up air strikes. Among the dead were British photojournalist Tim Hetherington, co-director... [Read More]
The government plans to remove by 2015 as many as 400,000 polluting cars from the roads of Beijing, a city that already has nearly 5 million cars in China
beijing-car-pollution BEIJING: The government plans to remove by 2015 as many as 400,000 polluting cars from the roads of Beijing, a city that already has nearly 5 million cars. Officials will target vehicles that spew thick fumes as part of an ambitious plan to boost the number of “blue-sky... [Read More]
Effective Means of Intelligence, A new complex was quickly mastered by the troops and was commended as a safe and highly effective means of tactical intelligence.
Effective Means of Intelligence,A new complex was quickly mastered by the troops and was commended as a safe and highly effective means of tactical intelligence. Effective Means of Intelligence The Tupolev Tu-143 “Reys” (“Flight”) is a Soviet reconnaissance drone which was created in the 60s... [Read More]
US links ISI to Haqqani militants,The highest ranking officer in the United States armed forces accused Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency of having ties with terrorists as he arrived for security talks today.
ISI The highest ranking officer in the United States armed forces accused Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency of having ties with terrorists as he arrived for security talks today. Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the remarks after touching... [Read More]
Libya’s, foreign, minister,British plan to send a military team to advise rebels would harm chances of peace, as a humanitarian crisis worsens.
Abdul-Ati-Obeidi Libya is embroiled in a two-month uprising by rebels based in the eastern city of Benghazi to end Col Gaddafi’s 42-year rule. Following the fall of presidents in neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt, Libya’s revolt has developed into an armed conflict, with rebels pitted... [Read More]
U.S. Orders Airlines to State Fees More Clearly
airlines-us-airways The government plans to announce a new set of passenger protections on Wednesday aimed primarily at travelers’ growing frustration over airline fees. Passengers waiting for luggage at La Guardia Airport. New rules issued by the Transportation Department require airlines to... [Read More]
Five people were on Tuesday killed in Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city and financial hub, in the fresh wave of violence and target killings.
Pakistan Violence KARACHI: Five people were on Tuesday killed in Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city and financial hub, in the fresh wave of violence and target killings. Police said during the last 24 hours as many as 11 people were killed in different parts of the city. Unknown gunmen opened... [Read More]
Pakistan arrests 2 French men for alleged terror links
french-man PARIS: Two suspected Islamist extremists from France have been arrested in Pakistan and detained for months after being met at an airport by a man with suspected ties to al-Qaida, officials said. The French men have not been identified publicly and this was the first word of their arrest. The... [Read More]
Obama Draws Contrasts With Republican Budget Plan.
barack-obama Launching a week devoted to selling his deficit-reduction plan, President Barack Obama on Saturday drew sharp contrasts with a Republican budget that he says offers a vision that “is wrong for America.” In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama charged Republicans... [Read More]
U.S. Cracks Down on Online Gambling
online-gambling In an aggressive attack on Internet gambling, federal prosecutors on Friday unsealed fraud and money laundering charges against operators of three of the most popular online poker sites. The government also seized the Internet addresses of the sites, a new enforcement tactic that effectively... [Read More]
M1 closure to affect FA Cup semis and London Marathon
London-Marathon Thousands of people heading to London for one of the biggest weekends in the sporting calendar could be affected by the partial closure of the M1. The motorway has been shut both ways between junctions one and four, between Brent Cross and Elstree, Hertfordshire, since Friday after a... [Read More]
Statue of Liberty on the USPS Forever stamp is not the famous one in New York harbor
Statue of Liberty New York The Statue of Liberty that graces the 2011 Forever stamp is not the Lady Liberty in New York. Indeed, it’s that of a very popular Lady Liberty, who has welcomed the lucky and the losers on Las Vegas Boulevard, outside the New York New York hotel and casino. ccording to... [Read More]
Friday Night Lights: Final Season Already Aired Months Ago on DirecTV PLYMOUTH,FL in USA
Tonight on NBC marks the first episode for the fifth and final season of the hit show Friday Night Lights. But for some, tonight was nothing more than a re-run. For individuals with subscriptions to DirecTV, the final season of Friday Night Lights actually aired a few months ago on the satellite provider’s... [Read More]
Japan leak 50% less than Chernobyl?
Japan-Radiation-Leak-Philippines With the threat level at the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima upgraded to level 7, Japanese authorities have rolled out plans to evacuate several towns and villages, based on wind directions and radiation measurements. This is beyond the 20km radius evacuation zone... [Read More]
FBI files reveal exploding UFO, aliens near Roswell
FBI-files-reveal-exploding-UFO-aliens-near-Roswell FBI releases old UFO files. Secret FBI files have been released that detail how US officials witnessed a UFO explode over Utah and aliens landing near Roswell, New Mexico. A document recently declassified from 1949 explained how three men on... [Read More]
Indians Join Fight for an Oklahoma Lake’s Flow in US
Oklohama Oklahoma City and fast-growing suburbs like Edmond want to see the water flowing through their shower heads someday. So do the water masters of Tarrant County, Tex., 200 miles to the south, who are looking to supply new subdivisions around Fort Worth and are suing for access. Now another... [Read More]
Libya: Gaddafi government accepts peace plan, says Zuma
qaddafi A rebel spokesman said any deal designed to keep Colonel Gaddafi or his sons in place would not be acceptable South African President Jacob Zuma says the Libyan government has accepted an African Union peace plan to end the eight-week-old conflict. Mr Zuma and three other African leaders... [Read More]
Algae invasion in china, Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) More than 10,000 workers and thousands of volunteers have been fighting for days
Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) – More than 10,000 workers and thousands of volunteers have been fighting for days, with bulldozers, bare hands, and more than 1,000 boats, to clear away the algae from 13,000 square kilometres of the basin of Qingdao, where the Olympic sailing regatta is scheduled to... [Read More]
Pictures from Indonesia after Merapi eruption
This article is about Mount Merapi in Central Java. For detailed information on the 2010 eruptions please, see 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi. For Mount Merapi in West Sumatra, see Mount Marapi. Pictures from Indonesia after Merapi eruption0 Pictures from Indonesia after Merapi eruption1 Pictures... [Read More]
Worlds largest, oldest, biggest etc things
Worlds Largest Collection of the Worlds Smallest Versions of the Worlds Largest Things Traveling Roadside Attraction and Museum.Here are the photos of the worlds largest things. Interesting pictures of oversized things that are mostly useless. Worlds largest, oldest, biggest etc things0 Worlds largest,... [Read More]