Since the the immense tragedy caused by the earthquake last week, many Chinese citizens have urged the government to lower the national flag to half-mast and suspend Olympic torch relay celebrations. Now these voices are being heard. For the first
From AFP:The chairman of Taiwan's incoming ruling Kuomintang (KMT) is planning to visit China on an invitation from Chinese President Hu Jintao, the party said Saturday."Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung will give condolences on behalf of the KMT and Taiwan over the
From the Shanghaiist blog:It's early Monday morning and the China twitterati are abuzz with the news that all major Chinese web sites have been ordered to shutdown for the three days of national mourning which begins today. Here is an
Ministry of Human Resources Development claims that the two flagship programmes of theirs the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and the Mid-Day-Meal (MDM) respectively have resulted in enhancing attendance of children in schools and have simultaneously improved their nutritional status. Owing
by Dr Shebonti Ray-Dadwal, Published in India , by Knowledge World 5A/4 A Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi 110002 Pp 182 ISBN 81-87966-11-4 "One of the ironies at the turn of the century is that, in an age when
The engine Of SaM146 is completely ready to the ground and flying tests of aircraft SSJ100 According to the deputy design project leader - the chief designer of the project of Georgiy Konyukhov. SaM146 engines 101 and 102, placed to
One of Cannes' favorite filmmakers, Turkey's Nuri Bilge Ceylan, has returned to the international film festival, offering a breather from hard-hitting movies on social themes with a highly personal family drama. Almost 40 and already winner of a batch of
The heavy fighting witnessed in the Chouf region between opposition supporters and members of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), which resulted in a large number of casualties, left palpable scars in the Chouf. The town of Choueifat, southeast of the
In a country where the term "survival of the fittest" can take on extra resonance, Baghdad bodybuilding buffs worship at a temple to the Terminator - these days known as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. On a dusty side street in
Lebanese news media have found themselves engrossed in the latest political and sectarian violence to hit Lebanon, as they are used as weapons both sides. Most newspapers, television and radio stations are affiliated with or owned by political parties, a
Parent groups from the southern coastal city of Sidon's public and private schools met with Sidon MP Bahia Hariri over the weekend to discuss the negative repercussions recent street clashes in Lebanon might have had on students. Hariri stressed the
China on Sunday declared three days of national mourning and suspended the Olympic torch relay nearly a week after a massive quake struck the country's southwest, as the death toll continued to mount. The announcements came after a powerful aftershock
Most of Lebanon's top political figures are on an excursion to a foreign country in hopes (one assumes) of improving the situation in their own. The dazzling Doha hotel serving as their venue happens to have the shape of a
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Indiamarks.com which once happened to be a Indian based social bookmarking & tagging site has totally revamped and overhauled to new look and model, which now serves quality based content rather than bookmarked links and content itself would be user
Several confidential government documents were revealed in Hong Kong when an Immigration Department official improperly transferred them to his personal computer. One of the documents included info...
