Buner: Major military offensive launched against Taliban

After success in Dir, a major military offensive has been launched against Taliban in Buner. FC (Frontier Constabulary) and Pakistan Army are taking part in this operation with air support being provided by PAF...

Helicopter crashes in North Sea killing at least 8

There has been a helicopter crash in the North Sea, off the Aberdeenshire coast of Scotland. The aircraft was returning from a platform belonging to BP around 2pm when it went down 35 miles off the Aberdeenshire...

Revenue investigates Barclays tax mole claims

"Revenue investigates Barclays tax mole claims guardian.co.uk, Monday 16 March 2009 22.00 GMT HM Revenue & Customs was tonight investigating explosive allegations about tax avoidance schemes operated by Barclays...

Canada: Giving Our Internet Some Love

The season of love is upon us.  We know the open Internet, with all it's innovative services, is the real love of your life.  So why not go ahead and show how much you care, make the Internet your...

NFB makes films free online

This is really exciting news. The archive at the National Film Board of Canada (the NFB) is pure gold and has up until now been fairly inaccessible. "The National Film Board of Canada has launched a new project to allow Canadians to see its films through online streaming....

Scores Dead in Israeli Raid on Gaza

Dear Viewers Please keep watching the Images and the video clips because i will update theses two. " At least 195 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed in an Israeli aerial bombardment on...

Pakistan PM confirms Mumbai arrests

"Pakistani authorities have arrested two top leaders of the Islamic militant group India blames for the November massacre in Mumbai, Pakistan's prime minister confirmed Wednesday. ...

Google Calendar officially comes to Apple's iCal

Google on Monday formally announced full support for the CalDAV protocol along with the release of a small piece of software for Mac computers that lets users easily link up their Google Calendars with the iCal...

The Dirty Secret of the Financial Crisis: Our Banking System's Broken

"Henry Paulson's $700 billion plan to save the world is dead or dying, but the bailout was not killed by his arrogance or his grossly misleading claims about what the public's money would buy. The plan collapsed because it didn't work. The Treasury secretary has launched a PR...

YouTube Launched First Live Stream Event In San Francisco ( Saturday, 22nd No...

Finally, The Wait Is Over And YouTube Launched First ( Two Hour ) Live Stream Event At Fort Mason Center In San Francisco, USA On Saturday, 22nd November 2008 At 5 PM PST / 8 PM EST ! ( 6 AM...

Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

CiteMan Business Network On Your Desktop

"The network has just launched a desktop application that is all set to connect thousands of business professionals with the latest updates on what's being discussed and shared on the network."

Feds plan to sell drilling rights off Va. coast

I don't know if this is good or not. I have close friends that are commercial fisherman. This will be very very bad for them. 50 miles off shore is not that far and they fish there. What will it do to the waters...

India test-fires nuclear-capable missile

"NEW DELHI: India test-fired a medium-range, nuclear-capable missile on Wednesday from a land-based launcher in eastern India, a defence ministry official said.The weapon tested was a K-15 missile, an undersea submarine-launched ballistic missile with a range of up to 435...

Mental health patient in two storey plunge

"An investigation has been launched by Nelson's health board after a patient from its mental health unit got into a sixth-floor diagnostic area, broke a window and jumped out, landing two floors below."

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