Archive for: January, 2012

Ajmal Kasab says he was pressurized to confess the Mumbai Attacks

Ajmal Kasab says he was pressurized to confess the Mumbai Attacks New Delhi: (Tuesday, January 31, 2012) Ajmal Kasab, the only survivors of the Mumbai Attacks has submitted his formal statement before the Indian Supreme Court in which he has maintained that he was pressurized to confess his involvement in the attacks, which should now […]

PIC Scandal: Apex Court orders FIA to submit detailed report on Feb 06

PIC Scandal: Apex Court orders FIA to submit detailed report on Feb 06 Islamabad: (Tuesday, January 31, 2012) The Supreme Court of Pakistan, while taking suo motu notice of the drugs reaction among the patients at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), which caused dozens of deaths within last ten days, has ordered the Federal Investigation […]

The Grey – Tops the box office

The Grey – Tops the box office The Grey was released on January 27th, 2012 and it grossed $20 million from its opening three days weekend. The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan and produced by Ridley Scott. The movie centres on Liam Neeson who leads an unruly group of oil rig team when their […]

I-LAP distributes food items among 2,000 flood affectees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

I-LAP distributes food items among 2,000 flood affectees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Islamabad: (Monday, January 30, 2012) Interfaith League against Poverty (I-LAP), an Islamabad based non-government organization, distributed food items among 2,000 floods affected families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today. The food packs included 20kg rice, 40kg wheat flour, 4kg split peas, 2kg sugar, 2.5kg cooking […]

Earth barely escapes an asteroid rendezvous

Astronauts have said that our planet earth barely survived a collision with an asteroid which they claim was the size of a bus. However, experts say that they are not concerned about the impact that the collision would have had. This finding is certainly not a shocker as such types of asteroids are rarely seen […]

Arabs and Democracy – Part 1

Arabs and Democracy – Part 1 Many suggest that the uprisings that spread through North Africa and the Middle East are not to be taken as a repetition of the past, but as original experiments that open up new political possibilities, relevant beyond the region, for freedom and democracy. In fact, it is expected that through this […]

Study shows that smells can activate emotional memories

Study shows that smells can activate emotional memories A study conducted by the researchers from Utrecht University in The Netherlands has revealed that smells can trigger powerful and emotional memories from the past more effectively than sounds. This new study supports the theory proposed by Marcel Proust in his novel. The idea is called the […]

President Obama confirms drone strike missions into Pakistan

US President Barack Obama has confirmed that unmanned drones regularly strike suspected militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas. Mr Obama called the strikes a "targeted focused effort at people who are on a list of active terrorists". The US does not routinely speak publicly about drone operations. Mr Obama made his comments during an hour-long video […]

Syria can nosedive into a civil war due to U.N resolutions warns Russia

The Western-Arab drive to adopt a UN resolution on Syria is a "path to civil war", Russian deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov has warned. He told Interfax news agency it would "not lead to a search for compromise". The resolution is set to be discussed at a UN Security Council meeting on the deepening Syrian […]

U.S State Department Okays early French withdrawal from Afghanistan

The State Department raised no resistance Friday to France’s announcement to pull its troops from Afghanistan in 2013, a year ahead of schedule. The move was not abrupt and been coordinated with NATO, the Afghan government and the United States, a State Department spokeswoman said. “What we are gratified by is that this was not […]

President Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready to talk

Iran is ready to revive talks with the world powers, President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said, as toughening sanctions aim at forcing Tehran to sharply scale back its nuclear program. Even so, he insisted that the pressures will not force Iran to give up its demands, including to continue enriching uranium that led to the collapse of […]

Bangladesh erupts with civil unrest as activists are arrested in a battle with Police

Police fired guns and used batons on crowds of stone-throwing opposition activists in several Bangladeshi towns Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 100, a news report and doctors at two hospitals said. The opposition party said 1,200 of its activists were arrested, but the figure could not immediately be confirmed. The […]

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