Archive for ‘September, 2009’

Police being targeted in Iraq attacks

Police being targeted in Iraq attacks

Police outpost being attacked in Iraqi attacks Seven people died in Ramadi when a police outpost has been attacked by suicide bombing. Nearly 18 have been killed in a series of bombings across Iraq. The blasts on Monday were primarily targeted at Iraqi security forces, which have been the focal point of insurgent attacks since [...]

Former PM of Israel appears in Court

Former PM of Israel appears in Court

Israeli Ex-PM appears in court for criminal charges Former Israeli prime minister,Ehud Olmert appeared in a Jerusalem court to face criminal charges. Olmert owning allegations of fraud, breach of  trust, registering false corporate documents and concealing fraudulent earnings,listened on Friday as parts of a 61-page charge sheet that was read out All the charges and [...]

Elite Saudi University-KAUST Inaugurated

Elite Saudi University-KAUST Inaugurated

Campus view of KAUST KAUST may indirectly challenge conservatism that critics say has stifled progress in Muslim World. Saudi Arabia has established a multibillion dollar,research university built with the intention of promoting scientific freedom. The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST),one of the biggest endowments worldwide with state-of-the-art laboratories and the world’s 14th [...]

Gaza fighters killed by Israeli forces

Gaza fighters killed by Israeli forces

Israeli military fired tank shells and mortars killing two Palestinians near the Gaza border. The two young men, both in their early twenties, Machmud Achmed Muhammed Nazir and Abed al-haft Chalil al-Silawai , were the victims of this attack by Israel. One of the dead Palestinians was a Hamas fighter while the other was from [...]

Rally by Iranians on 'al-Quds Day'

Rally by Iranians on 'al-Quds Day'

Anti-government protests feared on Ahmedinejad’s move to address an al-Quds Day rally Streets of Iranian capital, Tehran filled with pro and anti-government demonstrators have marked the country’s annual palestinian solidarity day. In a defiant intention of a government warning against the annual al-Quds Day rally to protest, the opposition supporters have raised anti-government slogans and [...]

UN Investigation reveals War Crimes in Gaza Conflict

UN Investigation reveals War Crimes in Gaza Conflict

The Global body that is investigating the war crimes in Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza said on Tuesday that they have evidences to show that both sides have committed war crimes during the conflict. “Israel committed actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity, during its December 27-January 18 military operations against Palestinian rocket squads [...]

Pilots end strike, Jet to resume business

Pilots end strike, Jet to resume business

A Jet Airways statement said that the ongoing strike by it’s pilots has been called off as an amicable agreement was reached. Effective Sunday, jet would resume its full schedule of services in all sectors. All crew members will report for their normal rostered duties.  The five-day strike by jet airways pilots was called off [...]

Drug war chief removed by mexico president

Drug war chief removed by mexico president

Mexico’s president has removed Eduardo Medina-Mora, the attorney general, and replaced him with a little-known former law enforcement official. Felipe Calderon told reporters on Monday that Arturo Chavez, a lawyer and former official in the attorney general’s office, would replace Medina-Mora as the point man in the fight against drug cartels. Calderon praised Medina-Mora for [...]

Obama urges children to get educated

Obama urges children to get educated

The US president has called on students across the country to focus on getting a good education, amid criticism from conservative groups and parents accusing him of trying to push his political agenda through the schools system. In a speech on Tuesday at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia that stayed away from references to [...]

Obama urges congress on Healthcare system

Obama urges congress on Healthcare system

The US president has urged congress to agree on sweeping changes to the country’s healthcare system, amid mounting opposition to his own overhaul proposals. Barack Obama delivered a primetime address to a special joint session of the US congress on Wednesday. “I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am [...]