The headquarters of MI6 in London. Source/Credit:TheTimes:Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 16:38 , by-AFP British intelligence agencies helped disrupt a plan to kill Western representatives in Libya and attack the country’s interim leaders, Foreign Secretary William Hague said today. In a rare speech on Britain’s secret intelligence efforts, Hague also confirmed […]
BEIJING – There are vulnerabilities in the financial sector, though the financial system is sound overall, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report released on Tuesday, as it called for further reforms. In its first formal evaluation of China’s financial system, the Washington-based lender said China needs to […]
Chinese people are paying for the country’s heavy pollution with their health, the head of the UN Environment Programme says. Achim Steiner said hundreds of thousands of people were affected by premature death and respiratory illnesses because of poor air quality. Read More…
http://s.wsj.net/media/swf/VideoPlayerMain.swf My view and concern: European economies shrinking and Asia expanding. Is it by accident and chance or design?
Source: The Local Scientists in central Germany are working on a method with which they reckon they could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease years before any symptoms are noticed – by looking up patients’ noses. An early diagnosis would give people the chance to try to slow the development of incurable […]
A Zurich church has granted anti-capitalist demonstrators a new site to set up camp after they were cleared by police from the Lindenhof area on Tuesday morning. Demonstrators had been in the area as part of the global Occupy movement which is protesting against the excesses of the financial sector […]
YOUNGSTERS who play video games for more than 12 hours a week risk altering the structure of their brains, a Belgian study claimed. Researchers from the University of Ghent found that teenagers who spend hours gaming have more gray matter in the brain’s pleasure center, known as the ventral striatum. […]
The ax continues to fall on a beleaguered Wall Street. Citigroup is drawing up plans to eliminate about 3,000 jobs, or 1 percent of its global work force, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The bank has already notified some employees who will lose their […]
US MARINES will conduct private exercises by themselves on Australian soil for the first time under a military build-up revealed just hours after President Barack Obama landed for a whirlwind Australian visit. The historic move increases America’s involvement in the booming Asia-Pacific region as a counter to the rise of […]
Natural medicines and therapies can help speed the healing of broken bones. Bones have the amazing ability to heal themselves, and this healing begins before you even see a doctor. However, doctor’s visit is always recommended to ensure that the bones are aligned properly and will join in a clean […]
A trip to the dentist at least twice a year can help to reduce the likelihood of suffering a heart attack or stroke. These are the findings of a group of researchers from the Veterans General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan. The study findings were recently presented at the annual meeting […]
Source / Courtesy: China Daily There are more Chinese college students studying in the US than from any other country for the 2010-2011 academic year. China also remains one of the hottest destinations for American students studying abroad, ranking No 1 among Asian countries. The Institute of International Education and […]
KARACHI: While Shah Mehmood Qureshi continues to be crypticabout his political future, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Sindh leadership says the former foreign minister’s joining the PTI is a ‘done deal’. Party chief Imran […]
Safia Kulow, in the arid centre of Kenya, is in firm control of her economy after she and other traditional Anolei women made big business of camel milk. Now they consider which investments to make to increase revenues from their industry. The camel – long fabled as the ship of […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon Doha, Qatar, where I am early this week, does not seem to be the new political vanguard and locomotive of the Arab world of which many international press reports speak. This view of the emirate comes on the heels of the prominent […]
Why taking risks has helped women power their way into boardrooms around the world, writes Andrew Hill Read more
JAKARTA: Indonesia claimed their 200th medal of the Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday while former Olympic badminton champion Taufik Hidayat made a winning start to his quest for gold in the singles badminton. Indonesia have collected 80 golds after only five full days of competition, nearly double its tally of […]
Occupied Jerusalem: Many residents of occupied East Jerusalem have for decades lived on anonymous streets where home delivery is almost impossible – but that is about to change thanks to a long-awaited plan to name the roads. The programme should end years of confusion and, crucially, give Palestinians in the […]