Twenty dead in blast at Pakistani hospital

A day after Mushrraf has demitted his office Militants seems to be gaining the ground. In a daring attack on a Hospital in restive northwestern Pakistan more than 20 people have been killed. More details are awaited.   "A bomb went off in the compound of a hospital in...

Dr.SHI $2BN SUNTECH FOUNDER, solar up to 50bn next five years

" Shi, 44, is the chief executive of Suntech Power Holdings, one of the new breed of successful domestic China-based companies with global ambitions. After spending a year at Sydney-based University of New South...

Sunnis Vs Shi'a - Divided on Iran?

"The differences between the Sunni and Shiite religious beliefs offers a lot toward explaining the ongoing conflict in Iraq, as well as century long conflicts between nations in the Middle East. The Sunni branch believes that the first four caliphs--Mohammed's ...

Wall of Qin - Wall of Han - Wall of Ming

This URL has plenty of history plus 76 good photographs.

History of the Great Wall

The most awesome structure ever devised by man. It lies along the northern border of China like a great sleeping dragon. It crosses deserts, mountains, valleys and rivers. When it crosses a river, there are secure...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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