Friday, May 11, 2007 Speaking on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney sent a strong warning to the Iranian leadership. He said that the U.S. would not permit Iran to obtain nuclear weapons. The USS John C. Stennis is currently in Abu Dhabi. The comments are considered more poignant…
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Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer
Thursday, November 8, 2007 What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett Easton Ellisism. It is not for the faint. He has been the toast of the literary elite in New York,…
Markets rally as world’s central banks infuse cash
Thursday, September 18, 2008 Stock indexes around the globe reacted favorably after several national banks announced a joint effort to pump more money into the markets. At 0800 UTC, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank (ECB), the United States Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, and the Swiss National…
Why Buy Diy Carport Kit?
Read More About: Sydney Signwriting Artwrx Why Buy DIY Carport Kit? by Sia BenetCar owners who want to take care of their vehicles and maintain them in an impeccable condition should consider making a carport. You can search for DIY Carport Kit online and you will come across multiple options that are available at different…
National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment
Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took her first steps in the museum, and won a competition organised…
Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire
Friday, March 20, 2009 Following the Pilkhana massacre which occurred February 25 and 26 leaving 74 dead and the inferno at the Bashundhara City shopping mall complex March 13 leaving seven dead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said security measures are being tightened countrywide across Bangladesh. Fire drills will be enacted at all key-point installations (KPI)….
Pakistan: 38 Talibani insurgents killed in two separate attacks in Orakzai area
Sunday, April 4, 2010 Pakistani security forces, aided by artillery and tanks killed 38 Taliban insurgents today in two separate attacks near the Afghanistan border in the Orakzai district of the North-West Frontier Province of the country, according to government officials. Security men say that Orakzai, located to the southwest of Peshawar, became a Taliban…
British government considering new nuclear power stations
April 24, 2005 Advisers to British Prime Minister Tony Blair are suggesting that constructing new nuclear power stations would be the best way to meet the country’s targets on reducing emissions of gases responsible for global warming. The government has a near-term target of cutting emissions below 1997 levels by 20%, and a more ambitious…