Swine flu- nation's toll touches 125

latest update-  5thSeptember 2009, 09:09pm IST"NEW DELHI/BANGALORE: Nine people, including six in Karnataka, died of swine flu on Saturday, taking the country's toll from the infectious influenza A (H1N1) virus to 125, health authorities said. The death toll in...

Sri Lankan doctors recant death figures

After being in custody for about two months, the doctors say they inflated death tolls. The doctors who stayed with the people till the end now claims that only 350-400 civilians were killed in the last month of...

Fighting threatens Sri Lankan civilians

In this war, as in mostwars it is the civilians who suffer the most.Very sad."But as the military advances rapidly, human rights groups and humanitarian agencies have raised the alarm over the fate of ...

AIG ....PAIN IS YET NOT OVER......

AIG still loking in trouble now they are looking to sale theis business which is not related with core business.It looks liquidity is the main problem with them.They are exploring the opportunity to unwind their...

Georgia police officer slain near Russian checkpoint

Russian soldiers have shot and killed a Georgian police officer at a checkpoint, a day after they agreed to withdraw from Georgia proper in a treaty with the EU."A Georgian policeman was shot and killed on Wednesday near a Russian checkpoint in Georgia, Georgia's Interior...

Ganguly out of Rest Of India squad

"Sourav Ganguly became the first casualty of the India-Sri Lanka series and has been left out of the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy match, starting on September 24, in Vadodara. Mohammad Kaif, picked from the India A side after his 94 against Australia A, has been...

The Exiles: Film about Native Americans Exiled in Their Own Land Revived

Sherman Alexie, who can be a real hoot, has some poignant things to say about this film revival."THE Exiles,” a film about American Indians living on the edge of downtown Los Angeles in the 1950s, is both a chronicle and a casualty of neglect: a movie about a forsaken...

Over 800 Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes in Philippines Typhoon

The death toll in the Philippines could rise sharply after a typhoon hit over the weekend. At least 100 people were killed when streets flooded after powerful winds and torrents of rain blew through the area.A boat carrying 850 people capsized and while search and rescue...

Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAs the world turns, and we go about our daily lives, so does the ongoing series of suicide bombings in Iraq.Iraqi Civilians aware of their limited time on this earth,...

Taleban 'cleared from Kandahar'

After staging a coup of Jail raid more than 350 Taleban fighters had escaped with other intimates from a prison in Kandhar. Now Afghan forces have claimed to capture or clear the area form Taleban. Taleban which draws its power from south of country is still very active. "A...

Eleven killed as violence intensifies in Sri Lanka

Fight between Sri Lankan forces and rebel Tamils have become fierce and killed many people. Tamil rebels have been fighting long for a separate homeland for long time. " At least 10 Tamil Tiger rebels died during battles with government troops and a policeman was shot dead in...

Special Operations Intelligence Sergeant killed in Afghanistan

"The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Nicholas A. Robertson, 27, of Old Town, Maine, died April 3 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical...

U.S Death Toll in Iraq hits 4,000

US army deaths in Iraq hit 4,000 BBC breaking news graphic. U.S Death Toll in Iraq Watch Video....U.S Death Toll in Iraq The number of United States military personnel killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion five years ago has passed the 4,000 mark. The latest to die...

Brown urged to plan Iraq withdrawal

"Pressure increased on Gordon Brown to set out a timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq yesterday after Lord Ashdown warned the coalition mission had been undermined by "ridiculously"...

Delay turns drill into a disaster

Imagine how bad this would be if all US Space Ops were driven from here? Oh... wait... they are...

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