Archive for: January, 2012

Yousuf Raza Gilani takes a soft tone with the military

Yousuf Raza Gilani takes a soft tone with the military The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has recently given a statement in which he has stated his stance that and willingness to make amends with the military of the country. This has been done by taking a softer line for the top generals […]

Oldest Dinosaur Nesting site discovered in South Africa

A 190-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site has been unearth during an excavation at a site in South Africa. The nesting site is of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus and has revealed major clues about the evolution of the reproductive behaviours in early dinosaurs. This latest nesting ground predates all previously unearthed nesting sites by almost 100 million […]

Apple ends up with a huge pile of cash, assisted by huge sales in October-December quarter – Part 1

Apple release its iPad 2 in the summers and iPhone 4S at the start of the winter. The couple of gadgets are Apple’s flagship products make most of the bread and butter these days. The holiday season including Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday and Christmas, is famous and optimal for huge sales of electronic products […]

Apple ends up with a huge pile of cash, assisted by huge sales in October-December quarter – Part 2

I’m not sure what Apple will actually do here, but you can bet that Apple’s fairly brief comments on the matter on the call are going to trigger a whole new round of speculation on what to do with the money. AAPL in late trading is up $33.15, or 7.9%, to $453.56. Many experts expect […]

Gilani back downs from a confrontation with powerful military

Gilani back downs from a confrontation with powerful military Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf raza Gilani on Wednesday appeared to back down from a confrontation with the top leadership of country’s military, as he withdrew from remarks he had made earlier against powerful army and ISI chiefs saying the country could not afford friction […]

Researchers found world’s smallest vertebrate, a tiny frog

Researchers found world’s smallest vertebrate, a tiny frog Researchers have found a tiny frog in Papua New Guinea what they claim is the smallest vertebrate of the world. The discovery of the frog was published in the journal PLoS One and the researchers proclaimed the frog, Paedophryne amanuensis, as the world’s smallest spinal animal. The […]

Syrian Foreign Minister blasts international attempts to condemn Syria

Saying that “half the universe” was conspiring against his country, the Syrian foreign minister forcefully rejected a regional attempt to broker an end to the 10-month conflict here on Tuesday and suggested that there would be no end to the government’s use of force to put down the uprising. Speaking to reporters in Damascus, the […]

Steve Jobs’ action doll removed after legal complaints from Apple and Jobs’ family

Steve Jobs’ action doll removed after legal complaints from Apple and Jobs’ family After a legal challenge from the Steve Jobs’ family and the Apple, the makers of a Steve Jobs action doll have removed the figurine from sale. The doll manufacturers, Hong Kong-based In Icons posted a notice on its website which said that […]

American special representative for Af-Pak region dismisses speculation of talks with the Taliban

No peace talks with the Taliban this week: That was the short message on Sunday from the American envoy charged with starting those negotiations. Stopping here in Kabul this weekend on his way to Qatar, where the insurgents are in the process of opening an office, the envoy, Marc Grossman, implicitly rejected reports that he […]

Gadhafi supporters seize major town in Libya as domestic violence continues

Loyalists of the late dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi have seized control of a Libyan town and raised the ousted regime’s green flag, an official and commander said Tuesday. The retaking of Bani Walid comes as Libya’s new leaders have struggled to unify the oil-rich North African nation three months after Gadhafi was captured and killed. […]

United Kingdom considers deploying naval assets to Strait of Hormuz

Britain could send extra military assets to the Strait of Hormuz to deter any attempt by Iran to block Persian Gulf oil tanker traffic, the country’s defense secretary said Tuesday, as Tehran accused the European Union of trying to create tension with a ban on the purchase of its oil. Two British and French warships […]

Ogra burdening the consumers with new tariffs – Pakistan oil and gas sector update

Ogra burdening the consumers with new tariffs – Pakistan oil and gas sector update ISLAMABAD – Succumbing to the pressure of the federal government, Ogra has granted permission to rub salt on the injuries of gas consumers in a bid to pay the cost of reinstated employees, it is reliably learned. Sources privy to the […]

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