The $438 million bribe from the nation-state

On July 24, 2007, the European Union, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his sometimes estranged wife, Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz Sarkozy, playing prominent roles, secured the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor wrongly incarcerated in Libya for over nin …

Chinese economic medicine: Road and rails - International Herald Tribune

Democrats in Washington have put aside initial calls for starting big transportation projects, with the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives allocating less than 5 percent of spending for the construction of highways, rail lines and mass transit programs.

Artificial pheromone can doom the whole population

A synthetic "chemical sex smell" could help rid North America's Great Lakes of a devastating pest, scientists say.

Bush leaves office; job growth worst since WWII

George W Bush leaves the US presidency on Tuesday with the worst employment growth record of any American leader since World War II, it has emerged. The previous low had been set by Bush's father, George HW Bush, with an annual job growth rate of 0.59 per cent.

How Will Clinton Navigate Between Bill and Barack? | Newsweek Politics: The Obama Presidency | Newsweek.com

Can Hillary corral her commanding personality and submit to President Obama's direction as secretary of state? And then, of course, there is Bill himself, whose activities will no doubt be her biggest headache. It shall be more about containing the egos of all involved in limit …

BBC NEWS | Technology | Intel's Classmate comes to the UK

A new version of a laptop originally designed by Intel for the developing world is making its debut in the UK. Maybe a solution for digital-divide seen in developed world. "The research we did across both the developing and the developed world showed that human beings are actua …

BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Blair awarded top medal by Bush

A week before he leaves office President George W Bush bestowed the honour on Mr Blair for his work to "improve the lives of citizens". I wonder the lives of "which" citizens?! resident Bush has handed out 78 during his eight years in power. Maybe to the leaders of all those c …

BBC NEWS | What next for George W Bush?

He has already said he plans to work on his presidential library, and write a book.

In improving ties with India, Bush can claim a foreign policy success - International Herald Tribune

It is possible that the love-fest stoked by Singh and Bush will, with time, come to be seen as Bush's enduring overseas accomplishment: the cultivation of India, long prickly about empires, as a partner of the sole superpower.

Hybrid engines | Hacking the hybrid | The Economist

PRIUS owners are a lot like Macintosh fans. They appreciate the product's clean design, ingenious packaging, user friendliness and clever engineering.

Pirates release hijacked Saudi supertanker - CNN.com

A ransom is believed to have been paid to the hijackers, according to a U.S.

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Black holes 'preceded galaxies'

It has long been debated whether black holes or galaxies came first. In the present AAS meeting at Long Beach, California, it seems to have been solved and pretty amazingly, it is black holes which are older.

More internet censorship in China | Cracking down on dissent | The Economist

Little freedom created as a consequences of free market is creating more annoyance to the chinese government in this crisis period.

Op-Ed Contributor - From Munich to Mumbai - NYTimes.com

Finally there are some praising words on how indian forces handled the situation during Mumbai attacks. Although it took longer to take concrete action, the final assault was really effective, leaving almost no casualities among hostages.

Environment » Blog Archive » Indian canal changes course for rare bird | Blogs | Reuters.com

A rare example shows what a democracy and independent judicial system can deliver even in such a large country of over billion people and one of the fastest growing economy.

Iran plans manned space mission in 10 years

I appreciate any nation making serious effort in space missions. One should not underestimate prowess of any nation in this regard. The space industry should be diversified in the coming future to see any immediate progress.

India frustrated by a rudderless Pakistan

The British strategy of dividing the nation before leaving the soil seems to be a real culprit of this continued problem. Otherwise two nations of the same culture and history, and which shared the very peaceful freedom struggle could never be expected to be enemy.

Google Maps Tests Walking Directions

It seems that navigation systems are always meant for car owners. Now almost all new smartphones are getting navigation system, what about the people who are walking in the city and searching for particular place? Well, Google Maps is working on such solution.

'Crude price:India's oil demand not behind spike'

Market analysts and political commentators, particularly in the US, have in recent times blamed growth in fuel demand in India and China for the record crude prices of over $143 but Deora said growth in consumption in India was lower than many of the heavily subsidised nations.  …

AppleInsider | Five undisclosed features of Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Although Apple is marketing Mac OS X Snow Leopard as an operating system update with "no new features," under the hood improvements will actually translate into a slew of new enhancements The most I liked is that applications are getting slimmer Mail has also seen its heft shav …

Why India's Reliance Is Going Hollywood

Indian conglomerate run by Anil Ambani, a sixth richest person in the world, is signing big deals silently as well as in public with Hollywood biggies. This could lead to outbound M&A activities from India also in entertainment industry in Hollywood.

For Bhai Mohan, Ranbaxy was an estranged son

The acquisition of majority stake in the leading pharmaceutical company of India isn't necessarily a setback to global aspiration of indian pharma industry. The industry's prowess cannot be underestimated. It seems the whole matter is more of family matter.

Eye on Asia For Indian Pharma, a Demoralizing Ranbaxy Deal - BusinessWeek

Is it really so demoralizing for vibrant indian pharma industry?

The Smallest Extrasolar Planet Found

The smallest solar planet has been discovered using microlensing technique by the consortia OGLE-MOA.

The real reason why oil prices are rising

Readers may note that oil is internationally traded in New York and London and denominated in US dollar only. Naturally, it has been opined by experts that since the advent of oil futures, oil prices are no longer controlled by OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries).

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