Highway to trouble

Among the many things not running smooth in this Northeastern state of India are the roads, especially the NH-150, reports Robert L Sungte. Among the many things not running smooth in Manipur, India’s...

Bolivia to fund road projects with Venezuelan US$300 millions (Updated)

Updates: "Morales, Lula and Chavez sign agreements to build roads of integrationRiberalta (Beni), July 18 (ABI).-  Presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva; Venezuela, Hugo Chavez Frias and Bolivia,...

War is over - but WW2 Bombs continue to be found...

As a foreigner in Berlin, these articles never cease to amaze me.  By some estimates - British and American Bombers dropped over 2 million tons of bombs on Germany during WW2.  As the city of Berlin (and...

American Non Military aid to Pakistan tripled to $7.5

Helping America on war on terror is paying dividends to Pakistan. The American senate has approved three fold hike in non military aid to Pakistan. "Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Senator Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr on Tuesday introduced a landmark...

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Cairo's pyramid perils

More tales of the road from the Egyptian capital from my recent trip to a country with far too much history to pack in to such a short space.As our driver hurtles along at hair-raising speed from the hotel to the...

Brazil's new drunken driving law stirs discontent

Police have arrested hundreds of Brazilian drivers under a tough new law designed to crack down on rampant drunken driving, but bar owners are working to overturn the measure and many of their clients are flouting...

Wild weather batters parts of New Zealand

Snow, rain and gale force winds closed roads, halted interisland ferry travel and threw the plans of some air travelers in Wellington into disarray on Sunday "     Roads in the central North Island were closed because of snow and ice around Mount...

14 killed as typhoon strikes Philippines

Every time I visit Nowpublic there appears to be another new natural disaster.Is this the result of Global Warming or are we just in the middle of a natural cycle?"Flash floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Fengshen have left at least 14 people dead and forced the...

Libya to Step in and Fund Somalian Infrastructure

Benin's Intro:This article was written by a contributor to the African Path news network (of which Cheetah Index is part of)-Shabelle Media.  They publish stories from Somalia.  I enjoyed this article...

Fuel strikes raise fears of European shutdown

Tens of thousands in countries around the world are taking strike action over the cost of fuel. Many fear ongoing, co-ordinated protests will cause major disruptions during Europe's holiday season."PARIS: Concerns are growing over a summer of co-ordinatedEuropean fuel...

Manchester England - Bikers plan city fuel protest

Manchester Evening News Reports"A MASSIVE 'go-slow' protest against high fuel prices is set to bring roads across Greater Manchester to a standstill. More than a thousand bikers are expected to join forces to...

Two Harvard Grads work to bring change in Kenya's largest slum

"Nairobi's Kibera slum is home to as many as a million people, struggling to survive in a community of tin huts, dirt roads, and garbage. To make matters worse, ethnic tension periodically boils over, adding violence...

Asphalt Could Go Green

It turns out that the pavement is greener on the other side of the world. Here's an article about cold-mix asphalt - something that has been used extensively for some time in South Africa and may some day be used in...

China works to open roads to reach quake survivors

"China struggled to keep roads open to provide a lifeline for quake survivors, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous.The magnitude 7.9 quake that struck May 12...

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