Somalian Civil war Continued, 30 people died

New Delhi: Civil war in Somalia are continuied. In the current fightinting a pro-government militia fought off Islamist insurgents who tried to capture a central Somali town, with around 30 people killed in...

SOTN: What India thinks of working women

women should dress properly ,to escape rape? wow, kudos to the people who think so, what low level,cheap and irrational thinking this is. no wonder India is still a third world country. how can one progress when minds have not grown. i totally disagree with people who r...

The world's first electric family car - Built in Britain?

" Nissan has unveiled an affordable electric family car that could soon be sitting in thousands of garages around Britain. The five-seater Leaf hatchback will be charged from a plug socket at home and has a top...

Obama Presents Saudi King With 2009 Chevy Malibu

While not exactly breaking news, I ran into this story (word for word and un credited) as news in a local publication, and went looking for further information and substantiation on the internet. "In his first...

Facebook clocks fifth birthday

With news of financial crisis,  Facebook,  which was founded in a colleage dorm and now ranks world's most popular social networking site,  has completed 5 years of its life. Questions about...

Train Engineer Blamed for 25 Deaths Autopsy Revealed

The autopsy was finally revealed today regarding the operator of the Metrolink train who liked to text little boys when he operated the Metrolink. " December 14, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by...

Palin beats Obama in Google search popularity contest

"It has been a busy year for Google, what with introducing and then closing an interactive world of 3D avatars , building Wiki into searches and even reconstructing Ancient Rome. Of course, we have to mention all the effort to launch the Google Android phone as well...

Boa::Eat You Up - YUM!

"Boa::Eat You Up - YUM! October 21st, 2008 No comments Update: BoA comes out today!!! Be sure to grab it like its HOTTT! Thanks to BoA’s Jewelry Box for updates! 10.14.2008. That will be the anticipated release date of...

Live From Greenbuild 2008: 30 Years, Now a Movement

Do you have any idea how many people 30,000 from around the world gathered in one space feels like (and trust me, I'm a New Yorker, I don't get overwhelmed by much)? It's like those pilgrimages in India. It’s enough to make you realize: there is something truly bigger than...

Ban Ki-Moon’s Marie-Antoinette Moment

Anybody know what to make of this kind of behavior at the United Nations?"People around the world may be tightening their belts, but at the United Nations in Geneva it was party time on Tuesday, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on hand to celebrate the new ceiling decor for...

Gaza City blacked out after 4 rockets hit Israel

This has been going on for over a week now. Israeli towns have been under seige near the Gaza border with only minutes notice of in coming rockets.  "Rockets fired from northern Gaza land in western Negev; no injuries, damage reported; Gaza City plunges into darkness...

Loan Reveals Two Spins on Democracy

Most political news in Vancouver has been swirling around the $100 million loan that is reportedly been authorized as a bailout cushion to either Millennium Development Corp (the company building the Olympic...

Supercar runs on water

Supercar runs on water - Mark NicholThis is the RMC Scorpion, the American supercar unveiled at SEMA 2008 this week. And though it might look like a run-of-the-mill motor show supercar, with its 20-inch chrome...

Obama and the Revenge of Democracy

"by Mosharraf Zaidi Perception is reality. So while there is an almighty chorus of those that are warning the people of the world to be cautious and not invest so emphatically in the hope that the US election result has inspired, it is important to listen not only to our...

Tokyo Fashion Overview

"Introduction For much of the last 50 years, since the modern fashion industry developed, cities like New York, Paris, London, and Milan have all been centers of new trends, fashions, and brands that have...

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