By Admin Friday, September 3, 2010
QUETTA, Pakistan, Sept.3 (Xinhua)—At least 40 people were killed and over 100 others injured in a Friday afternoon suicide blast that took place in Pakistan’s southwest city of Quetta, reported local media.
According to the reports, the blast occurred at about 3:05 pm when a suicide bomber blew himself up among a rally at the Meezan Chowk area of Quetta city. The rally is reportedly gathered to show the support for the Palestinian people. An estimated 2,500 people reportedly took part in the rally, said an eyewitness, adding that the rally is organized by Shia muslims.
Ahmadinejad predicts failure of Mideast talks, Israel - SummaryBy Admin Friday, September 3, 2010
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that this week’s Mideast peace talks as well as Israel itself were “doomed to collapse” as millions of Iranians were expected to turn out for state-organized anti-Israel rallies.
Iran marks the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan as Quds (Jerusalem) Day, during which the nationwide rallies are held. This year’s rallies coincided with the first direct Middle East peace talks in almost two years, which were held in Washington.
Portugal awaits verdicts in nation-shocking paedophilia caseBy Admin Friday, September 3, 2010
Lisbon - Verdicts were expected to fall Friday in a high- profile paedophilia case that shocked Portugal and eroded faith in its public institutions.
Seven people, including several prominent personalities, were charged with abusing or helping to abuse dozens of children staying at the state-owned Casa Pia children’s homes.
Aid workers safe after Congo militia fire on planeBy Admin Thursday, September 2, 2010
Nairobi/Goma - Six aid workers who came under fire from militia in Democratic Republic of Congo and were forced to flee into the bush are safe and unharmed, their employer said.
“The team of three expatriates was arriving by plane, with another expatriate and two nationals waiting to pick them up in Walikale, in North Kivu Province,” International Medical Corps said.
Hurricane Earl upgraded as winds reach 140 mphBy Admin Thursday, September 2, 2010
Hurricane Earl swirled toward the East Coast on Thursday with treacherous winds and driving rain, forcing thousands of vacationers to evacuate parts of the Outer Banks and setting in motion a flurry of preparations to minimize damage as far north as Maine.
The National Weather Service restored Earl to a Category 4 hurricane late Wednesday when its winds increased to 135 mph. Coupled with heavy rain, Earl’s winds threaten extensive destruction depending on how close they come to shore. By Thursday the winds had increased to 145 mph.
In Iraq, clear signs of a new U.S. missionBy Admin Thursday, September 2, 2010
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military’s war is officially over in Iraq, even as the future of the country remains undecided. The signs of the end were everywhere Wednesday, despite the presence of about 49,000 American troops who remain mostly sequestered on large U.S. bases.
2 American troops killed in Afghan attacksBy Admin Thursday, September 2, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO said it had killed the leader of an insurgent cell responsible for laying roadside bombs and smuggling foreign fighters into the country.
NATO said one service member was killed in the country’s east, the other in the south — regions where fighting between the coalition and Taliban insurgents has been at its most intense. No other details were given in keeping with standard NATO procedure.
By Admin Wednesday, September 1, 2010
ON ROUTE 60, WEST BANK - Four Israelis traveling in a car near the West Bank city of Hebron were shot dead Tuesday night as the Obama administration prepared to host Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington.
One of the four killed was a pregnant woman. The four passengers were from the Israeli settlement of Beit Hagai near Hebron.
China pushes six-party talks with North Korea, but others remain skepticalBy Admin Wednesday, September 1, 2010
TOKYO - China is in the midst of a sales pitch. It is pushing for the resumption of six-party talks, the process concocted seven years ago to end a North Korean nuclear program that has not yet ended.
Carbon Dioxide Riches DisappearBy Alan Caruba Tuesday, August 31, 2010
By Alan Caruba
The headlines report the way the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been lying and some, myself included, are calling for an end to this snakes’ nest of global deception.
I keep waiting for some environmental group to announce that the Earth is running out of oxygen. It’s the kind of huge lie that environmentalists of every description engage in. There’s plenty of oxygen and, despite the latest lies about carbon dioxide (CO2), the great oceans of the world are not turning into reservoirs of acidity. Together these two gases are the basis for all life on Earth.
