Jul 29 2008
Militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta region have sabotaged two pipelines belonging to the Dutch oil company, Royal Dutch Shell. The militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) say they carried out the attacks in accordance with...
Jul 29 2008
Aid groups say that UN peacekeepers in Darfur, despite being severely under-equipped, can and must do far more to protect civilians. The joint UN-African Union force known as UNAMID is “in danger of becoming the world’s latest broken...
Jul 29 2008
Zimbabwean opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai is in South Africa to follow up the negotiations with representatives of ZANU-PF party. Tsvangirai’s Chief Spokesman George Sibotshiwe did not reveal the purpose of the visit, but another source in...
Jul 29 2008
American scientists have suggested that using scented air fresheners and laundry products may cause health concerns in some individuals. According to a recent study, products such as fabric softeners, detergents, dryer sheets, liquid spray air...
Jul 29 2008
A British documentary on the Qur’an has angered leading Muslim scholars for making inaccurate statements about the Shia branch of the faith. The depiction of Shia beliefs in the film called ‘The Qur’an broadcast earlier this month,...
Jul 29 2008
The latest Batman movie continues to obliterate box office records while spreading ‘the praise of the Bush administration in a clever way’. A Wall Street Journal editorial says the main objective of the latest Batman epic, The Dark Knight,...
Jul 29 2008
At least six have been killed when a suspected US missile launched across the border in Afghanistan landed in Pakistan’s tribal region. Three others were also wounded in the attack which hit a house adjacent to a mosque in the village of Azam...
Jul 29 2008
The 15th Non-Aligned Movement foreign ministers meeting is now being held (27-30 July 2008) in Tehran. In the three-day event, NAM representatives address the issues of their interests, remarkably those problems and challenges some of the member states...
Jul 29 2008
Iran says it would see the White House in a ‘positive’ light if Washington is committed to adopting a new approach toward Tehran. “Today, we see new behavior shown by the United States and the officials of the United States. My...
Jul 28 2008
A furtive glance upon these pictures makes one believe it’s some serpent crawling onto a flower pot. Innovative design has certainly lent a grace of its own to this seat labeled as Cisca, and fashioned by Juampi Sammartino from Argentina. Is it fit...