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Shots fired in US-Pakistan clash

The United States military says US and Afghan forces have exchanged gunfire with Pakistani troops across the border with Afghanistan.

US Elections: What direction now for US space exploration?

US CONGRESSMAN Adam Schiff was touring Pakistan in May when NASA's Phoenix spacecraft touched down on Mars. He was struck by the glowing accounts of NASA's triumph that suddenly dominated the Pakistani newspapers. "In a country where there are such deep suspicions about what the US does, there was at least one area where the reaction was uniformly positive," says Schiff, whose district in California includes NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which built Phoenix. "And it's one area where the US shows that it is capable of doing great things."

Obama phones Zardari, assures US support to Pakistan

Obama phones Zardari, assures US support to Pakistan WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has said Saturday that US deeply yearns to extend full support to Pakistan to overcome financial crisis as well as war on terrorism on a telephonic talk to President Zardai from Washington.

Hockey team meet Pak cricket team

KARACHI (APP): The members of Pakistan junior hockey team on Saturday met Pakistan cricket team at National Stadium here. Led by forward Shafqat Rasool, the members of Pakistan juniorteam and officials shook hands with the members of Shoaib Malik’s led Pakistan cricket team.Later coach and former Pakistan Captain Intikhab Alam delivered apeep talk to the hockey team youngsters in their build for the fivematch hockey series against Indian juniors starting at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on November 11.On the other hand Pakistan cricket team is due to leave for AbuDhabi ton Sunday o play three One-Day International match series against the West Indies which opens on November 12.Followers of sports in the country, however failed tounderstand the purpose of the national junior hockey team’s briefmeeting with cricketers as both struggli

US indicts UBS wealth management head

UBS suffered its biggest blow yet in the US investigation into its offshore banking activities for rich American clients as US authorities said they had indicted Raoul Weil, the Swiss bank’s head of global wealth management. The US Department of Justice indictment also said other senior unnamed UBS’s executives were involved as alleged “unindicted co-conspirators�. Separately, the indictment includes detailed allegations about how other, more junior, managers sought to circumvent US tax rules over a period of years. The DoJ claims Weil used the expression “toxic waste� to refer to the US business because of its acute sensitivity. In a statement Tuesday night, UBS said Weil would relinquish his duties pending resolution of the matter and said the bank was “fully committed� to continuing co-operating with the probe.

Toys "R"Us to Offer Apple iPod "For the First Time Ever"

The iPod phenomenon shows little signs of abating. A spokesperson from the giant, Wayne, NJ-based toys retailer Toys”R”Us informs us that, beginning this month, it will offer a “wide selection of Apple iPod products in all of its Toys”R”Us stores nationwide for the first time ever.” Those comments refer to the American Toys“R”Us outlets and Web sites only. Although iPods aren’t yet listed on America's Toys"R"Us Web site, they have been available through its U.K. affiliate (www.toysrus.co.uk) for well over a year. There's no word when (or if) iPods might become available in Canada through this retail channel.

ACLU Creates Map of US "Constitution-Free Zone"

trackpick points out a recent ACLU initiative to publicize a recent expansion of authority claimed by the Border Patrol to stop and search individuals up to 100 miles from any US border. They have created a map of what they call the US Constitution-Free Zone. "Using data provided by the US Census Bureau, the ACLU has determined that nearly 2/3 of the entire US population (197.4 million people) live within 100 miles of the US land and coastal borders. The government is assuming extraordinary powers to stop and search individuals within this zone. This is not just about the border: This 'Constitution-Free Zone' includes most of the nation's largest metropolitan areas.'"

BrazAlta Announces Private Placement of US$18.6 Million in BCH Ltd. And Provides a BCH Operational Update

BrazAlta Resources Corp. ("BrazAlta" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:BRX) is pleased to announce that its oilfield services subsidiary, BCH Ltd. ("BCH"), has completed a non-brokered private placement (the "Financing") of 4,474,999 Common Shares of BCH Ltd. ("BCH Common Shares"), at a price of US$4.163 per BCH Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds of US$18,629,421. BrazAlta Resources Corp. acquired 2,282,249 BCH Common Shares and Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. ("Allis-Chalmers") acquired 2,192,750 BCH Common Shares in the Financing. BCH intends to use the proceeds from the Financing to pay down intercompany debt to BrazAlta (US$7.4 million), interest to Allis-Chalmers with respect to the previously announced US$40 million subordinated convertible debenture (the "Debenture") (US$3.

What direction now for US space exploration?

US CONGRESSMAN Adam Schiff was touring Pakistan in May when NASA's Phoenix spacecraft touched down on Mars. He was struck by the glowing accounts of NASA's triumph that suddenly dominated the Pakistani newspapers. "In a country where there are such deep suspicions about what the US does, there was at least one area where the reaction was uniformly positive," says Schiff, whose district in California includes NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which built Phoenix. "And it's one area where the US shows that it is capable of doing great things."

Pakistan launches EDI with China

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday launched the Economic Diplomacy Initiative after a meeting with the heads of Chinese companies operating businesses and projects in Pakistan. “The meeting focused on undertaking increased investments and projects in Pakistan, and the pre-visit preparations for the president’s forthcoming visit to China,” according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office spokesperson. The foreign minister acknowledged the role played by Chinese companies in Pakistan’s development and said the corporate sector could play an important role in enhancing the economic and commercial content of the two countries’ relationship. He said Pakistan and China had developed a comprehensive over-arching architecture for economic and project co-operation in various fields like trade, power generation, financi

How US Schools' Culture Stifles Math Achievement

Zarf writes "I'd like to file a bug report on the US educational system. The New York Times reports on a recent study that shows the US fails to encourage academic talent as a culture.'"There is something about the culture in American society today which doesn't really seem to encourage men or women in mathematics," said Michael Sipser, the head of M.I.T.'s math department. "Sports achievement gets lots of coverage in the media. Academic achievement gets almost none."' While we've suspected that the US might be falling behind academically, this study shows that it is actually due to cultural factors that are devaluing the success of our students. I suspect there's a flaw in the US cultural system that prevents achievement on the academic front as valuable.

Toys "R"Us to Offer Apple iPod "For the First Time Ever"

The iPod phenomenon shows little signs of abating. A spokesperson from the giant, Wayne, NJ-based toys retailer Toys”R”Us informs us that, beginning this month, it will offer a “wide selection of Apple iPod products in all of its Toys”R”Us stores nationwide for the first time ever.” Those comments presumably refer to the American (and possibly, the Canadian) Toys“R”Us outlets and Web sites only. Although iPods aren’t yet listed on either country’s Web sites, they have been available through its U.K. affiliate (www.toysrus.co.uk) for well over a year.

Russia's Soyuz spacecraft carrying US tourist docks with ISS

Russian Soyuz spacecraft TMA-13 carrying US space tourist Richard Garriott has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), RIA Novosti news agency reported today quoting Russia's Mission Control official. The Soyuz TMA-13 craft, which blasted off from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan on Sunday, brought US astronaut Mike Fincke, Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and US space tourist Garriott to the ISS. Mr Garriott will conduct a variety of scientific experiments during his ten-day stay on the orbiting station. The son of US astronaut Owen Garriott, the sixth space tourist to travel to the ISS made his fortune in online computer games, including the popular Ultima Online. He reportedly paid 30 million dollars for the trip to the ISS.

How Close Were US Presidential Elections?

Mike Sheppard writes "I'm a graduate student in Statistics at Michigan State University and spent some time analyzing past US presidential elections to determine how close they truly were. The mathematical procedures of Linear Programming and 0-1 Integer Programming were used to find the optimal solution to the question: 'What is the smallest number of total votes that need to be switched from one candidate to another, and from which states, to affect the outcome of the election?' Because of the way the popular and electoral votes interact, the outcome of the analysis had some surprising and intriguing results. For example, in 2004, 57,787 votes would have given us President Kerry; and in 2000, 269 votes would have given us President Gore. In all there have been 12 US Presidential elections that were decided by less than a 1% margin; mean

Al Salam Bank-Bahrain reports net profit of US$60.1 million

(MENAFN Press) Al Salam Bank Bahrain announced a net profit of BD22.7 million (US$60.1 million) for the nine month period ended 30 September 2008 registering increase of 30% compared to BD17.4 million (US$46.2 million) for the corresponding period in 2007. The earnings per share for the period were 18.9 fils against 14.5 fils for the corresponding period in 2007. The results represent a quarterly net profit of BD7.4 million (US$19.6 million) for the quarter ended 30 September 2008 compared to BD3.3 million (US$8.8 million), an increase of 120%, in the corresponding quarter in 2007.

'US strikes' on Pakistan villages

More than 20 people have been killed in two suspected US missile attacks in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, security officials said.

'US missile strike' hits Pakistan

At least five people have been killed in a suspected US missile strike on a tribal district in north-west Pakistan, security officials have said.

CHANGING THE WORLDS BANKING LANDSCAPE: US Treasury said to invest in nine major US banks including Citigroup and Bank of America

CHANGING THE WORLD’S BANKING LANDSCAPE: US Treasury said to invest in nine major US banks including Citigroup and Bank of America

Pakistan 'fires on Nato aircraft'

Pakistan says its troops fired warning shots at two Nato helicopters as they crossed the border from Afghanistan.

Evolva Subsidiary Signs $22.8 Million Antibacterial Contract with US Army Research Office, Builds Out US Operations

Evolva Subsidiary Signs $22.8 Million Antibacterial Contract with US Army Research Office, Builds Out US Operations

US gives Iraq $13 million to fix looted museum

The US government has announced a $13 million grant mainly to help refurbish Iraq's National Museum which was looted in the aftermath of the US-led invasion in 2003, US officials said on Monday.

Pakistan, Sri Lanka vie for Twenty20 title in Canada

KARACHI: Pakistan will meet hosts Canada and Sri Lanka will play Zimbabwe in the opening round of an inaugural four team Twenty20 tournament in Toronto, Pakistan-based organisers announced on Wednesday. The tournament, scheduled to run from October 10-13, will give the cricket-starved Pakistan team some much-needed playing time after the Champions Trophy was postponed over security fears here last month. “In a league format all four teams will play each other once and the top two teams will play the final,” Nauman Nabi, chairman of the organising company Sports International Marketing, told AFP. There will be a play-off for third position before the final on October 13, he added. The tournament in Canada, originally scheduled for August, was delayed because the West Indies team was not available.

Pakistan cricket chief selector resigns

LAHORE: Pakistan cricket chief selector Salahuddin Ahmad resigned Wednesday just hours after the federal sports ministry issued the notification regarding the appointment of former Test cricketer Ijaz Butt as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Salahuddin, a former Pakistan Test batsman, told reporters that he wanted to provide room to the new PCB chief to appoint the person of his choice as the new chief selector. “I welcome the appointment of Mr Ijaz Butt as the new PCB chief and wish him all the best,” he said.

US to inject $125bln into major banks this week: Treasury

Nine major US banks will receive 125 billion US dollars in capital injections this week from the US government, a Treasury official said Monday.

US studying features of Islamic banking

INTEREST: Robert M. Kimmitt, US deputy secretary of the Treasury, right, and US Ambassador Ford M. Fraker at the press conference held at the US Embassy in Riyadh on Saturday. (AN photo by Mohammed Rasooldeen)

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