Monday, 14 January 2013
Dubai, Jan 14 : More
violence and a worsening humanitarian situation are likely in Afghanistan in
2013, say aid agencies.
“The worsening conflict trends over the last five
years indicate that civilians...
With US set to leave Afghanistan, echoes of 1989
Monday, 14 January 2013
Washington, Jan 14 : The young president who ascended to office as a change agent decides
to end the costly and unpopular war in Afghanistan.
He seeks an exit
with honor by pledging long-term financial...
Afghanistan’s roadmap to the past
Monday, 14 January 2013
Kabul, Jan 14 A recently
disclosed arrangement for ending the war in Afghanistan, reportedly concluded in
secret between Afghan and Pakistani officials, would be a sad end to a process
that has...
Sgt. in Saudi military accused of Vegas child rape
Monday, 14 January 2013
Las Vegas, Jan 14: A sergeant in Saudi Arabia's air force was jailed in Las Vegas on
charges that he pulled a boy into a hotel room and sexually assaulted him the
morning of Sin City's big New Year's...
Detroit reports highest homicide rate in 20 years
Monday, 14 January 2013
Washington, Jan 14 : Violent crime in Detroit shadows the landscape like its rows of
abandoned buildings, but now the city faces a new precedent, even as gun-related
killings decline nationwide: More...
NJ man arrested in NY police cannibalism case
Monday, 14 January 2013
New York, Jan 14 : A lawyer claims that the arrest of a man accused of trying to pay a
police officer to kidnap a Manhattan woman was done to prevent him from
testifying about Internet sexual fantasies...
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds ‘flower’ on surface of Mars
Monday, 14 January 2013
New York, Jan 14 : NASA has released a series of new photos taken by its Curiosity
rover that appear to show a “flower” on the surface of
Mars.
NBCNews.com’s photo blog reports that the photos were...
Body of missing Calif. woman found at Lake Tahoe
Monday, 14 January 2013
Reno, Jan 14 :
The search for a missing 19-year-old California woman who disappeared on New
Year's Eve at Lake Tahoe ended when her body was found behind a snow bank about
a mile from the site of a...
'The big bang theory' is the new 'friends'
Monday, 14 January 2013
London, Jan 14 : So
The Big Bang Theory, CBS's sitcom about how smart people are silly, has broken
its second ratings record in as many months, with the episode "The Egg Salad
Equivalency" attracting...
US regulator sues JPMorgan over WaMu mortgage securities
Monday, 14 January 2013
Washington, Jan
14 : The US credit union regulator sued JPMorgan (JPM) and Washington
Mutual over $2.2 billion in mortgage securities sold to credit unions that
collapsed because of losses from the...
Law firm recruits federal judge who presided over Ebbers case
Monday, 14 January 2013
New York,
Jan 14 : Barbara Jones, the federal judge who presided over the
criminal trial of former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, will join the law firm of
Zuckerman Spaeder later this month, according...
Fed officials suggest possible end to asset purchases in 2013
Monday, 14 January 2013
San Diego,
Jan 14: The Federal Reserve could halt its asset purchases this year,
two top Fed officials suggested, a view also gaining traction among economists
at Wall Street's top financial institutions.
St....
Citigroup to seek permission to buy back shares: WSJ
Monday, 14 January 2013
New York, Jan 14: Citigroup Inc (NYS:C) is planning to ask regulators for permission
to buy back a "minimal" number of shares, the Wall Street Journal
reported.
The bank is not planning to ask to increase...
Mediocre job growth points to slow grind for U.S. economy
Monday, 14 January 2013
Washington, Jan
14 : US employers kept their pace of hiring steady in December,
falling short of the levels needed to bring down a still lofty unemployment rate
and pointing to lackluster economic...
Streetlights defunct at SBI lane
Monday, 14 January 2013
Srinagar, Jan 14: The
shopkeepers of the State Bank of India (SBI) at Residency Road have expressed
strong resentment over failure of the authorities to repair street-lights
there.
A delegation of...
S&P 500 finishes at 5-year high on economic data
Monday, 14 January 2013
New York, Jan 14 : The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index ended at a five-year
high, lifted by reports showing employers kept up a steady pace of hiring
workers and the vast services sector expanded...
Waripora sans basic amenities
Monday, 14 January 2013
Waripora, Jan 14 : Inhabitants of
Waripora Payeen in this held Kashmir area are up in arms against the
non-availability of the basic amenities in the village.
Located at the
bank of Nallah Frashar,...
Pattan faces drinking water shortage
Monday, 14 January 2013
Pattan, Jan 14 : Residents
of this held Kashmir town are up in arms against the authorities for failing to
provide them with safe drinking water.
Residents of Harinara, Najan,
Dastipora, Khanpeth,...
More breaks from sitting are good for waistlines and hearts
Monday, 14 January 2013
Islamabad,
Jan 14 : It is becoming well accepted that, as well as too little
exercise, too much sitting is bad for people's health. Now a new study has found
that it is not just the length of time...
Drug reduces the increase in fear caused by previous traumatic experiences in mice
Monday, 14 January 2013
Islamabad, Jan 14 : Living a traumatic experience favors
the persistence of fear associated with an aversive stimulus, known as fear
conditioning. Scientists in the US and Spain have now found that...
Measles virus, a weapon against cancer?
Monday, 14 January 2013
Islamabad, Jan 14 :
When most people in the developed world think of measles, what comes to mind is
only a dim memory of a vaccination at a pediatrician's office. But while
childhood vaccination has...
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