Prepare for Disasters, Red cross tells people
American Red Cross has urged people to prepare for disasters as Hurricane Earl draws closer to the U.S. coast. "Disaster response has taught us that the combined resources of the government, community organizations and the ...

US designates Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan and two of its senior leaders as Foreign Terrorist Organization
US has designated Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). TTP has also been designated TTP as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist ...

Concept of United Islamic Entity in South East Asia
The concept of a united Islamic political entity in South East Asia was sounded by Maulana Kifayet Ali in 1925 and he named it as Java Republic. He had envisioned such republics in Northern Africa, ...

Japanese agency to give $2.5 million grant to restore livelyhood of 2500 Sri Lankan families
The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, administered by ADB, is extending a $2.5 million grant to provide cash-for-work and skills training for at least 2,500 families in five conflicted-affected districts in the north of the ...

The mystery of aftermath of bubbles collusion has finally been busted
In research led by the University of Melbourne, and published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a team of chemical engineers, chemists and mathematicians have united to measure ...

Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, Operation New Dawn begins: Obama
US President Barack Obama has finally pulled the plug on Operation Iraqi Freedom. 'As Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, our commitment to a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant Iraq continues. Under Operation New Dawn, a transitional force ...

Tackling costly obstacles to trade in the Asia-Pacific region
The Asia-Pacific arm of the United Nations has launched an initiative aimed at cutting through the red tape that is adding as much as 15 per cent to the cost of goods traded in the ...