Iran declares martial law in Najafabad

New Delhi: Iranian Authority have declared martial law in the city of Najafabad, the hometown of the dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, birth place of late Ayatollah Montazeri, on Sunday...
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Iran declares martial law in Najafabad

New Delhi: Iranian Authority have declared martial law in the city of Najafabad, the hometown of the dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, birth place of late Ayatollah Montazeri, on Sunday...

Rachel Alexandra, the Great

" Rachel Alexandra, the Great Yesterday, in what is likely to be the final bow of her three year-old campaign. Out of this world filly Rachel Alexandra took on older horses for the first time in her already...

New Weapon Against Crime in the South

"New Weapon Against Crime in the SouthCrime in the South's fast-growing cities has a negative affect on economic development and social and community harmony. In Africa, with one fifth of the world's population,...

The Nile and the Red Sea

"Egypt- the country that has been on the top of my "places to see" list since I started writing a list (since I was in primary school). Over time the list has changed a bit, but Egypt has always held it's top place. "To explore Egypt, I did a 15 day budget tour with 23...

GPS-equipped inhalers track the 'no-go' places for asthmatics

How about an iPhone app that tells you where NOT to go if you suffer from asthma? An entrepreneur and scientist David Van Sickle from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is using the GPS technology on medical inhalers to track when the drug dispensers are being used by his...

Antarctica's cold awakening

It feels like stepping onto another planet. Some 90% of all the ice on the globe is locked into Antarctica. If all of it melted, the oceans would rise by 70m (230ft). That might not be on the cards, but fundamental...

Updated:More Road to the Kentucky Derby..Fountain of Youth Stakes

Trapped at the office for the Fountain of Youth It’s funny how the wind of change blow....this time yesterday I was under the impression that I’d be spending my Saturday afternoon eating cheese doodles,...

The Benefits and Challenges of the Radio Industry in Kenya

The role of radio in Africa is one that cannot be emphasized enough. One finds that irrespective of the rapid advancement in technology that has resulted in the emergence of the internet, cell-phones and television, radio remains the most pervasive medium of...

Bomb Scare in New Delhi

India's capital New Delhi is in panic after a bag containing some objectionable items were found abandoned in an auto rickshaw in the heart of city. More details are expected. "Panic spread in the Connaught Place in the heart of the national capital after a suspicious object...

Tourism co-operation between Hanoi and localities bring economic benefit

The north-western mountainous region is a place of potential for tourism with many places of interest and famous historical and cultural relic sites." Tourists to a hamlet in north-western region   Besides, traditional festivals and ...

Hajj pilgrimage

"The Hajj is one of the pillars of Islam, which every adult Muslim must undertake at least once in their life if they can afford it and are physically able. Some rituals take place in Mecca's Great Mosque."

Edinburgh named as Britain's loneliest place

Edinburgh, Scotland may be world renown as one of Britain's most beautiful cities (if not the most beautiful), but a new survey has revealed that it is also the loneliest city in the UK."For centuries, princes and...

Antarctica : The coldest beautiful place

Antarctica is on average the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth. 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice, which is on average 1,6 kilometers (1 mi) in thickness. As there is little precipitation, the interior...

Mumbai on high alert after terror attack

"Mumbai, Nov 26: Indiscriminate firing and blasts in different parts of South Mumbai left 15 people dead on Wednesday night. Police sources are putting down the attacks as an act of terror. All the blasts have...

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