Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Kabul, Dec 11 :
Afghan officials in Logar province, 60 kilometres south of the Afghan capital
Kabul, say they have evidence that the purported owners of a piece of land
currently used by NATO forces...
The bank bust that nearly took down Afghanistan
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Kabul, Dec 11:
The lights blinked on and off in the newly remodeled basement of the Shah Bobo
Jan Palace on the grounds of the Afghan Academy of Science, and then they
finally died out.At the podium,...
When the fighting stops
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Kabul, Dec 11: After surviving four
tours of duty, a suicide bomb and a bullet wound to the chest, Sgt. Karl Martin
wonders whether he'll ever again feel so intensely alive now that his war is
almost...
West Point chapel hosts its first same-sex wedding
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
West Point, Dec 11 : Cadet Chapel, the landmark Gothic church that is a center for
spiritual life at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, hosted its first
same-sex wedding.Penelope Gnesin and Brenda...
Spectator falls from stands at ACC Championship
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Charlotte, Dec 11 : A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after sustaining
life-threatening injuries after falling about 40 feet off a fourth-floor ramp
outside Bank of America Stadium at the ACC...
Third major storm moving into Northern California
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
San Francisco, Dec 11: Another major storm moving into Northern California was expected to
bring more pouring rain, flooding and additional problems to an area already
soaked after two major storms,...
Family owned pineapple business takes on produce giants
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Washington, Dec
11: Think pineapple and Hawaii probably comes to mind. Which is why
it might be surprising to learn that though the 50th state led pineapple
production in the 1960's, Hawaii doesn't...
RIM’s rollercoaster ride clouds outlook ahead of BB10
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
New York, Dec 11 : Financial analysts can't seem to make up their minds about the
prospects for Research In Motion, (RIMM) but deep in the heart of the company's
home base of Waterloo, Ont., Wes Worsfold...
Boeing union says trying to halt calls for wildcat strike
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
New York, Dec
11: The union that represents Boeing Co's (BA) engineers said it is
trying to halt efforts by some of its members to call a one-day, unauthorized
strike next week against the plane maker...
Toyota China sales tumble again in Nov, though pace eases
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Beijing, Dec 11 : Toyota Motor Corp is still struggling to revive sales in China, part
of a broader slump Japanese car firms are suffering as a result of a diplomatic
row between the countries.Toyota's...
Emails suggest SEC's Schapiro delayed JOBS Act rule amid concerns about legacy
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Washington, Dec 11: Outgoing U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro delayed immediately implementing a
rule to lift a ban on broader-based advertising for private placements...
Little progress in U.S. "fiscal cliff" talks
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Hatfield, Dec 11:
With barely a month left before the "fiscal cliff," Republicans and Democrats
remained far apart in talks to avoid the across-the-board tax hikes and spending
cuts that threaten to...
Hyderpora reels under darkness
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Srinagar, Dec 11: The residents
of Post Office Lane Hyderpora complained that they are plunged into darkness for
the past three days since the colony transformer developed snag.Stating
that the power...
Horror behind the bars in Shaher-e-Khaas!
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Srinagar, Dec 11 :
The parents of accused stone-pelters who were released last night have accused
police of excesses like denial of food, water and medicines during the
detention. 65-year-old...
Heating system non-functional in held Valley Hospitals
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Srinagar, Dec 11: The heating system in major hospitals of held Kashmir Valley are
non-functional as workers running the system went on an indefinite strike
demanding release of pending salary.With...
Twin study helps scientists link relationship among ADHD, reading, math
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Islamabad, Dec 11: Children with ADHD can sometimes have
more difficulties on math and reading tests compared to their peers. A new study
published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association...
Doctors don't need to fear red heads
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Islamabad, Dec 11 : A
study in the BMJ's Christmas issue published on the British Medical Journal
website confirms that there is no need for doctors to fear red heads.The
research concludes that, contrary...
There's a new 'officer' in the infection control army
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Islamabad, Dec 11: Johns Hopkins scientists have identified a previously unrecognized
step in the activation of infection-fighting white blood cells, the main
immunity troops in the body's war on bacteria,...
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