Air Pocket Ruins Return Flight

KOCHI, INDIA, (GaeaTimes.com)- Emirates Flight services witnessed its passengers in a panic stricken phase when the airplane got trapped inside an air pocket of 15000 feet. The air pocket made the airplane lose its balance in the higher altitudes which ultimately made it steep down all the way in its flight from Dubai to Kerala. The ... Read more »».

Shanghai World Expo showcases China's quest to project influence to world

Shanghai World Expo showcases China’s soft power SHANGHAI - Near the center of the World Expo grounds, the crimson-painted, crown-shaped China Pavilion towers over other nations’ exhibits as a physical display of the country’s pride and growing power. Just as the Beijing Olympics showed China’s growing economic and geopolitical influence for a few weeks in 2008, the ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Shanghai World Expo showcases China’s quest to project influence to world.

Nepal school expels 29 girls for 'being accursed'

KATHMANDU - Less than a week after a religious leader in Iran said earthquakes were caused by women who were promiscuous and wore revealing clothes, a school in Nepal's west has expelled 29 girls for "angering the gods" as they had begun to menstruate, a report said. The Siddheswar Higher Secondary School in Doti, a district ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Nepal school expels 29 girls for ‘being accursed’.

'Change in mindset needed to address healthcare issues'

PILANI - A change in mindset towards addressing issues related to women and children was the need of the hour to deal with ignorance in healthcare of mother and child, a senior health official has stressed. “The mental boundary is the first and most important boundary when we talk of moving towards improved healthcare,” said .... Source  : Gaea News Network.

Lovers' quarrel plays out on New York City square, but show may have been stunt

Lovers’ quarrel played out on NY square _ or hoax? NEW YORK - Was it a lovers’ quarrel or a stunt? Jeff Ragsdale attracted media attention this week after he planted himself in a New York City park with a sign that said, “I was verbally abusive. I’m sorry, Megan.” He told The New York Times he was [..] Read the original article: here.

Anti-US Shiite cleric calls on followers to defend themselves, places of worship after attacks

Shiite cleric calls on followers to defend mosques BAGHDAD - An influential anti-American Shiite cleric called on his followers to defend themselves and places of worship after deadly Baghdad mosque bombings but urged self-restraint to avoid giving the U.S. military an excuse for postponing withdrawal plans. Muqtada al-Sadr’s statement signaled growing impatience among Shiites over continued bombings .... Original source  : Anti-US Shiite cleric calls on followers to defend themselves, places of worship after attacks.

Sex Sells but Who is Buying?

As the demand for sex.com domain is continuously on the rise, a group of creditors are trying to their best to get the highest price for the bidding of the site. Some of the creditors has forced Escom, the previous owner of sex.com to go for bankruptcy last month for foreclosure of unpaid debts. ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Sex Sells but Who is Buying?.