Oil tanker on fire off Dubai port after collision

A major fire off the coast of Dubai on Tuesday was caused by a possible collision between a tanker carrying petroleum products and container vessel, port and rescue sources said. A thick plume of black smoke was...

Obama reaches out to Muslim world in Arab Television interview

The newly appointed US President Barack Obama has started to spell out his priorities. After being  in the office for a week he gave first formal TV interview to an Arab channel in order to allay fears and...

Celebrating Women

He was taught by his mother from an early age to always ask: "What is the right thing to do, and what is the smart thing to do?" when facing a difficult situation. A senior man today, he has all the reason to celebrate women of the world. On another end is a mother, a woman...

Brown condemns Israeli attack as "indefensible"

England Prime minister Golden Brown condemned the Israeli shelling of the United Nations Head Quaker in Gaza strip. " Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned the Israeli shelling of the United Nations HQ in...

Al Jazeera Announces Partnership with The Independent

Doha Qatar, January 14, 2009: Al JazeeraAl Jazeera and The Independent have announced a new partnership that brings Al Jazeera English video news bulletins to the web pages of the www.independent.co.uk, one of...

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Christmas speech sparks row

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's a controversial Christmas Day broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 television as a counterpoint to queen's traditional broadcast has angered Britons.  British queen's...

Van der Sloot Sold Natalee Holloway for 10 Thousand Dollars

Joran Van Der Sloot appeared on Fox News program, "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren.  Joran sold Greta that he "sold" Natalee to a Venezuelan man for ten thousand dollars.  He came to the...

STAR Entertainment Media Private Limited launches STAR Pravah

" STAR Entertainment Media Private Limited launches STAR Pravah, the new Marathi Entertainment Channel. STAR Pravah aims to capture the essence and cultural depth of the Marathi hinterland through its programming initiatives. The channel will bank on two of its driver...

Whale Wars - Sneak Attack

The crew of the Sea Shepherd prepare to launch a nighttime sneak attack on a whaling vessel. New episodes of Whale Wars air Friday nights at 9PM e/p only on Animal Planet. http://animal.discovery.com/tv/whale-wars/

Will Obama Girls Be On "Hannah Montana"?

Forget politics.  President-Elect Barack Obama's kids, Malia and Sasha, are rumoured to be entering the world of entertainment.  Knowing they're big fans of "Hannah Montana", the popular Disney show in...

Whale Wars - Boarding A Rival Ship

Crew members of the Sea Shepherd board a Japanese whaling vessel after using a speed boat to catch up. New episodes of Whale Wars air Friday nights at 9PM e/p only on Animal...

Sirius-XM channel merge begins next week

"Sirius and XM combined operations in May, and according to Rolling Stone magazine, the two systems will begin merging their channels beginning Wednesday. There's been no official word from the companies on what...

Al-Qaida releases video of Danish embassy attack in Pakistan

Demonstrations erupted across the world after some  Danish newspapers printed Cartoons depicting Mohammad wearing a bomb in his turban, which Muslim consider an insult to their prophet. Danish embassies in...

Fox News on the rise

Fox News is humbling their competition in cable news.  Recently the service beat out all rivals including non news properties like ESPN."Nielsen Media Research pegged Fox the top-ranked network in primetime,...

Iran Claim of US Warplane forced down in Iran Erroneous

Iranian Media related that Iran had forced down a US warship and interrogated the soldiers aboard.  The Pentagon related that no aircraft were missing or in distress.  Nearly an hour later Iran...

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