Diplomat: Tibet issue not about human rights

" GENEVA -- The Tibet issue is not an ethnic issue, not a religious issue, nor a human rights issue, but an issue either to safeguard national unification or to split the motherland, a Chinese diplomat said here on Friday."The Tibet issue is entirely an internal issue of...

US quits Human Rights Council?

As human right is not my beat  - I'm more a casual observer - there isno context for me to use in interpreting what the hell this means. Butwhatever it means it doesn't sound good. Those of you who are smarter at this should feel free to comment yourbuns off on this one....

Kashmir:Omar Abdullah from Mission Kashmir to Mission Istanbul

Srinagar: Ample of time in his hands,Omar Abdullah,chief of National Conference and former Federal Junior Foeign Minister, now in Opposition plays himself in a film called mission Istanbul. In an Interview to B.B.C he stated that he is playing a minister in the film too....

Discovery Astronauts Begin First Spacewalk of Mission

Although they've become "routine," a spacewalk is anything but. The training and preparations for becoming a spacewalker are arduous. The work is always risky. There's no such thing as just "dinging" your thumb while doing construction work outside a space shuttle or the...

Shuttle Discovery to Deliver Japan Space Lab to International Station

The astronauts aboard the International Space Station will be breathing a little easier this week as parts arriving from the shuttle Discovery include items that will help fix the broken toilet aboard the station. The space shuttle Discovery launched from Cape Canaveral,...

NASA Encounters Hitch With Mars Lander

"NASA’S ambitious mission to discover if Mars was ever habitable has encountered its first hitch - the protective sheath covering the robotic digging arm of its Phoenix lander has failed to fully unfurl.The malfunction means the elbow joint of the 7.7 ft long arm, which...

Canada creates new military spy unit

This is an interesting development for the Canadian Forces, but shouldn't they already have one?"The Canadian military has established a special intelligence unit to gather information on overseas missions, in places like Afghanistan, CBC News has learned.CBC obtained...

How do pilots spell relief: AMXD

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Where do fighter pilots traveling faster than the speed of sound go when they really need to "go"?...