30,000 Children Left Homeless in Quake-hit Balochistan

Over 70,000 people, including 30,000 children, have been left homeless in quake-hit Balochistan, Unicef said on Friday, as health workers warned that deadly diseases were spreading.It seems that the violence...

Provincial Economies to Lead the Way

Premier Gordon Campbell of British Columbia suggested that a shift of power from the federal government to the provincial government is necessary in saving the Canadian economy. On a recent visit to UBC School of...

Divorce Cambodian style

And you think American divorces are weird!"(CNN) -- A Cambodian couple who separated after 40 years of marriage may have taken things too literally when it came to splitting their assets: ...

China issues orange alert for typhoon Jangmi

 This year is going to be in history books for climatic extreams and related death and destruction.The fury of nature affected every part of globe , there is one thing that is different in each case is just...

China detains 22 suspects over melamine mixing

" Police in the Chinese province at the centre of a scandal over tainted milk powder have detained 22 people suspected of involvement in introducing the chemical melamine into the supply chain, state media said on Tuesday. Thousands of children have been hospitalised with...

Harper Under Attack From All Parties

Stephan Dion renewed his attacks on prime minister Stephen Harper, saying Harper shares the same ideolgy as George W. Bush. "“It’s a weakness of those governments... it’s the same ideology that Mr. Harper...

Pakistani Pathans jubilant as ‘Pakhtunkhwa’ echoes in UN

" For the first time in the 61-year history of Pakistan and 63 of United Nations, the word Pakhtunkhwa [the Land of the Pakhtuns, or Pathans] echoed through the august hall of the General Assembly, parting a satisfying message among the Pakhtuns in Pakistan, including...

Bomb attack on train in Pakistan

There is news of another deadly terrorist attack from Pakistan. News is coming that terrorists have targeted a passenger train and initial reports says at least 4 people have been killed. " Authorities say a...

145,000 evacuated as typhoon hits China

With winds of over 100 miles per hour, Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province today, days after wreaking havoc on the Philippines. Three ships from Hong Kong-based  based luxury...

Over 50,000 Children Sick in China Tainted Milk Scandal

Numerous people have been arrested, the head of China's quality watchdog resigned and at least four children have died after tainted milk made its way into homes over the last few months. Tests have confirmed the...

300 abducted children rescued from militants

Update: Latest news says that all the children have been rescued."The local residents rescued on Thursday more than 300 school children who were earlier abducted by the militants.According to sources, militants kidnapped more than 300 children at a government school in...

Saint John: Canada’s $16bn energy hub, pollution concerns

Saint John, the city to keep alive the ugly infrastructure in the Northeast for electricity. They want to turn the ice-free port into an energy hub for oil, gas, nuclear. The funding about $16bn. The population...

Afghan forces foil suicide attack in South

Following a suicide attack in Afghanistan in which two suicide bombers killed two policemen and wounded 9 officers and 8 civilians at a police station, elsewhere Afghan authorities were able to foil an attempted suicide bombing."Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) foiled a...

Source: Bush considering 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The top U.S. general in Iraq is recommending nearly 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process has told CNN. ...

U.S. Hands Back a Quieter Anbar

Though two years ago Iraq's Anbar Province was the most deadly place for US troops, today the US military is withdrawing from a transformed province. Today the US military is returning responsibility for the...

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