Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Debate persists on deadly flu made airborne

Debate persists on deadly flu made airborne


Debate persists on deadly flu made airborne

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 11:26 PM PST

The young scientist, normally calm and measured, seemed edgy when he stopped by his boss's office. "You are not going to believe this one," he told Ron Fouchier, a virologist at the Erasmus Medical Ce...


Pakistan president hits out at 'conspiracies'

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 10:05 PM PST

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that the best way to pay tribute to slain premier Benazir Bhutto on the fourth anniversary of her death was to foil anti-democracy "conspiracies".


Student from India shot in UK: Report

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 09:38 PM PST

A student from India died after he was shot in Salford in North West England, reports the BBC. The student, who was 23, was with a large group of other Indian students, according to the report, when t...


Man in Santa suit killed 6 relative, then himself

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 08:49 PM PST

Police in a quiet Fort Worth suburb worked Monday to piece together a family history after a man dressed in a Santa Claus suit apparently shot six relatives and himself on Christmas.


China launches super-speed test train

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 08:59 AM PST

China has launched its first test train that is said to be capable of reaching 500 km per hour from the present 300 km per hour a feat if accomplished would be a big leap forward in high speed train t...


New North Korean leader ascends to party leadership

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 04:09 AM PST

North Korea indicated on Monday that Kim Jong-un, the son and successor of its deceased leader, Kim Jong-il, was being elevated to the top of the ruling Workers' Party's hierarchy, calling him head of...


Iran building its second naval destroyer

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 12:50 AM PST

The Iranian navy is constructing its second modern destroyer, which enjoys capabilities in surface-to-air, surface-to-surface and sub-surface operations.


5 Pakistanis jailed for running 'sham' marriage gang in UK

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 12:39 AM PST

A fake marriage gang, which involved five Pakistani men and several Slovak women, has been jailed for manipulating the marriage system to flout UK immigration laws.


Suicide attacker kills 7 at Baghdad checkpoint

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 11:54 PM PST

A suicide bomber set off a car bomb Monday at a checkpoint leading to the Iraqi Interior Ministry, killing seven people and injuring 32 others, officials said.


Is the Pakistan government planning to sack General Kayani, ISI chief?

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 11:41 PM PST

The Pakistan government is seriously contemplating the removal of army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, and ISI head Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha, against the backdrop of a standoff on a memo alleging ...


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