Sunday, October 28, 2012

Australian new migration policies target India's skilled workforce

Australian new migration policies target India's skilled workforce


Australian new migration policies target India's skilled workforce

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 10:48 PM PDT

Riding on an ambitious plan to tap Asian region, Australia is all set to woo highly skilled population from Asia, including India, in a bid to create an educated, productive work force to boost its ec...


Seven Gaza rockets hit Israel after raid kills militant

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 10:11 PM PDT

Seven rockets fired from Gaza crashed into southern Israel on Sunday without harming anyone, police said, hours after an Israeli air strike killed a Hamas militant.


A New Yorker blogs on waiting for Superstorm Sandy

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:57 PM PDT

Like other New Yorkers, we have stocked up on groceries, candles and filled the bath tub with water.


Two Air India flights delayed due to Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:48 PM PDT

Air India on Monday said its Mumbai-Newark and Delhi-New York flights have been "indefinitely delayed" due to Hurricane Sandy, which is set to hit the East Coast of the United States.


More than 7,400 flights cancelled ahead of huge US storm

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:36 PM PDT

Much of the eastern United States was in lockdown mode on Monday awaiting the arrival of a hurricane dubbed "Frankenstorm" that threatened to wreak havoc on the area with storm surges, driving rain an...


Evacuations, market shutdowns as U.S. braces for Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:01 PM PDT

Hurricane Sandy, which could become the largest storm ever to hit the United States, is set to bring much of the East Coast, including New York and Washington, to a virtual standstill in the next few ...


Hurricane Sandy: All New York transport halted ahead of mega storm

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 08:32 PM PDT

All New York subways, buses and regional trains came to a halt late on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, officials said.


Syria air force bombs cities, truce 'practically over'

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 08:17 PM PDT

Syrian jets bombarded Sunni Muslim regions in Damascus and around the country on Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad kept up air strikes against rebels despite a U.N.-brokered truce t...


Turkey under pressure over Kurdish hunger strike

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:59 PM PDT

The Turkish government is under increasing pressure over how to tackle a hunger strike by hundreds of Kurdish prisoners across the country as the protest nears its eighth week and their health deterio...


Hurricane Sandy and storm surge pose 'worst case scenario'

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:45 PM PDT

The projected storm surge from Hurricane Sandy is a "worst case scenario" with devastating waves and tides predicted for the highly populated New York City metro area, government forecasters said on S...


Hurricane Sandy: Emergency in New York, 370,000 to be evacuated

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:42 PM PDT

Hurricane Sandy, a menacing monster of a storm that forecasters said would bring "life-threatening" flooding, churned toward some of the nation's most densely populated areas on Sunday, prompting wide...


Hurricane Sandy threat puts New York on edge

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:32 PM PDT

The Statue of Liberty reopened after a year of renovation and quickly closed again, the Empire State Building shut its doors and New York airports halted operations on Sunday as the Hurricane Sandy me...


Hurricane Sandy is serious and big: Barack Obama

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:25 PM PDT

President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the storm taking aim at the East Coast is a "serious and big storm" that will be slow-moving and might take time to clear up. The government would "respond b...


Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off Canadian coast

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:17 PM PDT

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, but there were no reports of major damage. Residents in parts of British Columbia were evacuated, but the province appeared to escape th...


Social media helps out as Hurricane Sandy approaches

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:09 PM PDT

Locating the nearest emergency shelter or chatting live with forecasters -- social networks were abuzz with the latest news, tips and reassurance as Americans hunkered down for Hurricane Sandy.


Hurricane Sandy blows US presidential campaign off course

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama frantically sought to close to the deal with voters in the precious few days left in an incredibly close race as this year's October surprise - an unprecedented storm mena...


5 reasons why Sandy is expected to be a superstorm

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Hurricane Sandy is moving slowly toward the north-northeast but is expected to turn to the north and west later Sunday and Monday, forecasters say. At some point, it's expected to become what's known ...


Superstorm Hurricane Sandy forces flight cancellations along US east coast

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 10:39 AM PDT

Airlines cancelled thousands of flights into and from airports along the US east coast ahead of the arrival of a major storm, officials said on Sunday.


Hurricane Sandy: New York City transit to be suspended ahead of storm

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 08:47 AM PDT

New York City will suspend its train, subway and bus service Sunday night ahead of Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to bring strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast, New York Governor ...


Hawaii tsunami warning lifted after 100,000 flee to higher ground

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 08:28 AM PDT

A tsunami warning prompted by a powerful earthquake off the Canadian coast sent at least 100,000 people fleeing from shore to higher ground in Hawaii late on Saturday, but an evacuation order was canc...


British pop star Gary Glitter arrested in sex abuse case

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:48 AM PDT

The sex abuse scandal surrounding the late BBC children's television host Jimmy Savile widened on Sunday as police arrested former rock star and convicted sex offender Gary Glitter in connection with ...


Superstorm Hurricane Sandy could hit hard in Boston, New York, Washington

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:31 AM PDT

Tens of millions of people along the US East Coast girded themselves on Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, a gigantic storm forecast to assault the densely populated region with battering winds, dangerous fl...


7 killed, 100 wounded in Nigeria church bombing

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:11 AM PDT

A suicide bomber rammed an SUV loaded with explosives into a Catholic church holding Mass on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 100 others in an attack th...


Five killed in blast outside shrine in Pakistan

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 06:45 AM PDT

At least five people were killed and 25 others injured when a bomb planted in a bicycle exploded outside a revered Sufi shrine in northwestern Pakistan today.


Al Qaeda inspired groups, minus goal of striking US

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 03:50 AM PDT

Jihadis are flourishing in Africa and the Middle East, but few want to strike directly at America.


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