No oxygen in the IMF ventilator

"By Mosharraf ZaidiThe News InternationalBeing of Pakistani origin qualifies an IMF employee to be as much of a Pakistani economy expert, as being of Pakistani origin qualifies a child that eats a lot of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to be an expert in Pakistani child nutrition....

World Bank to fund Pakistan’s coal projects

" The World Bank is in the process of issuing a Concept Note on its agreement for giving financial and technical support to the federal and Sindh governments in Pakistan in evaluation of investment proposals and documentation of Thar coal-fired power projects. “We...

Fisichella 3rd fastest in Monza testing

"Giancarlo Fisichella ran a faultless 114 laps in his Force India car and posted the third fastest time of the day to cap the outfit’s three-day Monza testing for the Italian Grand Prix. Fisichella continued the evaluation of set-ups and wing levels specifically for his...

Ex-NYPD detective charged in 'Bling Bandit' bank robberies

"NEW YORK (AP) -- He was a respected former NYPD detective and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who struggled in recent months with inoperable liver cancer. But now Athelson Kelson is charged with bank robbery, identified by authorities as New York's so-called Bling...

Chinese Counterfeiting may be linked to heparin deaths

"Food and Drug Administration’s center for drug evaluation and research, have identified a contaminant in batches of the blood thinner heparin associated with 19 deaths and is at the point in concluding that the US might be the latest victims of lethal Chinese drug...

Online Spoof of the Levee Review Causes Controversy

"Advocacy panel says report easy on corps Wednesday, November 14, 2007 By Mark Schleifstein A long-simmering dispute about whether a leading engineering organization whitewashed the role of the Army Corps of Engineers in the failure of the levee system during Hurricane...

Tagging scheme for young offenders ‘a failure’

"Electronic tagging of children to stop them committing crimes has proved an expensive and largely ineffective tool, according to the first independent study of the controversial scheme. The evaluation of the £12m pilot will prove embarrassing for former first minister Jack...

NATO Plans Its Own Missile Defense Across Europe. Cold War II?

As stated by the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the organization plans its own missile defense system in Europe in addition to the one the USA plans. This agreement was achieved after discussions and debates with the American President George W. Bush. On...

Unmanned helicopter rescue service for Mount Everest

"Unmanned helicopter rescue service for Mount Everest February 7, 2007 One of the many problems of climbing a mountain as tall as Mount Everest, is that once you’re up there, there’s not much help available if things go wrong. Most helicopters are not designed to operate...