Monthly Archives: February 2012 »
US tests electricity-fired long-range weapon
The US has begun testing a weapon that fires projectiles using electricity. US Navy engineers fired the first industry-built electromagnetic railgun (EM Railgun) prototype launcher, a future long-range tactical weapon, at a test facility,
Read More »Lifestyle factors behind most cancers
Lifestyle factors, not exposure to chemicals in food and consumer products, are the most significant causes of cancer, according to the latest evidence. Bernard Stewart, professor of oncology at the University of New South
Read More »Apple plans new-generation iPad event
Apple on Tuesday announced an event March 7 that may see the introduction of the company’s next generation of iPad tablet computer. The event will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the
Read More »Moscow to have electric-car charging stations
Moscow could set up several hundreds of charging stations for electric cars within the next few years, an official said. Andrei Konovalov, general director of the Moscow United Electric Grid Company, said this at
Read More »Two suspected terrorists arrested
Two suspected terrorists on a mission to target VVIPs have been arrested here, police said Wednesday. Sources said the two were planning to carry out major strikes and target VVIPs. “Two terrorist have been
Read More »Earliest archaeological evidence of Christianity on view
A group of archaeologists and experts on religious subjects presented in New York the results of a research project they say enabled them to obtain the first archaeological evidence of Christianity from a time
Read More »Future mobile phones can project movies
You may have a collection of excellent videos showcasing family life or an outing, shot with your expensive mobile phone. But how often do you wish you could project it on a screen like
Read More »China may resort to Indian territory grab, says expert report
China may resort to territorial grabs, including through a “major military offensive”, especially in Arunachal Pradesh or Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, and India should respond with “a strategy of quid pro quo”, says
Read More »Petitions against reserving MCD seats for SCs dismissed
The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed all petitions seeking quashing of the Delhi Election Commission’s decision to reserve seats for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections in April.
Read More »Two kidnapped in Pakistan
Two staffers of a hospital were kidnapped Wednesday in the port city of Karachi, a media report said. The abduction took place in Orangi Town when the duo were on their way to work.
Read More »Scrap polls if no women votes: Pakistani daily
A leading Pakistani daily has described as “perfectly legitimate” a demand that elections be scrapped in those polling stations where no woman votes. An editorial in the news agency on Wednesday said that in
Read More »Eight die in Guatemala helicopter crash
Eight people were killed Tuesday when an army helicopter crashed in the jungles of northern Guatemala while on a humanitarian mission, the military said. The chopper, a US-made UH1H, went down in a village
Read More »Doctor shoots family, kills self in US
A Pakistani-origin doctor in the US opened fire at his family, killing one daughter and wounding the other. His wife was also critically wounded in the shooting spree that ended when he turned the
Read More »Six of family die in Pakistan accident
Six members of a family, including two children, were killed when their car collided with a tree in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a media report said Wednesday. Amjad Ali along with his family was travelling
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