Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Berlin,
Dec 26 : Two German companies gave their 38-percent joint share of the
New Baghlan Sugar Factory to the government of Afghanistan, making it the sole
owner of the factory, Ministry of Agriculture...
David Cameron to announce major reduction in Afghanistan troop numbers
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
London, Dec 26 : David Cameron is expected to reveal
that at least 4,500 troops - more than half of the British force - will be
withdrawn from the country by the end of next summer’s “fighting
season”.
Around...
'Helmand was safer under the Taliban'
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Marjah, Dec 26 : Nearly
three years after US-led forces launched the biggest operation of the war to
clear insurgents, foster economic growth and set a model for the rest of
Afghanistan, angry residents...
Fewest states in 20 years executed inmates in 2012: report
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Austin, Dec 26 : Nine states executed inmates in 2012, the fewest number in 20 years,
as several Southern states that usually carry out executions did not put any
inmates to death, according to a report...
Hollywood quiet so far on gun control after Connecticut
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Los Angeles, Dec
26 : Pick a social cause and you'll often find a Hollywood celebrity
speaking out. Gay marriage (Brad Pitt), Darfur (George Clooney), the environment
(Robert Redford or Leonardo DiCaprio).
Most...
Hollywood hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Los Angeles, Dec 26 : A federal judge sentenced a hacker to 10 years in prison after he
broke into the personal online accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Christina
Aguilera and other women and posted revealing...
Fatal Pasadena police shooting ruled lawful
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Los Angeles, Dec 26 : The district attorney's office concluded that Pasadena police
officers responding to a robbery report acted lawfully when they fatally shot a
suspect who turned out to be unarmed.
The...
Dingo unchained: Dog photographed stealing woman’s purse
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Sydney, Dec 26 ”: An Australian dingo in the wild Australia's dingo population is no
stranger to getting blamed for crimes. But this time there is irrefutable
evidence that a dingo stole a British woman's...
Molten gold signals revival in Calif. Mother Lode
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Sutter Creek, Dec 26 : The gold miners who made California famous were the rugged loners
trying to shake nuggets loose from streams or hillsides.
The ones who
made the state rich were those who...
Massachusetts fines Morgan Stanley over Facebook IPO
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Boston, Dec 26: Morgan Stanley (MS), the lead underwriter for Facebook Inc's (FB.O)
initial public offering, will pay a $5 million fine to Massachusetts for
violating securities laws governing how investment...
Walmex used bribes to open 19 Mexico stores: NY Times
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
New York, Dec 26 : Wal-Mart Stores Inc's (WMT) Mexican affiliate routinely used bribes
to open stores in desirable locations, according to a New York Times
investigation, which cites 19 instances of...
Knight Capital's board said to be split on rival buyout offers
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
New York,
Dec 26 : Knight Capital Group's (KCG) board was split between two
competing offers for the firm after a meeting where suitors Getco Holding
Company LLC and Virtu Financial LLC presented their...
AIG marks end of era with $6.45 billion AIA stake sale
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Hong Kong, Dec 26 : American International Group Inc raised $6.45 billion from the sale
of its remaining stake in AIA Group Ltd in Asia's second-largest block sale
ever, exiting a business the U.S....
China home price rises quicken, uptrend takes hold
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Beijing, Dec 26 : China home prices showed fresh signs of recovery taking hold in
November, the fourth month in the last five to show a rise as a two-year long
government campaign to curb prices frays.
Average...
Judge rejects Apple injunction bid vs. Samsung
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
New York, Dec 26 : A U.S. judge denied Apple Inc's request for a permanent injunction
against Samsung Electronics' smartphones, depriving the iPhone maker of key
leverage in the mobile patent wars.
Apple...
Illegal sand extraction irks residents
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Chrengpora, Dec 26 :
Outraged at illegal extraction of sand from river Jehlum here in occupied
Kashmir, residents of Prang, Chrengpora and Banyariare have demanded immediate
action against the people...
7 years on, Prang residents await commissioning of 3 MW
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Prang, Dec 26 : Residents of Prang area here in held Kashmir are facing acute
shortage of electricity as the construction work of the three Megawatt
receiving station is going on at...
Gangbugh faces acute water shortage
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Prang, Dec 26 :
Residents of Gangbugh village here in held Kashmir are facing acute shortage of
drinking water from past eight years due to acute power shortage.
Locals
told Greater Kashmir...
Cheaper and easier isn't necessarily better in new colon cancer screening procedures
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Islamabad, Dec 26 : Eventually, colon cancers bleed
and so tests for blood in stool seem an inexpensive and noninvasive alternative
to traditional colonoscopies.
In fact, a recent article in the journal...
Study hints at possible therapeutic strategy to combat premature birth
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Islamabad, Dec 26 : Scientists who developed a novel
mouse model mimicking human preterm labor have described a molecular signaling
pathway underlying preterm birth and targeted it to stop the problem.
In...
Children suffer unnecessarily from chronic postoperative pain
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Islamabad, Dec 26 : Are children suffering needlessly
after surgery? UC Irvine anesthesiologists who specialize in pediatric care
believe so.
An operation can be one of the most traumatic events children...
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