In the recent memory, the solar eclipse created a wonderful scene as it showed a “ring of fire” in the sky. The solar eclipse was visible on both sides of the pacific. People from Asia to western USA witnessed this phenomenon of nature on Sunday and Monday. For those who do not know about the […]
May 21 2012 | Posted in
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Fierce fighting between regime troops and armed rebels rocked parts of Damascus overnight, monitors said on Sunday, as the G8 called for a “political transition” to end relentless violence sweeping Syria. The clashes in the Syrian capital came hours after a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria’s biggest city, killing […]
May 20 2012 | Posted in
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(Reuters) – Google said on Saturday that Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, the last regulatory hurdle to a deal that would allow the world’s No. 1 Internet search engine to develop its own line of smart phones. Google, which will be the newest entrant to the handset market, […]
May 20 2012 | Posted in
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IOM to work with China to protect trafficking victims IOM is today hosting a four-day workshop in Beijing for senior Chinese counter-trafficking police and immigration officials to strengthen mechanisms designed to protect and assist victims of human trafficking. The training, which is being attended by over 30 central and provincial officials from the Ministries of […]
May 15 2012 | Posted in
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India said Tuesday it would cut purchases of Iranian oil by 11 per cent following pressure from the United States to join a drive to isolate the Islamic republic over its disputed nuclear programme. Indian refiners expect to import 15.5 million metric tons of crude from Iran in the fiscal year that began April 1, […]
May 15 2012 | Posted in
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China, Japan and South Korea are worried about the implications of North Korean plans of becoming a nuclear power China, Japan and South Korea have said that North Korea’s plans of becoming the third nuclear power in Asia are unacceptable. On May 13, South Korean president, Lee Myun-Bak said that the three countries are totally […]
May 13 2012 | Posted in
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(Reuters) – A California judge tossed out a lawsuit in which the Chinese firm Proview Electronics Co Ltd accused Apple Inc of tricking them into selling the "iPad" name for less than it might have. Proview, which is also suing Apple in China over alleged illegal use of the iPad name, filed a lawsuit in California superior […]
May 9 2012 | Posted in
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The director has claimed that he is completely focussing on one project at the time being which is the sequel to much acclaimed, Avatar. He insisted that he has only directed two films in the last 16 years as he wants to give his all to a project and wants it to be perfect in […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday expressed hope that India will take measures for mutual trade, saying that the well-being Indians and Pakistanis depended on the normalization of ties. Speaking to the 2nd Economic Conference, organized by Jang Groups and Times of India, in Lahore, the prime minister observed, “The engine of economic […]
Yahoo Inc could be weeks away from selling 15 to 25 percent of Alibaba Group’s stock back to China’s largest e-commerce company, in a deal designed to eliminate complexities that had scuttled the parties’ previous negotiations, a person familiar with the matter said. The two companies have been in talks for a month, the person […]
May 6 2012 | Posted in
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Chen Guangcheng comes out of American Embassy in China Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese citizen who had sought asylum in USA embassy in Beijing, has finally come out after developing understanding with the Chinese government. Expressing her delight over this peaceful development, USA secretary of state, Hillary Clinton said, “I am pleased that we were able […]
May 2 2012 | Posted in
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(Reuters) – Sometimes even eye-popping results are not enough. Apple Inc’s shares rallied on Wednesday on the back of another spectacular quarter that included soaring iPhone sales in China, but the naysayers are still asking if the most valuable American company might need yet another revolutionary product in the next year to sustain its sizzling growth. […]
Apr 26 2012 | Posted in
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