At U.N., Obama calls for new era in world relations »
Embedded video from CNN Video UNITED NATIONS (CNN) — President Obama made a forceful call Wednesday for a new era in global relations, urging the United Nations to move past old divisions and disputes to reassert itself as a leading force in confronting the most pressing issues of today. President Obama addresses the U.N. General [...]
Journey To The “Stars” Space Show »
“Journey To The Stars” Space Show – Sponsored By Lockheed Martin – To Open At Morrison Planetarium In San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Calif, September 23rd, 2009 — The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park will become the second embarkation point in the United States for a very special Journey to the [...]
World will need 70 per cent more food in 2050: FAO »
23 Sep 2009, 2139 hrs IST, AGENCIES ROME: World food production must increase by 70 percent by 2050, to nourish a human population then likely to be 9.1 billion, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation forecast Wednesday. “FAO is cautiously optimistic about the world’s potential to feed itself by 2050,” said FAO Assistant Director-General Hafez [...]
Pretty Woman’ in temple upset’ »
either Ms Roberts nor the film makers has commented on the claims. A spokeswoman for Sony Pictures Entertainment, which owns the production company making the film, told the BBC they did not want to say anything about the allegations. ‘Presidential’ Some locals are unhappy the actress is using the temple during the festival of Navratri, [...]
??????IS THIS TRUTH?????? »
What is the truth behind the sale of 38 tons gold? Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, at the public rally at Balangoda, last week (19), reiterated that the Govt. is negotiating with a private company to sell 38 tons of gold in the custody of the Central Bank for a sum of Rs, 140 billion without [...]
Colombo stocks –market activity intensifies; turnover low »
2009-09-23 16:44:45 Market activity somewhat intensified during Wednesday, but the turnover declined compared to the last few days at Rs 775 million, while indices made significant gains, analysts said. Most shares were actively traded led by the premier conglomerate John Keells Holdings, but this share ended flat like yesterday at Rs 155. Analysts said that [...]
US envoy in India discusses Lankan issue with Karunanidhi »
The US envoy in India Ambassador Tim Roemer has discussed the situation concerning the internally displaced people in Sri Lanka, during a meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today. Describing as a “high priority” the resettlement of Tamil people lodged in camps in Sri Lanka, Ambassador Roemer said the US was trying to [...]
LTTE were set to get new aircraft- Indian media report »
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were set to get 10 new aircraft through an Eritrea-based arms smuggling network as the war against the Sri Lankan army was reaching its climax. The aircraft had been dismantled and were to be shipped to the north-eastern coast of Sri Lanka when the war reached a decisive [...]
T20 Champions League winners to get USD 2.5 million »
Posted: Sep 23, 2009 at 1909 hrs IST Mumbai: A record prize money pool of USD six million, including a winners’ share of USD 2.5 million, would be up for grabs in the 12-team Airtel Champions League Twenty20 tournament that kicks off at Bangalore on October 8. “This is the single largest prize money pool [...]
