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Who should get $50mn Bin Laden bounty? Some say 9/11 victims

Mon, 09/05/2011 - 20:02 by NeelamGoswami

Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, questions are being raised about what to do with the hefty bounty offered for the capture or killing of the al-Qaida leader.

Fresh violence between Christians and Muslims in Egypt, 12 killed

Mon, 09/05/2011 - 13:11 by Yasser Ali

The burning of a church amid rising violence between Christians and Muslims in Egypt has widened the communal rift among the two communities.

Native Americans hurt by Geronimo use for Osama, demand apology

Sun, 08/05/2011 - 16:05 by Yasser Ali

Native Americans have condemned the use of the word Geronimo by U.S. Navy seals to refer to terrorist Osama bin Laden.

Pakistanis criticize govt. for failing to notice Bin Laden raid

Sun, 08/05/2011 - 14:19 by Yasser Ali

Take this. The U.S. Navy SEALs get down at Abbottabad, Pakistan in a helicopter, kill Osama bin Laden, and return to Afghanistan, without the Pakistani government even getting a hint of it!

Osama bin Laden shot dead by US forces in firefight

Mon, 02/05/2011 - 15:21 by Neka Sehgal

Osama bin Laden, the slippery chief of the dreaded terrorist outfit Al-Qaeda, was shot dead by a CIA-led team at a compound inside Pakistan Sunday night, bringing to a close the world's highest-profile manhunt of the decade.

Japan bars rice planting in radiation-contaminated soil

Sat, 09/04/2011 - 15:27 by Yasser Ali

Japan's government has said that it would not allow farmers to plant rice in soil that has been contaminated with radioactive isotopes from the nuclear plants.

Radiation at Japan’s nuclear plant rises to dangerous levels

Sun, 27/03/2011 - 15:18 by Yasser Ali

The nuclear crisis in Japan seems to have thrown up a new surprise as officials reported a drastic rise in radiation levels in one of the nuclear plants.

Radiation from Japan reaches Las Vegas

Sun, 27/03/2011 - 14:14 by Yasser Ali

In what is seen as a predictable development in the nuclear crisis affecting Japan, it has been reported that tiny amounts of radiation have traveled all the way from Japan and reached Las Vegas.

Japan quake disaster may hit global business

Tue, 15/03/2011 - 16:52 by Anter Prakash Singh

While the devastation caused by the earthquake in Japan is still being assessed, economists have already expressed fears that the disaster in Japan could affect the businesses throughout the world with the most impact on the automobile, machine tools and electronics sector.

Japan on verge of nuclear disaster

Tue, 15/03/2011 - 14:02 by Yasser Ali

Japan’s worst fears seem to be coming true. Three explosions have hit its nuclear plant and released dangerous radiation in the atmosphere.

Japan earthquake: 2000 bodies wash ashore, 2nd blast at nuclear plant

Mon, 14/03/2011 - 13:52 by NeelamGoswami

About 2,000 bodies were found Monday on two shores at Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Japan following last Friday's catastrophic earthquake and ensuing enormous tsunami, Kyodo News agency reported.

Hawaii escapes tsunami fury

Sat, 12/03/2011 - 16:04 by Anter Prakash Singh

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre had given a tsunami warning in Hawaii but the sate has escaped the devastation.