Monday, 29 July 2013
Kabul, July 30 (Newswire): Lance Cpl. Aaron Brittain, a Nacogdoches native who is more than three months into his second tour in Afghanistan, found a canine companion he couldn't live without. He named...
Violence up in southern Afghanistan
Monday, 29 July 2013
Kandahar, July 30 (Newswire): The recent spike in violence rocking southern Afghanistan has been expected, but it is not clear yet how the attacks will affect the area's fragile governments, the top U.S....
Anxiety in Afghanistan over troops pay if US defaults
Monday, 29 July 2013
Kandahar, July 30 (Newswire): It is unclear if the United States will be able to pay troops on time in the event of a debt default, the top U.S. military officer told troops in Afghanistan on Saturday.Admiral...
University of Colorado officials defend handling of James Holmes withdrawal
Monday, 29 July 2013
Aurora, July 30 (Newswire): University of Colorado-Denver officials said faculty in the neuroscience graduate program handled themselves appropriately in interactions with shooting suspect James Holmes....
Education dept introduces college cost 'window stickers'
Monday, 29 July 2013
Washington, July 30 (Newswire): The Department of Education has released a new tool it says will help consumers understand the costs of higher education before making the choice of whether, and where,...
Jessica Ghawi’s brother skips hearing: ‘I was afraid that I may try to get my hands on that man’
Monday, 29 July 2013
New York, July 30 (Newswire): The brother of Jessica Ghawi—one of 12 people to die in last week's Aurora, Colo., theater shooting—was not present for suspected shooter James Holmes' first court appearance...
Rosneft starts talks with BP on buying stake in Russian venture
Monday, 29 July 2013
Moscow, July 30 (Newswire): Rosneft and BP, which owns half of Russia's third-largest oil producer, have agreed to start negotiations, the Moscow- based company said in a statement. BP's billionaire partners...
Why Euro isn't headed for a collapse
Monday, 29 July 2013
Washington, July 30 (Newswire): The euro is hovering near multi-year lows against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen as a slew of negative news cements bearish sentiment towards the single currency,...
Jim Rogers hits out at Hendry, Edwards on China
Monday, 29 July 2013
Beijing, July 30 (Newswire): China's economic resilience is under the spot light following a slowdown in growth rates in recent months. The big question facing investors in China and the global economy...
China seeks N. American energy reserves, know-how
Monday, 29 July 2013
Shanghai, July 30 (Newswire): Offshore Chinese energy giant CNOOC's $15 billion offer for Canadian oil and gas producer Nexen Inc. is strategically calibrated to win regulatory approval — unlike its failed...
Board: BP missed the big hazard issues in spill
Monday, 29 July 2013
Washington, July 30 (Newswire): BP focused too much on the little details of personal worker safety instead of the big systemic hazards that led to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and wasn't as strict...
Home prices reach a bottom: Zillow
Monday, 29 July 2013
Chicago, July 30 (Newswire): National home values have hit bottom and are on the rise, the real-estate website Zillow reported in a news release on Tuesday."After four months with rising home values and...
Pollution mars Sindh stream in Baltal
Monday, 29 July 2013
Baltal, July 30 (Newswire): Unabated pollution of ferocious Sindh stream here along the Amarnath Yatra route is posing risk to health of local people who consume its contaminated water. The aggrieved...
Desecration of Masjid sparks protest
Monday, 29 July 2013
Srinagar, July 30 (Newswire): Residents of Ongam in occupied Kashmir's Beeru area took to the streets against the attempt to burn under construction Jamia Masjid.Scores of slogan shouting villagers took...
Warwan Valley: A hidden beauty
Monday, 29 July 2013
Inshan, July 30 (Newswire): The towering lush green buttes are astounding. The breathtaking waterfalls, clear sky and cool breeze are stunning. But what may be the greatest wonder of a visit to Warwan...
Reform of primary care could reduce diagnostic errors
Monday, 29 July 2013
Islamabad, July 30 (Newswire): Errors in diagnosis place a heavy financial burden on an already costly health care system and can be devastating for affected patients. Strengthening certain aspects of...
Women in their 40s have lower mammographic tumor detectability
Monday, 29 July 2013
Islamabad, July 30 (Newswire): The reduced effectiveness of mammographic screening in women in their forties is primarily due to lower detectability instead of faster tumor growth rate, according to a...
New pathway to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases
Monday, 29 July 2013
Islamabad, July 30 (Newswire): Although their genetic underpinnings differ, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease are all characterized by the untimely death of brain cells....
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