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The Cyber War Has Begun
Published on 2011-06-04 14:47:00
The Cyber War has Begun If there were any doubts before as to whether or not the world's super powers were engaging in an active cyber war they are now gone. Today's news headlines are dominated by reports of major defense contractors being elec > read more
Pakistan: Part Three
Published on 2011-06-04 14:21:00
Pakistan Part three - The FutureNational or Regional Currency: Pakistani Rupee,PKR Population: 174,578,558 (July 2009 est.)Area: total: 796,095 sq kmStatus: 27th largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power, and the 45th largest in absol > read more
India - Pakistan Arms Race Heats Up
Published on 2011-05-30 23:34:00
India's plan to purchase 126 new jets to upgrade its air force comes at a time when Pakistan is completing its own joint fighter program with China. The two countries are partners on the JF-17.India and Pakistan, two Asian neighbours that have nuclea > read more
Lockheed Martin fends off cyber attack
Published on 2011-05-29 16:06:00
Lockheed Martin's information systems network has been the target of a cyber attack in a statement made by its security team. The intrusion was detected almost immediately and action was taken to protect all systems and sensitive data. The U.S Defens > read more
Clashes in Belgrade over Mladic Arrest
Published on 2011-05-29 15:28:00
Clashes in Belgrade over Mladic ArrestSupporters of jailed war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic fought with riot police in Belgrade Sunday demanding his release. Mladic supporters threw stones and bottles at riot police in the center of the Serbian capita > read more
For Fifty Years
Published on 2011-05-29 13:59:00
For Fifty Years(B Ringland - ORT)Fifty years ago Yuri Gagarin became the first human to leave Earth. John Glenn followed, and for a generation we watched the progression from Glenn through to the Apollo program. I sat on the back porch with my grandf > read more
Pakistani Naval Base in Karachi Attacked
Published on 2011-05-23 21:27:00
Pakistani Naval Base in Karachi Attacked(Brian Ringland - ORT) The Mehran naval air base in Karachi was attacked by Taliban gunmen on Monday afternoon leaving 14 people dead and more than 20 injured. The siege lasted more than 15 hours as Pakist > read more
118 Killed in Joplin Tornado
Published on 2011-05-23 16:56:00
Deadly tornado hits Joplin, MissouriA deadly tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through the city of Joplin, Missouri killing 116 and injuring more than 400 others. The death toll is likely to climb as rescuers comb through the wreckage. The tornado ro > read more
18 Killed, 3 Injured in Bihar Train Accident
Published on 2011-05-22 17:05:00
18 People killed in Vehicle collision with train. The tragedy occurred at Rajnagar in Madhubani district.18 People were killed and three more injured when a Bolero SUV collided with the Garib Express, a passenger train traveling from New Delhi to Mad > read more
Cell phone use lowers sperm count
Published on 2011-05-22 11:31:00
(Brian Ringland-ORT)International researchers have found that using a cell phone has a negative effect on male fertility. The researchers say that the study is in its early stages and that the first results are somewhat inconclusive. They have confir > read more
President Obama Sets Tone for Meetings
Published on 2011-05-21 14:05:00
President Barack Obama and Israels Prime Minister Netanyahu met this week in Washington. The tone of the meeting between the two leaders was set by the Presidents speech on the Middle East.President Barack Obama made a statement on Thursday calling o > read more
Pakistan: Part 2
Published on 2011-05-15 18:22:00
Part TwoPakistan's Ethnic Make-up is as follows: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants). Religions: Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other (in > read more
Protests, death continue in Syria
Published on 2011-05-14 10:52:00
(Brian Ringland ORT)President Bashar al-Assad is deploying security forces to cities in Syria where more protests are planned for Friday. Security forces were dispatched early, in an attempt at stopping Fridays protest before it could start. > read more
Task Force to Syria?
Published on 2011-05-07 13:11:00
( Brian Ringland - ORT)First a few facts. Syria, is a country of 22 million people of which 70% are Sunni Muslim. Shia Muslims as well as Druze and Christians and Ismailis compromise another 20%. The Alawite sect 10%. Syria is ruled by the minority A > read more
Pakistan - Part One
Published on 2011-05-01 12:09:00
(Brian Ringland ORT)Pakistan is a country that is in the news - a lot. We hear stories about Taliban fighters in the North as well as bombings and assassinations in the South. The average North American and European hears only the stories that seem t > read more
Super-Storms Increasing Across U.S?
Published on 2011-04-30 10:38:00
(Brian Ringland ORT)Are super-storms capable of causing large swaths of destruction across the U.S on the rise? More intense storms with higher damage potential are now starting to form over North America. According to David Panders of the U.S W > read more
The Middle East in Crisis
Published on 2011-04-25 19:03:00
Turmoil in The Middle EastYemen, Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Syria, Oman and Iran have all seen people take to the streets in mass demonstrations aimed directly at their respective governments. Some governments, like those of Egypt and L > read more
1.2 Billion people to get ID cards
Published on 2011-04-17 12:17:00
(Brian Ringland ORT)The Indian government is implementing biometric identification for all 1.2 billion of its citizens.The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), an agency of the Indian government, has implemented the first phase of its ma > read more