Darwin, Lincoln conjoined in nation's evolution
Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln never met, but they were exact contemporaries. Both were born on Feb. 12, 1809 -- Darwin into a very comfortable family in Shropshire, England; Lincoln into...
View ArticleCyber-crime offers $7 million weekly payout
Arab News MADRID: The first Security Blogger Summit was held at the Circulo de Bellas Artes on Feb. 3. Organized by Panda Security, the event brought together 200 people involved in IT security and...
View Article2009 Nissan Rogue
Complaint: This is a mild-mannered, city/suburban commuter vehicle. Anyone thinking that it will in any way demonstrate the hot highway performance implied by its name will be sorely disappointed....
View ArticleRevolutions In Sound [WBR 50th Anniversary] [Web Clip] (Video)
Official music video for the track Revolutions In Sound [WBR 50th Anniversary] [Web Clip] (Video) by WBR 50th Anniversary....
View ArticleThe real threat
Saturday, May 16, 2009 Asif Ezdi Our American friends have been telling us for sometime now that the real threat to Pakistan comes not from India but from Islamic militancy. Pakistan should therefore...
View ArticleRobert Fisk: Symbols are not enough to win battle in Iran
You don't overthrow Islamic revolutions with car headlights. And definitely not with candles. Peaceful protest might have served Gandhi well, but the Supreme Leader's Iran is not going to worry about a...
View ArticlePoliced by Nascar, Some Drivers Crave Speedometers
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - Unlike a driver nabbed going 70 miles per hour in a 55-m.p.h. zone, Juan Pablo Montoya could not talk his way out his speeding ticket. Not when Nascar was the traffic cop....
View ArticleJupiter picked up temporary moon
JUPITER snared a passing comet in the middle of the last century, eventually releasing it 12 years later, astronomers reported today. Data presented at the European Planetary Science Congress in...
View ArticleJamie Oliver, like me, is finding out what Americans think of pushy Brits
Food Revolutions, the US version of Jamie's Ministry of Food, is meeting a hostile reception. My advice? Embrace the hate...
View ArticleChina model for east's green revolution
The Centre has proposed to replicate the Chinese model of 'green revolution' in a bid to promote hybrid rice in the eastern states of India. Drawing lessons from the success stories of the Chinese, the...
View ArticleSarkozy's Crackdown on Crime or on 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!'?
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. While France begins its voluntary and sometimes coerced repatriations of Roma Gypsies-due to French President Nicolaus Sarkozy's crackdown on...
View ArticlePope: Dictatorships can only be destructive
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI, who spent his youth in Hitler's Germany, says dictators boast that they will change the world, but just bring destruction. The pontiff's reflections on what he calls...
View ArticleEgypt and Iran; Different looks at people power
CAIRO – No sooner had the announcement come than the streets of Cairo exploded in joyful celebration. The hated autocrat was gone. A new era was ushered in with cheers, tears and the cacophony of car...
View ArticlePost-Mubarak, Egypt protesters now pushing army
CAIRO (AP) -- A week after Hosni Mubarak's fall, the young activists who launched Egypt's uprising are pushing to ensure the final prize, a real democracy. But already they see threats. The new...
View ArticlePressure mounts on Libya's Gaddafi
Internal and international pressure is mounting on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to stand down from power as protests continue against his 42-year rule. Within the country, anti-government protesters...
View ArticleDubai Customs foiled bid to smuggle 51 fraud credit cards heading to the...
Dubai, February 28: Dubai Customs at Dubai International Airport has foiled bid to smuggle 51 counterfeit bank credit cards valued at Dh1million by an...
View ArticleRashid Khalidi shares insights on revolutions in Arab world
By Reem Harb Daily Star staff Thursday, March 17, 2011 - Powered by --> BEIRUT: The revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia qualify as a “world historical moment” but the most difficult tasks are yet to...
View ArticleIsrael president: Great hopes for Arab revolutions
GENEVA – President Shimon Peres of Israel says popular revolutions in the Middle East could give his country better neighbors, if Arab...
View ArticleWomen part of uprising, says UN chief
ONE of the most significant aspects of revolutions in the Middle East and Africa is that women are participating, and the movements must respect women's fundamental rights in order to succeed, UN...
View ArticlePromise of Arab Uprisings Is Threatened by Divisions
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The revolutions and revolts in the Arab world, playing out over just a few months across two continents, have proved so inspirational to so many because they offer a new sense of...
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