Archive for ‘December, 2009’

Messi Crowned FIFA World Player of the Year

Messi Crowned FIFA World Player of the Year

Zurich:World Football’s ruling body FIFA crowned Barcelona and Argentinean striker Lionel Messi as the World Player of the Year at a FIFA gala ceremony in Zurich. This almost completes his collection of football’s greatest accolades. Messi easily beat the last two winners – Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka – along with his Barcelona teammates Xavi Hernandez [...]

Meeting at angola between OPEC ministers

Meeting at angola between OPEC ministers

Angola: In Luanda, Angola’s capital, member’s of oil production company OPEC have gathered, but analyst have shown favor not to change the production quotas. The meeting held on Tuesday in African nation saw a gathering of ministers from 12 member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Africa has recently emerged as oil power. This meeting [...]

Guantanamo detainees being transferred by United States

Guantanamo detainees being transferred by United States

About 12 detainees from Guantanamo Bay detention in Cuba were being transferred by United States to their respective countries. There were Six Yemenis, four afghans and two Somalian prisoners who were transferred. These transfers were carried out between the individual countries and the United States to ensure that  proper security measures were carried out. “Consultations [...]

UN on “Copenhagen Accord” A soluton for climate change.

UN on “Copenhagen Accord” A soluton for climate change.

The United nation has agreed the non-binding pact by the United States, China, India and South Africa and brought an end to the 193 nation climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark to an end on Saturday. Many of the UN member countries are not much satisfied by the climate accord, and are telling that they will [...]

A huge Guinea massacre: several bodies found missing.

A huge Guinea massacre: several bodies found missing.

More than 100 people were killed when the Guinean soldiers open fired at the people protesting in a stadium on September 28 in the capital city of Conakry. But the strange thing is that several bodies of the protesters killed during the firing were missing, their relatives reported. Some of the dead bodies were taken [...]

Israel stole organs of dead palestinians without their family permission

Israel stole organs of dead palestinians without their family permission

Jerusalem: Adding up yet another feather to its war crimes, Israel has confessed of having used the organs of dead Palestinians for transplantation, without the permission of their families. This hidden fact revealed when the Israel’s abu kabir forensic center head, Dr. Jehuda Hiss was interviewed by an American academic in the year 2000. Due [...]

Amartya sen says no home work for basic education

Amartya sen says no home work for basic education

A trust running actively in Kolkata by the name Pratichi India trust has done a survey recently. According to their survey, 78 percent of the primary school going children belonging to rural areas are forced to take private tuition. Most of these students belong to underprevilage families where there parents who are illiterate cannot help [...]

The Iraqi PM reorganises the country’s security forces

The Iraqi PM reorganises the country’s security forces

The deadly bomb attacks in Baghdad woke the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri Al-Maliki. He has reorganized the leadership of the country’s security forces. On Wednesday Lieutenant-General Ahmed Hashem Awoudeh, the deputy army chief of staff, and Lieutenant-General Abboud Qanbar, the head of Baghdad security were commanded to exchange positions. On Tuesday across the Iraqi capital [...]

Telangana state declared by congress

Telangana state declared by congress

In a sudden outcome to the ongoing efforts and agitation for a separate Telangana state, congress declared that the process of forming an independent telangana state shall be initiated soon. Home Minister P Chidambaram on late Wednesday night announced that the process of forming the state of Telangana will be initiated. “Resolution will be moved [...]

India and Russia co-operate in the peaceful use of nuclear technology

India and Russia co-operate in the peaceful use of nuclear technology

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) with the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) In Moscow on Monday: The two leaders, Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister and the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev have signed an agreement to co-operate in the peaceful use of nuclear technology. A permission of an addition in atomic fuel exports from [...]