Posts tagged World News
World has broken faith with the people of Gaza, British NGOs charge
Dec 23rd
A host of UK charities accused the international community on Tuesday of "betrayal" for failing to take action to end the Israeli blockade on Gaza that they claim is "preventing reconstruction and recovery." Released to coincide with the first "anniversary of the start of Israel's military offensive in Gaza," the 16 charities and Christian groups - ...
Anupriya’s tresses are for real!
Nov 30th
Tips on UC Application (deadline today) It’s not too late: File your UC Application Online Source: Tips on UC Application (deadline today) It’s not too late: File your UC Application Online
Nov 30th
Everyone is mindful of the UC Application Deadline and everyone is cramming up to the last minute to have their applications ready for submission. We reminds you that today (November 30) at 11:59p.m. PST is the deadline for the UC Applications! The UC application system will still run and be open after midnight. Although, applications ...
Flight delays fade as airports recover from computer glitch
Nov 19th
A computer problem at the Federal Aviation Administration caused flight cancellations and delays at US airports Thursday, but by mid-morning an FAA map showed slowdowns confined mainly to airports surrounding the cities of New York and Washington. It is the second time in 15 months that a glitch appeared in the system that collects airline flight ...
System glitch riles passengers stuck in Atlanta airport
Nov 19th
A problem with the system that processes flight plans was repaired late Thursday morning after delaying flights at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and elsewhere, but it will likely take hours for flight schedules to return to normal. "Systems that allow for the automated processing of flight plan information were restored as of 10 a.m.," Federal Aviation Administration ...
Black Friday Sales 2009 Leaked by Wal-Mart, Best Buy
Nov 19th
Black Friday sales for 2009 are very important, since Black Friday sales are more crucial for the economy than ever. Whether Black Friday sales in 2009 can make a real difference is unknown, but with Black Friday Sales 2009 Leaked by Wal-Mart, Best Buy Black Friday a week away, the race is on to do it. Black ...
I was sold to LeT by my father: Mumbai attacker Kasab
Nov 17th
Washington, Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole surviving terrorist of the group of ten sent by the Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba to attack Mumbai, says his father essentially sold him into the group. Kasab, who was part of the pair that killed 50 and wounded more than 100 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the city’s main railway ...
Why Hasan Is An Islamic Terrorist
Nov 13th
Bill O’Reilly redeemed himself last night when he departed from his recent trend toward political correctness and excoriated Sally Quinn, the Washington Post doyenne, for being unwilling to call Nidal Malik Hasan what he actually is – an Islamic terrorist. Finally, after realizing how foolish she was coming across in pushing the emotional distress angle ...
Resolute Fort Hood soldiers ready for return
Nov 9th
Pvt. Joseph Foster took a bullet in the leg during the Fort Hood shooting rampage. He pauses when he's asked about the mayhem, then credits a stout heritage with bringing him through the ordeal and leaving him eager for his scheduled January deployment to Afghanistan. "I'm Irish. It hit the bone and bounced out," Foster, of ...
Warning on swine flu death numbers
Nov 4th
Swine flu kills more than one in 10 of those it affects severely enough to put in hospital, a US study has shown. Up to 20% of older patients taken to hospital with the virus ended up dead, researchers in California found. Almost a third of cases required intensive care treatment, and deaths occurred among all age ...
Close to 500,000 Saudis Without Healthcare
Nov 2nd
A new report by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health has found that an estimated 480,000 of the country's 24 million citizens lack access to health care. A majority of those lacking access live in remote villages in the desert and mountain areas, where establishing health centers has proved problematic. The report recommends establishing centralized health ...
Top US general Stanley McChrystal: we need a new plan to win in Afghanistan
Sep 21st
America and Nato's top military commander in Afghanistan has warned in a secret report that he needs more troops and a new strategy or the allied mission will probably end in failure. General Stanley McChrystal admits that the Taleban insurgents have made advances in the last year, and that unless the tide is turned back they ...


