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Secret deal kept British Army out of battle for Basra
Reports today in British papers are claiming that a secret deal between the al-Mahdi militia in Basra prevented British forces from entering Basrea for nearly a week while US forces were bogged down there. At the time, there was great confusion and speculation about why the...Two Pakistanis Scale the 'Killer Mountain' - Nanga Parbat
Just a few days ago an Italian climber lost his life and two others were rescued by a Pakistani military helicopter from the Nanga Parbat. The notorious mountain has probably swallowed up other ambitious climbers in...One Year After Major Bridge Collapse, Structures Still Need Work
Ever since the collapse of the eight-lane Interstate bridge into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1, 2007, a lot more people have been paying attention to the amount of work being done to repair bridges across the...Hunt for clues in Pakistan attack
Intelligence sleuths in Pakistan have started search for evidences to nail down the culprit for yesterday's blast in capital Islamabad. Yesterday's bombing comes after a period of relative calm, with the...Bali Is Not A Paradise
"Bali, island of a thousand temples- charming, beautiful, captivating and alluring. Images of lush, green paddy fields, ancient temples, exotic performance of traditional dances, friendly people, peaceful beaches and...
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... Chinese wonder if animals can predict earthquakes
"First, the water level in a pond inexplicably plunged. Then, thousands of toads appeared on streets in a nearby province. Finally, just hours before China's worst earthquake in three decades, animals at a local zoo began acting strangely." Study ranks Canadians second-last on environment
Canada has been ranked second to last, only beating the US in a new study of consumer habits and how they affect the environment.Out of 14 countries, Canada scored a very low rating from the National Geographic... Several thousand China supporters stage Paris demonstration
After weeks of anti-China demonstrations, today in Paris pro-China demonstrators voiced their support of China's handling of the run-up to the Olympic Games."Organizers say between 6,000 and 7,000 turned out for Saturday's protest, at Paris' Place de la Republique. Police... Los Angeles Man finds $140K and gives it back
Los Angeles Man finds $140K and gives it backWant an Honest Business man? Then you should call Eli Estrada of Tuff Turf artifical turf near Los Angeles, California. Eli found 140 thousand dollars that fell off... Students riot for their teachers' jobs in the streets of Paris
Twenty thousand students and teachers took to the streets in Paris today to protest against the government's cost-saving reforms that will cut thousands of teaching jobs next year. Police however, were also on the... Dakar Rally canceled due to terrorist threat
Given the renewed fever with which people are wary of Al Qaeda these days (Pakistani President Musharraf has linked the assassination of Benazir Bhutto to the organization), it's not altogether surprising that this...
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