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Mount Everest Expedition Ends In A Fistfight

Mount Everest Expedition Ends In A Fistfight

An argument with Sherpas resulted to the end of an expedition of three climbers on Mount Everest. The climbers revealed that they were near Camp Three before they were accused of kicking ice on Sherpas below them. This happened while the guides were setting up ropes for the ascent. An argument followed before the climbers […]

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) Sales And Profit Exceed Expectations

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) Sales And Profit Exceed Expectations

Sales and profit for Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) surpassed expectations of analysts as shown in a report that was released recently. The earnings of the company reached $118.8 million for the first quarter or around $1.10 per share. This is higher than the $108.2 million and $0.88 per share earned by the company during the same […]

European Fighters In Syria Raise Fears In EU

European Fighters In Syria Raise Fears In EU

The European Union’s anti-terrorism chief Gilles de Kerchove said in an recent interview that there are a good number of European citizens that are fighting in the civil war in Syria for the rebel forces, against the regime of president Bashar al-Assad. De Kerchove said in the a BBC interview that close to 500 EU […]

Microsoft Patents Provided To ZTE Following Agreement

Microsoft Patents Provided To ZTE Following Agreement

A number of Microsoft patents were provided by the software giant to companies that produce a good number of Android devices that are currently available in the US and international market. The company revealed its patent-licensing pact with ZTE, a China-based manufacturer. The agreement was part of the drive of Microsoft to sign deals with […]

John Kerry Tells NATO To Prepare For Chemical Weapons In Syria

John Kerry Tells NATO To Prepare For Chemical Weapons In Syria

John Kerry gave a statement urging NATO to be prepared for the possibility that Syria is using chemical weapons against the rebels in a civil war that spans more than two years. The statement comes shortly after an Israeli intelligence official said Bashar Assad, the much contested Syrian president, has been using chemical weapons against […]

Al Qaeda In Iran Link To Canada Plot Surprise Experts

Al Qaeda In Iran Link To Canada Plot Surprise Experts

Two men were arrested recently on the suspicion that they were planning to derail a train, and the police revealed that Al Qaeda elements based in Iran were supposedly behind the plan. But a number of experts were surprised by this statement. According to Barbara Slavin of the Atlantic Council, the link does not make […]

Experts Say N Korea Needs More Tests To Develop Nuclear Missile

Experts Say N Korea Needs More Tests To Develop Atomic Bomb

Siegfried Hecker, a United States scientist and Stanford University professor said that N Korea needs at least one more test before they can develop a truly functional nuclear missile. Professor Hecker was the last westerner to visit North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex in 2010. He said that the small Asian country needs at least one […]

Muslim Brotherhood Senior Leader Links The War In Mali To The Boston Bombing

Muslim Brotherhood Senior Leader Links The War In Mali To The Boston Bombing

A Muslim Brotherhood senior leader indicated that the deadly blasts during the Boston Marathon may be linked to the war in Mali, the chaos in Iraq and Syria, and the shaky peace agreement between the PKK separatists and Turkey. Although Essam el-Erian condemned the twin blasts, he also linked the attack to a number of […]

Pakistani Taliban Deny Responsibility For Boston Attacks

Pakistani Taliban Deny Responsibility For Boston Attacks

Ehsanullah Ehsan spokesman for the Taliban organization in Pakistan said to the press that the Pakistani Taliban were not involved in the Boston attacks at Monday’s marathon. They also added that the Taliban organization will issue another statement after the group responsible for the attacks has made itself public. The group also said that that […]

Avian Flu Investigation To Be Conducted By International Experts

Avian Flu Investigation To Be Conducted By International Experts

The World Health Organization or the WHO indicated that China will be receiving help from an international team of experts in the investigation of the latest avian flu strain. So far fourteen of the sixty-three people who were affected by the H7N9 virus have died. However, there is no evidence that pointing to a human-to-human […]

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