Strong quake kills 400 people in western China, mud and wood houses collapse, burying many

Quake in western China kills 400, buries more BEIJING - A series of strong earthquakes struck a far western Tibetan area of China on Wednesday, killing at least 400 people and injuring thousands as houses made of mud and wood collapsed, trapping many more, officials said. Paramilitary police were forced to use shovels to dig through the ... Read more »».

Chhattisgarh to invest Rs.2,000 crore on infrastructure

RAIPUR - Chhattisgarhs ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will invest Rs.2,000 crore on infrastructure in Maoist-infested Bastar region, Chief Minister Raman Singh said Wednesday. “The government will invest Rs.2,000 crore during the next three years to boost infrastructure in Naxal-hit Bastar region,” Singh told reporters. He said the government has formed a committee headed by ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Chhattisgarh to invest Rs.2,000 crore on infrastructure.

Chinese ship captain, officer arrested by Australian police for damages to Great Barrier Reef

2 from ship that smashed Australian reef arrested SYDNEY - Australian police arrested a Chinese ship captain and officer Wednesday and charged them with damaging the Great Barrier Reef, more than a week after their coal carrier ran aground and tore a two-mile (three-kilometer) gash in the protected area. The 755-foot (230-meter) Shen Neng 1 veered into .... Read the original article  : Chinese ship captain, officer arrested by Australian police for damages to Great Barrier Reef.

Housewives Stand Behind Cherry In Assault Battle

The stars of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES have pledged their support to the show’s embattled creator/writer as he fights assault allegations from former castmate NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN. Sheridan stunned fans of the hit show earlier this month (Apr10) when she filed suit against Marc Cherry, claiming he slapped her during a row about a scene and then ... Original article on : Housewives Stand Behind Cherry In Assault Battle.

75 percent health mission funds not utilised in Himachal

SHIMLA - The Himachal Pradesh government has failed to utilise 75 percent of funds allocated under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in the last four years due to non-existence of 24-hour healthcare facilities, the Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) has said. Seventy five percent of the Rs.119.85 crore received from the central government ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : 75 percent health mission funds not utilised in Himachal.

Court annuls councils administering Chittagong Hill Tracts

DHAKA - The high court has annulled regional councils under which Bangladeshs Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) were being administered for the minority Buddhist indigenous people, delivering a major blow to the decade-long peace process. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is opposed to the peace accord, welcomed the court verdict. The high court bench ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Court annuls councils administering Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Karzai to meet UN commission probing Benazir murder following Zardari's request

LAHORE - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to meet the UN commission probing the death of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto following a request from President Asif Ali Zardari. According to a private television channel, Karzai would meet members of the commission in ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Karzai to meet UN commission probing Benazir murder following Zardari’s request.

Fear of getting fat shows up in women's brain scans

WASHINGTON - Brain scan show that many women who are not seemingly concerned about how they look actually fear getting fat, researchers say. Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers in the US used MRI technology to observe what happened in the brain as these women viewed images of complete strangers. If the stranger happened to be overweight ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Fear of getting fat shows up in women’s brain scans.

Woods Divorce Imminent - Report

Golfer TIGER WOODS and his estranged wife ELIN NORDEGREN are making the finishing touches to their divorce, according to U.S. reports. Just days after Woods completed his triumphant return to golf following his cheating scandal, U.S. news show Entertainment Tonight reports Nordegren, who failed to show at his U.S. Masters Tournament comeback, ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Woods Divorce Imminent - Report.

Ascend Geo Completes Saudi Cableless Seismic Pilot Project

Success Proves Potential for Technology DENVER, April 13, 2010 - Ascend Geo today announced completion of a successful seismic acquisition pilot project for Saudi Aramco in the Arabian Desert using the cableless Ultra System. The test recorded coincident seismic data on a large scale 3D project with a Sercel cable-based system operated by BGP Arabia. The pilot project is [...]