Obama: ‘A new dawn’ on national security

" The deed is done. Bonus Joe Biden sighting!! "President-elect Obama announced a six-member national security team, nominating Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the Pentagon, nominating Eric Holder as Attorney...

IMF playing negative role in global economic crisis

"The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is playing a ‘negative role’ in the current global economic crisis, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday. Aziz also stressed the need for a strategy to deal with future challenges. In an interview with ARY OneWorld,...

McCain raises specter of nuclear war

John McCain's campaign seems to be throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the wall in the waning days of the campaign, hoping something will stick. Now McCain has brought up nuclear war."John McCain raised the specter of nuclear war as he struggled to overcome rival...

India vs Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI

The 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka to be played today will basically see the bowlers dominating while the batsmen try and overcome their fears. This mainly applies to the Indian batting lineup who have time and again failed against the Sri Lankan bowling attack during...

Europe clears mobiles on aircraft

The EU has approved mobile phone use on airplanes in Europe. Now it will be up to the airlines as to whether they want to begin allowing mobile use on their planes. "The use of mobiles on planes flying in European airspace has been given formal approval by the European...

Glimmer of Hope Out of Kenya as Opposition Parties Talk

Sporadic violence is still flaring up around the country and many people are still unable to return to their homes and businesses after Kenyan's president announced the third party leader as his vice-president, enraging the opposition."Negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki...

Woman fined for kissing painting

Expensive kiss, huh?"A woman who kissed a £1.37m painting, leaving a lipstick stain, has been ordered to pay 1,500 euros (£1,074) in damages to its owner by a French judge. Cambodian-born Rindy Sam told the court in the southern French city of Avignon that she was "overcome...

Fauzi promises to soon overcome traffic jams in Jakarta

""The building of the new corridors has so far not been efficient to reduce the traffic jams. Our good intention to build TransJakarta should not be disrupted by such a problem," he said. To that effect, Fauzi promised to make a personal inspection of a number of locations of...

Overcoming the "Woe Is Me" Syndrome

Too often we let our circumstances standing in the way of our success. I was once at a book reading in Coral Gables with Les Brown and some asked, "what if no matter how hard you try, circumstances keep holding you down?", Les replied, "Get over it, that's life! Next...

Anti-smoking pill may help curb drinking

"WASHINGTON - A single pill appears to hold promise in curbing the urges to both smoke and drink, according to researchers trying to help people overcome addiction by targeting a pleasure center in the brain. The drug, called varenicline, already is sold to help smokers kick...

Conquering life's lows has been the true test of climbing couple's mettle

My good friends, Phil & Sue Ershler, finally have their book hitting the shelves on April 2, 2007. Together on Top of the World, if it mirrors the stories of their lives, will be a great read. I first met Phil in 1986 when I was 12 years old. My father and I were climbing...