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A piece of lunar history lies in India

"A piece of lunar history lies in India" "As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, few know about the role played by Indian scientists. The first men on the moon— Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin— collected 21.7 kg of rock...

Ottawa rips Sri Lanka for deporting ‘security threat’ Bob Rae

The government of Canada has formally registered its "dismay and displeasure" regarding unacceptable treatment of Hon. Bob Rae. and deporing him for Sri Lankan national security threat. " “It is absurd to suggest...

Israelis 'shot at fleeing Gazans'

This is so appalling. Why isn't anyone doing anything?"Claims have been received by the BBC and an Israeli human rights group that Israeli troops have fired on Gaza residents trying to escape the conflict area. Israel has strongly denied the allegations. BBC journalists in...

PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan

"PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan Dion quotes 2005 Harper letter decrying government delays of confidence votes Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | 4:42 PM ET Comments474Recommend485 CBC News Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion...

Serial Complainer Found Not Guilty

UPDATE Tuesday, November 25, 2008A DISABLED man who had been threatened by youths then used racially derogatory words while speaking to the police has been found not guilty of making offensive phone calls. " John Spare, 59, who is profoundly deaf, used derogatory terms to...

U.S. Intelligence Focuses on Pakistani Group as Substantial Evidence Emerge

"(NSI News Source Info) November 29, 2008: American intelligence and counterterrorism officials said Friday that there was mounting evidence that a Pakistani militant group based in Kashmir, most likely Lashkar-e-Taiba, was responsible for this week’s deadly attacks in...

Ringed by Foes, Pakistanis Fear the U.S., Too

"By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A redrawn map of South Asia has been making the rounds among Pakistani elites. It shows their country truncated, reduced to an elongated sliver of land with the big bulk of India to the east, and an enlarged Afghanistan to...

War News for Saturday, November 22, 2008

" The French MoD is reporting the death of a French ISAF soldier from a mine explosion near the Darulaman camp south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, November 22nd. One additional soldier was wounded in the attack. Nov. 20 airpower summary: Iraq Halts 400,000 B/D Oil...

Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales of crime

Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales of crime   HOUSTON (Reuters) - A grand jury in South Texas indicted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney...

GEO’s channels blocked in Sindh

"KARACHI: Geo Network’s transmission has been stopped on cable in a number of cities across Sindh including Karachi.Cable operators blocked the transmission of Geo Network in a number of areas across the city Monday morning, without assigning any reason for the stoppage....

Names and faces in business

"Helen DeVos Children's Hospital hired Dr. James Chamness as a sleep specialist and Dr. Karen Thompson as a pediatrician."

Do you plan to use cloud computing in your programming work?

"The world of cloud computing has received a lot of attention recently, in no small part due to Microsoft’s announcement of the Windows Azure platform."

Fake oxford degree cost cabinet post for Iranian minister

The Iranian parliament today sacked the Interior minister on charges of fake degree from oxford.Ali Kordan accepted that the degree he obtained from oxford is fake. " Parliament in Iran has voted to sack...

Vancouver's baby beluga has a new name: Tiqa

5 months after the female whale was born at the Vancouver Aquarium, baby beluga has got a new name. The aquarium held a contest over the past couple of months to name the calf. The belugas are one of the big...

Military Ballots Being Rejected in Virginia

"Fairfax County Registrar Rokey Suleman is disqualifying an overwhelming majority of the military federal write-in absentee ballots received in his county on the basis that no address had been given for those...

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