Thursday, October 8, 2009 Afghan government officials have said that a powerful suicide car bomb hit near the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 80 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast, saying their target was the embassy. The Afghan Interior Ministry says the explosion […]

Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 These are short blurbs about current events in the business world. Contents 1 A World Bank lead economist speaks on Bird Flu 1.1 Sources 2 Gold prices drop 2.1 Sources

Friday, February 9, 2007 An initiative has been introduced in the U.S. state of Washington that would require a married couple to have children within three years, or else their marriage would become void. The activist group Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance (WA-DOMA) filed Initiative 957 on January 26. If passed, marriage in the state […]

Friday, April 3, 2009 General Motors (GM) and Chrysler will receive bridge loans from the government of Canada and the provincial government of Ontario, however no more will be forthcoming from either Canadian or US governments unless the companies can reinvent themselves. “This is a regrettable but necessary step to protect the Canadian economy. We […]

Monday, February 28, 2005File:Oscar icon by reiartur.png The 77th Annual Academy Awards were held on February 27th, 2005 and broadcast live across the world. Some of the more poignant moments included a tribute to Johnny Carson, frequent host of the Awards, as well as a video tribute to many people involved in the movie industry […]