An Indian in every Pakistani?

"Shireen M Mazari The writer is a defence analystLack of formal education and sheer ignorance does not by definition imply an innate sense of stupidity. On the other hand, formal education in itself is no guarantee of an intelligent and rational human...

New players challenge world order

[New players challenge world order Brazil, Russia, India and China, the so-called Brics, are predicted to emerge as major world players by 2050. In this,...

Metro eyes sky-rise farming

"Metro eyes sky-rise farmingSurrey may be home to region's first vertical greenhouseKelly Sinoski, Vancouver SunPublished: Tuesday, October 21, 2008Rooftop gardens and vertical greenhouses could be a sign of the times in Metro Vancouver as the region wrestles with...

Ex-NYPD detective charged in 'Bling Bandit' bank robberies

"NEW YORK (AP) -- He was a respected former NYPD detective and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who struggled in recent months with inoperable liver cancer. But now Athelson Kelson is charged with bank robbery, identified by authorities as New York's so-called Bling...

Three plead guilty to explosives plot

The British men who were caught allegedly plotting to blow up an airliner using liquid explosives in 2006, which caused the ensuing worldwide ban on carrying liquids onto planes, have pleaded guilty to the crime today."LONDON (Reuters) - Three British Muslim men pleaded...

Look, It's a Super Earth!

Not just one, in fact, but three:"Astronomers have identified a trio of so-called "super-Earths" - rocky planets between two and 10 times the mass of Earth.The three new planets were detected using the Harps instrument at the La Silla Observatory in central Chile.The star...