Monday, 17 December 2012
Islamabad, Dec 17 : More than 1.6 million Afghan refugees registered in
Pakistan are due to be repatriated by the end of the year. With just
three weeks to go, however, a recent United Nations survey...
After 10 years of Karzai's rule, has life improved in Afghanistan?
Monday, 17 December 2012
Kabul, Dec 17 : Many Afghans see dark clouds of
uncertainty looming over the calendar as the 2014 deadline approaches
for most foreign troops to withdraw, and worry that after that the
international...
The US is abandoning its loyal friends in Afghanistan
Monday, 17 December 2012
Kabul,
Dec 17 : The United States has abandoned our most effective
and loyal friends in Afghanistan by deliberately failing to implement
the Afghan Allies Protection Act. In 2011, I served as the chief...
Elf on the shelf gives children's hospital patients a Christmas treat
Monday, 17 December 2012
Washington,
Dec 17 : The Elf on the Shelf is, of course, a Christmas
tradition born from one Georgia family's annual ritual: The Elf came
from the North Pole, appeared in a different spot each day...
Cowboys nose tackle Joshua Brent charged with intoxicated vehicular manslaughter
Monday, 17 December 2012
New
York, Dec 17: According to the Dallas Morning News, Dallas
Cowboys nose tackle Joshua Brent has been arrested and charged with
intoxicated vehicular manslaughter by the Irving Police Department...
Man accused of stealing same Bentley twice
Monday, 17 December 2012
Washington, Dec 17 : A California man apparently loved a Bentley so much that he
allegedly stole it twice in the span of four days, police said.
Robert Ponti, 46, was first busted when deputies ran...
China November inflation bounces off 33-month lows
Monday, 17 December 2012
Beijing, Dec
17 : China's annual consumer inflation rebounded from 33-month
lows to 2 percent in November, dimming the chance for more monetary
policy easing as its economy recovers.
The data missed...
US authorities probe SAC for Weight Watchers
Monday, 17 December 2012
New York, Dec
17: US authorities are investigating Steven A. Cohen's SAC
Capital Advisors hedge fund for possible insider trading in the shares
of the popular diet company Weight Watchers International...
Investors offer about $38.8 billion in Greek debt buyback
Monday, 17 December 2012
Athens,
Dec 17 : Greece is set to purchase back about half of its
debt owned by private investors, broadly succeeding in a bond buyback
that is key to the country's international bailout, a Greek government...
Decades-old treatment guidelines for anorexia challenged
Monday, 17 December 2012
Islamabad,
Dec 17 : Adolescents hospitalized with anorexia nervosa who
receive treatment based on current recommendations for refeeding fail to
gain significant weight during their first week in the...
Daily wheezing treatment no different from intermittent in toddlers
Monday, 17 December 2012
Islamabad,
Dec 17 : Pediatricians often treat young children who have
frequent bouts of wheezing with a daily dose of an inhaled steroid to
keep asthma symptoms at bay. But results of a recent study...
Test for Alzheimer's disease predicts cognitive decline in parkinson's disease
Monday, 17 December 2012
Islamabad,
Dec 17 : A method of classifying brain atrophy patterns in
Alzheimer's disease patients using MRIs can also detect cognitive
decline in Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by researchers...
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