The Spratly Islands are fast becoming a potential flashpoint that the U.S. should consider helping Southeast Asian nations against China’s aggression, Sen. John McCain said in Washington. Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Sen. McCain said the U.S. should help the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) to “build up their […]
Father’s Day 2011 is celebrated this Sunday in many countries including the United States. This once-obscure holiday has gone mainstream as the role of fathers has changed over the years. This role or lack thereof has been highlighted by a study released by the Pew Research Center. The report shows conflicting trends about fatherhood in […]
Saudi women are now getting behind the wheel in the Muslim holy land as a protest for banning them from driving. Many Muslim scholars have issued decrees saying that there is no basis for a ban on women driving, and many women already drive in rural areas in Saudi Arabia. Today’s protest centers on Manal […]
Sunspots are supposed to be at their peak activity around next year according to scientists who calculates solar cycles that have been tracked centuries ago. But lately, scientists are baffled by the surprise realization that their calculations may be so off that instead of a burst of solar activity, sunspots will essentially disappear and remain […]
Al Qaeda’s Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the organization’s leader in East Africa, has been killed in a shootout in Mogadishu, Somalia according to Somali and U.S. officials. Mr. Mohammed is said to have orchestrated the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The U.S. had placed a $5 million bounty on the terrorist’s head. […]
As if the Anthony Weiner lewd photo scandal was not enough, here comes another revelation that the New York representative tweeted a 17-year old girl from Delaware. “According to Congressman Weiner, his communications with this person were neither explicit nor indecent,” said Anthony Weiner’s spokeswoman Risa Heller. The girl’s family confirmed that there were messages […]
Moammar Gadhafi will soon have to face the inevitable fate that lies ahead for him in the face of the relentless rebel and NATO attacks against his regime. Each day that passes is one day closer to an exile for the long-time dictator. Through his son Saif al-Islam, Moammar Gadhafi is said to be exploring […]
The periodic table of elements just got a bit tougher to memorize, thanks to the addition of two new elements whose existence is fleeting and can only be created in laboratories. Pending formal names and symbols, elements 114 and 116 have been recognized by a panel of chemists and physicists from around the world. “Our […]
A Chile volcano located along the Argentinean-Chilean border erupted violently on Monday, sending massive amounts of ash that forced airports, Andean ski resorts and most other facilities to shut down. Not only suffocating ash but dangerous toxic fumes and flash floods threatened villages near the Chile volcano. Authorities have reported that 4,000 people from 22 […]
Yemen protests turned to celebrations on Sunday in Sanaa as reports surfaced that long-time ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh was taken to a Saudi Arabian hospital for treatment of injuries he suffered during a rocket attack. Many of those who have been involved with the Yemen protests see the departure as the victorious culmination of a […]
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