Posts Tagged ‘News’

Somali pirates on Thursday demanded $25 million in ransom to be paid within 10 days in exchange for the release of a Saudi oil super tanker and its 25 crew members. The pirates armed with Kalashnikov rifles and rocket-launchers seized the Sirius Star tanker on Saturday. The tanker is fully loaded with two million barrels of crude oil worth $100 million and is ... Full story

Goa government in India, have decided to give some more time to smokers! Because it is tourist season in Goa. Well, the state government says that it wants to create more awareness among people before enforcing it. The ban on smoking in public places, that came into effect on October 2, 2008, will be now enforced in Goa from 1st January.... Full story

On Tuesday, US President George W Bush honored the members of the US military aboard the USS Intrepid, a World War II- era aircraft carrier which is now a museum in New York harbor. The ceremony to rededicate the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum after a renovation was part of Veterans Day celebrations across the nation to honor veterans on the 90th ... Full story

On Sunday, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israeli police had to rush to the scene as a mass fight broke out between the Greek Orthodox and Armenian monks. The fight began during a procession of Armenian clergymen commemorating the 4th-century discovery of the cross believed to have been used to crucify Jesus. The Greeks objected to the march without one ... Full story

At least 20 people were killed and another 21 injured in a tragic accident during the sea trial of a Russian nuclear submarine. According to a Russian naval spokesman the incident on Saturday occurred due to failure of a fire extinguishing system. There was 208 people on board and the nuclear reactor of the submarine is reported to be intact with normal levels ... Full story

Barack Obama fever have swept USA, as well as the whole world, following his historic election victory on Tuesday. Now spammers and fraudsters worldwide are busy using his name to spread malware and viruses, network security companies said on Friday. Sophos reported that about 60 percent of all spam seen by the lab on Wednesday was in some way Obama related.... Full story

United States Consulate General in Kolkata, India, has issued travel advisories to all Americans traveling to or residing in Assam to avoid the areas affected by October 30 serial bomb blasts, besides prohibiting US government employees, from visiting the state without permission. The advisory, issued after the explosions that killed over 85 people and injured more then 400, ... Full story

American best-selling author Michael Crichton, who is better known for being the author of technological thrillers like "The Andromeda Strain" and "Jurassic Park", died on November 4, 2008, in Los Angeles. He was 66 years old and lived in Santa Monica, California. According to a statement released by his family, the author passed away following a "courageous and private battle against cancer".... Full story

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, 23, on Thursday was crowned Bhutan's fifth dragon king in a lavish ceremony in Thimpu, the capital of the tiny Himalayan state. Jigme Khesar was handed over the Raven Crown by his father, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, 53, in the presence of dignitaries from 32 countries. With this, the Oxford-educated bachelor, becomes the youngest reigning monarch in the world.... Full story

Indian shooter Gagan Narang, who missed the final round at the Beijing Games, proved that he is not an ordinary shooter by creating a new world record and winning the gold in the 10m air rifle event in the World Cup finals in Bangkok on Wednesday. In a tough tournament, dominated by Beijing Games medallists Chinese Zhu Qinan and Finn Henn Hakkinen, Narang ... Full story