More than four thousand people have been killed from routined attacks in Pakistan since July 2007. The attacks are blamed on the Taliban and Al- Qaida. The latest of these attacks comes from a young suicide bomber in school uniform…
Category: Regions
Light to moderate snow fell on Thursday across most of the drought-hit areas in northern, central and eastern China, bringing respite from a long-lasting dry spell that has threatened winter wheat crops. But the moderate…
The flood-ravaged Australian state of Queensland faces a rebuilding task of “post-war proportions,” with swathes of it still underwater. But floating on the surface of the catastrophe is a refreshed debate about climate science and…
The Government of China will spend $1 billion to tackle the drought afflicting huge areas in the north of the country. According to China Daily, wheat prices in China continues to climb and the United…
For the past thirty years China has been more and more open to the world as a popular tourist destination, and is now the third most popular tourist destination in the world. The number of…
With Cuba poised to drill for oil off its coast as early as this spring, Florida lawmakers are renewing efforts to block it, citing fears about damage to the state’s beaches in the event of…
Karim Benzema shrugged off his club troubles and a violent challenge to give France a 1-0 win over 10-man Brazil in Wednesday’s prestige friendly in Paris. The Real Madrid striker netted the only goal from…
India is going full-steam ahead with plans to build a type of power plant that converts garbage to power, despite fears by some that it could amount to a pollution disaster in a country without…
Europe’s top clubs have expressed “major concerns on how world football is governed”. Following their general assembly in Geneva, the 136 clubs of the European Club Association rejected Fifa proposals to expand the international calendar…
In big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, real estate prices are sky-rocketing, and there are many laws restricting the sales of both new and second-hand property. As of April 30th, 2010 families living in Beijing…