Official: Workers found 'black box' data recorder from Pakistan plane crash that killed 152
Official: Pakistan plane crash ‘black box’ found ISLAMABAD - An official says recovery workers have found the “black box” flight data recorder from the wreckage of the worst-ever plane in Pakistan. The crash in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killed all 152 people aboard the Airblue flight on Wednesday. Ramzan Sajid of the Capital Development Authority, a government agency, ... Read more : Official: Workers found ‘black box’ data recorder from Pakistan plane crash that killed 152.
Experts urge US to improve nuke sleuthing abilities
WASHINGTON - America’s ability to track down illicit nuclear material or conduct a timely investigation of a terrorist attack involving nuclear materials is at risk of serious erosion, according to a panel of experts attending a National Research Council meeting. “Without strong leadership, careful planning, and additional funds, these capabilities will decline,” the Christian Science Monitor .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Experts urge US to improve nuke sleuthing abilities.
Pilots quit Philippine Airlines for higher-paying jobs
MANILA - The Philippines’ flag carrier Saturday cancelled about a dozen domestic and international flights after several pilots resigned for higher-paying jobs with foreign airlines. Dozens of flights were also delayed for hours due to the lack of pilots, according to Philippine Airlines (PAL). PAL spokesman Jonathan Gesmundo said the problem affected flights using Airbus A320 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Pilots quit Philippine Airlines for higher-paying jobs.
Superbreak Announce Shrek the Musical
YORK, England, July 30, 2010 - Superbreak, the theatre break specialist, is looking forward to an exciting year of theatre. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is the theatre where all the news is coming from. The hit musical Oliver! will close at Drury Lane on 8 January 2011, it's been one of the real success stories of [...]
Oregon DA won't charge Gore over masseuse allegations, says accuser has 'credibility issues'
Gore will not be charged over masseuse allegations PORTLAND, Ore. - The case of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the massage therapist has been closed. Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared Friday of allegations he groped and assaulted a masseuse in a luxury Portland hotel room in 2006. A story in a tabloid newspaper led to ... Original article on : Oregon DA won’t charge Gore over masseuse allegations, says accuser has ‘credibility issues’.
Fisher calls 'absurd' Kiffin's comment that Titans are suing USC, Kiffin over geography
Titans coach derides Kiffin’s idea behind lawsuit NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Coach Jeff Fisher has one word to describe the theory that the Titans sued Southern California because the NFL team is in the same state as Lane Kiffin’s last employer. Absurd. The Titans accuse USC and Kiffin of breaching the contract of running backs coach Kennedy Pola a ... Read more >>>.
Will.i.am trying to get back with Cheryl
LONDON - Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.i.am is trying to get back with close friend singer Cheryl Cole and hopes the malaria-stricken star will soon be back to full health. “Cheryl’s incredibly strong, spirited and a fighter. She’s making good progress and will be back on track shortly. It’s her passion. And I’ll see her soon. [..] Read the original article: here.
Global cell phone shipments up 14.5 percent, with smaller makers growing fastest, IDC says
Cell phone shipments continue to recover NEW YORK - Research firm IDC says the number of cell phones shipped worldwide rose 14.5 percent in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, with much of the growth coming from smaller challengers like the iPhone and BlackBerry. IDC said in its report late Thursday that manufacturers shipped 317.5 ... Read more »»».
Chhattisgarh airlifting doctors to diarrhoea-hit areas
RAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh government has started airlifting doctors by choppers to tribal belts in Bijapur and Dantewada districts where dozens of people have died due to diarrhoea, cholera and other diseases in the past few months, a minister said Saturday. “We are receiving reports regularly about deaths of poor tribals in the interiors of Bijapur ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Chhattisgarh airlifting doctors to diarrhoea-hit areas.
Petters defense asks federal appeals court for retrial; calls sentence 'barbaric'
Petters defense asks appeals court for retrial ST. PAUL, Minn. - Lawyers for Minnesota businessman Tom Petters are asking a federal appeals court to order a new trial for him after he was convicted last December of running a $3.7 billion Ponzi scheme. In papers sent Friday to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, they say ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Petters defense asks federal appeals court for retrial; calls sentence ‘barbaric’.
Police find man passed out after woman, 82, with broken leg, crowbar reports break-in attempt
Woman with broken leg calls 911; Suspect collapses WALKER, La. - Livingston Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who passed out while allegedly trying to break into a mobile home where an 82-year-old woman was calling 911, crowbar in hand. Deputies said 24-year-old Derrick Gauthreaux of Denham Springs was checked at a hospital Thursday, then booked .... Original article : Police find man passed out after woman, 82, with broken leg, crowbar reports break-in attempt.
Pakistan's ISI cancels Britain visit
LONDON - Talks between Pakistan’s top intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Britain’s security officials have been cancelled after British Prime Minister David Cameron accused Pakistan of “exporting terrorism”. ISI called off the planned talks protesting Cameron’s comments that elements within Pakistan are responsible for exporting terrorism abroad, an ISI spokesman said late Friday. ... Original article on : Pakistan’s ISI cancels Britain visit.
US church to burn Quran on Sep 11
NEW YORK - A church in Florida, US, is reportedly planning to host an “International Burn a Quran Day” on the anniversary of the Sep 11, 2001, terror attack, a move that has been condemned by many Christians and Muslims. The Dove World Outreach Centre in Gainesville, Florida, would host the event to remember 9/11 victims .... Read the original article : US church to burn Quran on Sep 11.
Keeping busy is the key to happiness
WASHINGTON - People who constantly have something to do, even something pointless, are happier than people who sit idly, says a new study. Christopher K. Hsee and Adelle X. Yang, of the University of Chicago and and Liangyan Wang, of Shanghai Jiaotong University conducted the study. The obvious reasons are to make a living, earn money or .... Original source : Keeping busy is the key to happiness.
Wikileaks document suspect raged against US Army on Facebook page
WASHINGTON - The prime suspect in the leaking of the Afghan war files, Bradley Manning, is reported to have raged against his US Army employers and "society at large" on his Facebook page in the days before he allegedly downloaded thousands of secret memos. According to the Daily Telegraph, Manning, a US Army intelligence analyst, who ... Read : Wikileaks document suspect raged against US Army on Facebook page.
CWG organising committee asked to explain delays, deals
NEW DELHI - Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar is understood to have asked the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to submit details about the delays in the completion of games projects, cost overruns and deals that have attracted adverse media attention, even as a report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) about suspected irregularities hit headlines in ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : CWG organising committee asked to explain delays, deals.
Cable&Wireless Worldwide Reduces CO2 With Earth/Satellite Location Centre Closure
C&W Worldwide Site Relocation Results in Dramatic Drop in Company's CO2 Emissions LONDON, July 30, 2010 - As part of its ongoing pledge to significantly reduce its carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050, Cable&Wireless Worldwide has successfully closed Thameside, its earth/satellite location centre in London. Originally the Docklands Telecommunications Centre, Thameside was a collection of huge satellite dishes [...]
'Kingdom Of Dreams' now Open for Visitors
GURGAON, INDIA (GaeaTImes.com) — Kingdom of Dreams is a mega project in Gurgaon, under the joint venture of Wizcraft and Apra Group. It is a permanent structure having culture, arts, crafts and food boulevard designed by the famous Bollywood set director Omung Kumar. One of the three parts of this structure named The Cultural Gully, has .... Source article on Gaea Times at : ‘Kingdom Of Dreams’ now Open for Visitors.