The World Cup and the credit crunch have all influenced the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English. The vuvuzela, a horn instrument blown by football fans during the World Cup in South Africa, is one new entry. And recent financial problems led to the introduction of toxic debt – debt which has a [...]
British children as young as five are contacting a charity helpline to talk about their parents drinking or using drugs. ChildLine which is run by the NSPCC took almost 2,300 calls last year from youngsters who said their parents were drug addicts. And the charity says it also fielded more than 4,000 calls from children [...]
President Barack Obama didn’t want this weekend’s getaway to Florida’s Gulf Coast to be a repeat of past beach trips, where the media spent days commenting on his toned physique. When press photographers snapped the president elect baring his upper torso during a Hawaii beach vacation in late 2008, for instance, Webby pandemonium ensued. But [...]
Even when you’re one of the largest mobile companies in the world (and certainly the largest for the business elite), things change when you find yourself at odds with a sovereign nation. Or a few. That’s the situation RIM is in right now as they attempt to reconcile their longtime promise to users (uncompromising encryption [...]
After being arrested, suspects wait to be processed, some will have their immigration status checked by a fingerprint scanner at a 287(g) processing s AP – After being arrested, suspects wait to be processed, some will have their immigration status checked … WASHINGTON – Records show that about 47,000 people have been removed or deported [...]
LAGOS — As President Goodluck Jonathan prepares to visit the United States of America next month for the United Nations General Assembly, Vanguard can reveal that the America’s determination to secure its interest in the global energy war is the strongest motive for Washington’s preference for the candidacy of Dr. Goodluck Johathan in the 2011 [...]
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON – Nothing projects U.S. global air and sea power more vividly than supercarriers. Bristling with fighter jets that can reach deep into even landlocked trouble zones, America’s virtually invincible carrier fleet has long enforced its dominance of the high seas. China may soon put an end to that. U.S. naval [...]
NEW DELHI — This city is famous for its snarled traffic and infamous for its unruly drivers — aggressive rule-breakers who barrel through red lights, ignore crosswalks and veer into bicycle or bus lanes to find open routes. Enlarge This Image A photo posted to Facebook showed a man riding a motorcycle without a helmet. [...]
MAM DHERI, Pakistan – This village in Pakistan’s troubled Swat Valley suffered through years of Taliban rule and months of battles between Islamist militants and the army. But for a man who has seen it all, that’s nothing compared to the last three days of flooding. Pakistan’s impoverished northwest has been wracked by the worst [...]
Haitian singer, Wyclef Jean, is considering a bid for the presidency of his earthquake-shattered homeland, where he is a popular figure, but has not yet decided whether to run in November’s election. In a statement sent to the media on Tuesday, the family of the former Fugees star, who has served as ambassador-at-large under the [...]
KABUL, Afghanistan — The body of a missing American sailor who was captured in Logar Province was found Sunday, according to a statement released Tuesday from a NATO spokesman. At War The dead sailor was one of two Americans captured by the Taliban on Friday, and a large-scale search was undertaken to find them. The [...]
ISLAMABAD – A passenger jet that officials suspect veered off course in monsoon rains and thick clouds crashed into hills overlooking Pakistan’s capital Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board and scattering body parts and twisted metal far and wide. The Airblue jet’s crash was the deadliest ever in Pakistan, and just the latest tragedy [...]
Adobe Buys Swiss Company Day Software For $240 Million Adobe is strengthening its product portfolio with its intention to acquire Swiss firm Day Software, which makes Web content management systems aimed at marketers. Adobe announced an all-cash tender offer for Day’s shares. The purchase price is approximately $240 million. Many of Adobe’s products, such as [...]
25 Dead in Afghanistan as Bus Hits Mine KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 25 people were killed early Wednesday in southern Afghanistan when a bus struck a roadside mine, officials said. At least 20 other passengers were wounded when the bus hit the mine in Farah Province, officials said. The bus was traveling to Kabul [...]
One being a Cybernomad. Inhabiting cyberspace is something that should suit wanderlust. Cyberspace provides a relatively free environment for one to migrate from one location to the other. Cybernomadism, the habit of constantly migrating from one location in cyberspace to another, seems very attractive for many reasons. With the collapse of community in real life, [...]
SYDNEY – A boat made out of 12,500 recycled plastic bottles sailed into Sydney Harbour on Monday, four months after it set out from San Francisco on a journey across the Pacific Ocean meant to raise awareness about the perils of plastic waste. The crew of the Plastiki, a 60-foot (18.2 meter) catamaran that weathered [...]
What’s Killing the Animals at Ukraine’s Biggest Zoo? Samka the rhino looks sad. When her longtime companion, Boy the elephant, died in April, she watched over his body for an entire day until it was taken away. Today, the elephant’s pen sits empty. Boy is just one of several animals at Kiev Zoo – including [...]
The Nigerian government yesterday refuted reports indicting its citizen in the recent bomb blast which claimed the lives of 76 people in Kamapala, Uganda. Three viewing centres were simultaneously bombed in Uganda during the final of the South Africa 2010 World Football competition between Spain and Holland on July 11th, leading to 74 deaths and [...]
