INDIA SEEKS GLOBAL COPERATION TO TACKLE TERRORISM...

"United Nations, Oct 02: Seeking united, determined and decisive action against international terrorism, India on Thursday asserted that no cause or religion justifies the menace whatever be the objective. Addressing the 192-member United Nations General Assembly on the...

Japan nominates Amano to succeed IAEA chief ElBaradei

" Japan said on Friday it had nominated Yukiya Amano, its ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, to head the U.N. watchdog when Director Mohamed ElBaradei leaves office next year. ElBaradei, 66,...

Fifth of Burmese aid cash lost to exchange rate trick

The situation in Burma after getting hit by Cyclone Nargis is back in the headlines. This time, it has much to do with money issues. " International aid agencies helping the victims of the devastating cyclone in Burma are losing as much as a fifth of the money that they...

Unhealthy Aborigines must help themselves, says Nicola Roxon

Breaking bad habits should be among our top priorities to get the most out of our life. If we do it right, and we are on our way to make significant improvements in our life. " ABORIGINES must recognise the risks of alcohol and smoking and take responsibility for...

India unveils climate change plan

Just before G-8 meeting Indian goverment has announced a big nationwide action programme to curtail climate change impact. " The Indian government has unveiled a national action plan to confront the threat posed by climate change. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the...

Only 18% of World’s Oil Consumed

"The world has tapped only 18 percent of the total global supply of crude, a leading Saudi oil executive said Wednesday, challenging the notion that supplies are petering out. Abdallah S. Jum’ah, president and CEO of the state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known better as...

Committee for Medicinal Products - Positive Opinion for Alimta Lung Cancer Drug

" LONDON, Feb. 21, 2008-On 21 February 2008 the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion** to recommend the variation to the terms of the marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Alimta. The Marketing Authorisation Holder for...

Pakistan clerics persecute 'non Muslims'

"Hardline clerics are using Pakistan's blasphemy laws to persecute members of a small Islamic splinter group they say are not proper Muslims."

Single malt, small market- whiskey in Pakistan

" An almost 150-year-old brewery in Pakistan is preparing to bring the Muslim world's first 20-year-old single malt whisky to the market. Murree Brewery, however, can only sell to non-Muslims, who comprise 3 percent of Pakistan's population. The heart of the...

B of A Jacks Up ATM Fees

Bank of America is set to raise their cashpoint usage fees, in what can only be an effort to drive non-customers as far from their machines as possible."US PIRG says they've obtained legitimate documentation that...

Petrol misery at the pumps

''The suspected contaminated fuel was allegedly sold by some service stations, including supermarket chains Tescos and Morrisons, mainly in the southeast of England. My sympathy goes out to the drivers who...

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