International dimension of 1971 trauma

Thirty-seven years have passed since the traumatic events of 1971. Much has been written on the subject. Most analyses have been confined to the developments within the subcontinent. The break-up of Pakistan has generally been viewed in relation to a regional upheaval. Little...

ING DIRECT Suspends Foreclosures

"Wilmington, Del.-based ING DIRECT, the nation’s largest direct bank, said Monday morning that effective immediately, it will suspend foreclosure sales on occupied single-family properties through the end of March 2009. The company also said it would suspend all evictions...

Burbank Motorcycle Accident Injures One and Fatal For One Rider

Just another reminder why we all need to look out for riders and that riders need to be aware of potholes and other things that case solo motorcycle collisions."November 12, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports a motorcycle accident that occurred in the vicinity of the...

No oxygen in the IMF ventilator

"By Mosharraf ZaidiThe News InternationalBeing of Pakistani origin qualifies an IMF employee to be as much of a Pakistani economy expert, as being of Pakistani origin qualifies a child that eats a lot of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to be an expert in Pakistani child nutrition....

160 Million Nelson Mandelas

" Newsweek called Pakistan “the most dangerous nation in the world.” Western media calls Pakistan “a power-keg waiting to explode,” while their military describes us as “being in a fight for our national existence.” The world that we all claw and...

Toledo Police brace for possible civil unrest

Received another warning of possible civil unrest. "By Aaron Brilbeck Monday, November 03, 2008 at 4:44 p.m. TOLEDO, OHIO -- Toledo police are gearing up for possible "Civil unrest" during and after tomorrow's elections.In an internal memo obtained exclusively by NBC 24 News,...

cows point to the north

"New weird news related to cows: Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction. It has long been observed that cows appear to have a talent for weather forecasting and are able to predict when rain is on the way,...

MediaDefender Secretly Sells Porn to P2P Users

"MediaDefender Secretly Sells Porn to P2P Users Written by Ernesto on September 20, 2008  MediaDefender is widely known for their anti-piracy operations, spoofing and...

Exclusive ABC report questions Palin reason for firing public safety chief

"Legal pleadings filed earlier this week said Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin fired her public safety chief because of a planned trip to lobby Washington to fund a program to fight sexual violence.  That was the "last strraw" of his bucinking...