Monday, 8 July 2013
Camp Leatherneck, July 9 (Newswire): For today's drill, an instructor explains, the Taliban will be played by U.S. Marines, and the "village" will be just down from the driving practice loop.The Afghans...
Wisconsin woman hurt in Afghanistan gets top Air Force honor
Monday, 8 July 2013
Kabul, July 9 (Newswire): A 23-year-old Wisconsin woman has been named one of the best in the Air Force in part for her actions caring for others after she was injured in a rocket-propelled grenade attack...
300 Duluth fighter wing 'Bulldogs' to deploy to Afghanistan
Monday, 8 July 2013
Duluth, July 9 (Newswire): Some 300 members of the Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing out of Duluth, Minn. are deploying to Afghanistan.The 148th Wing "Bulldogs" will deploy to Kandahar Air Field...
Researchers sail off on quest for Amelia Earhart's fate
Monday, 8 July 2013
Honolulu, July 9 (Newswire): Researchers seeking to chronicle Amelia Earhart's fate 75 years after she vanished over the Pacific set off from Hawaii on a $2 million expedition to look for wreckage of...
Climate change no longer tops US environment worries
Monday, 8 July 2013
New York, July 9 (Newswire): Americans no longer see climate change as the world's number-one environmental issue, according to a public opinion poll released here amid an ongoing heat wave in much of...
Questions about chief justice's health-care ruling could have lasting impact
Monday, 8 July 2013
Washington, July 9 (Newswire): Unprecedented leaks of behind-the-scenes information at the US Supreme Court are raising questions about whether the threat of political attacks and other potential criticism...
Disruptive JetBlue Airways pilot ruled not guilty by reason of insanity
Monday, 8 July 2013
Washington, July 9 (Newswire): The JetBlue pilot who in March left the cockpit during a flight and began screaming at passengers has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.U.S. District Judge Mary...
My three daddies: California eyes multiple parenting law
Monday, 8 July 2013
New York, July 9 (Newswire): California, the battleground state for the arguments for and against same-sex marriage, is now considering an unconventional law that would allow children to be legally granted...
Easy fix eludes power outage problems in US
Monday, 8 July 2013
Washington, July 9 (Newswire): In the aftermath of violent storms that knocked out power to millions from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic , sweltering residents and elected officials are demanding to...
Iran says OPEC will not lift output ceiling
Monday, 8 July 2013
Tehran, July 9 (Newswire): Iran's caretaker oil minister said on Saturday that OPEC was opposed to any increase in output ceilings in the absence of "well-studied justifications"."Iran's policy as head...
China June inflation hits three-year high
Monday, 8 July 2013
Beijing, July 9 (Newswire): China's annual inflation accelerated to a three-year high in June, increasing the risk that the central bank will keep raising interest rates as price pressures spread well...
US stocks rise for the week, despite jobs data
Monday, 8 July 2013
New York, July 9 (Newswire): US stocks ended the week with a modest gain, despite being punished by a disappointing jobs report that showed growth was still limping along in the world's largest economy.The...
LivingSocial picks BofA, JPMorgan, Deutsche for IPO
Monday, 8 July 2013
New York, July 9 (Newswire): LivingSocial has picked Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank to lead-underwrite an IPO that could value the daily deals site at $10 billion to $15 billion,...
China opens up PE business to all brokerage firms
Monday, 8 July 2013
Shanghai, July 9 (Newswire): Chinese brokerage firms will be allowed to conduct private equity business after the securities regulator formalised a 2006 pilot program, a move that could intensify competition...
Lexus to lose top spot in US luxury car market
Monday, 8 July 2013
Chicago, July 9 (Newswire): Toyota Motor Corp's brand Lexus will end its streak of 11 years as the top luxury brand in the US market due to lost sales in the aftermath of the Japan earthquake and tsunami,...
Hurriyet leader rearrested in Srinagar
Monday, 8 July 2013
Srinagar, July 9 (Newswire): In occupied Kashmir, the Indian police have rearrested Hurriyet leader, Ghulam Nabi Sumjhi lodging him in Police Station Rajbagh in Srinagar.Ghulam Nabi Sumjhi was rearrested...
Youth martyred, Indian army Major injured in IHK
Monday, 8 July 2013
Srinagar, July 9 (Newswire): In occupied Kashmir, a youth was martyred while an Indian army officer was injured in a clash in Pulwama district, Saturday.The clash took place at Gulshanabad-Bonhajin in...
Vehicle of troops kills teacher, 2 bodies recovered in IHK
Monday, 8 July 2013
Srinagar, July 9 (Newswire): In occupied Kashmir, a speedy vehicle of Indian troops hit and killed a teacher in Rajouri district while two dead bodies of mentally challenged persons were recovered from...
Gene therapy stimulates protein that blocks immune attack and prevents type 1 diabetes in mice
Monday, 8 July 2013
Islamabad, July 9 (Newswire): Increasing a specific protein in areas of the pancreas that produce insulin blocks the immune attack that causes type 1 diabetes, researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical...
Discovery of why sunburn hurts could lead to new pain relief for inflammatory conditions
Monday, 8 July 2013
Islamabad, July 9 (Newswire): Researchers at King's College London have found a molecule in the body which controls sensitivity to pain from UVB irradiation, identifying it as a new target for medicines...
Childhood asthma linked to depression during pregnancy
Monday, 8 July 2013
Childhood asthma linked to depression during pregnancyIslamabad, July 9 (Newswire): Anxiety, stress and depression during pregnancy may lead to a greater risk of asthma for your child, according to researchers...
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