Proton, the Malaysian car-maker has announced plans to develop an "Islamic car", designed for Muslim motorists.The car would be fitted with special features like a compass pointing to Mecca and a dedicated space to keep a copy of the Koran and a headscarf. Proton is planning on teaming up with manufacturers in Iran and Turkey to create the […]
Major oil-spill in Russia
As many as 10 ships sank or ran aground in the northern Black Sea region of Russia during the fierce storm, including the Volganeft-139, an oil tanker loaded with nearly 1.3 million gallons of fuel oil. Nearly half its cargo has spilled into the strait and was washing up on nearby shorelines in what officials said it […]
London Olympics site on fire
Fire broke out at an east London warehouse on the 2012 Olympics site which has sent a towering column of black smoke over the British capital Monday, authorities said. There were no reports of injuries. The blaze came shortly after noon in an industrial area in Stratford, authorities said. The fire is within the construction site […]
US coalition forces kill 15 Taliban militants
US-led coalition forces in southern Afghanistan lobbed a grenade that destroyed a house and killed 15 Taliban militants as well as a civilian woman and two children, the coalition forces spokesman announced on Monday. The troops were raiding compounds suspected of housing bomb makers in the Garmser district of Helmand province on Sunday when militants attacked them […]
Please play this Game to feed the hungry
FreeRice, an online word game (www.freerice.com) donates money to buy 10 grains of rice for each word you get right. This internet word game has generated enough rice to feed 50,000 people for one day, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) declared on Friday. The game, FreeRice, tests the English vocabulary of participants.Companies advertising on the website provide […]
China suspends toxic toy exports
The Chinese government has halted all exports of a toy found to have been coated with a toxic chemical, China’s official Xinhua news agency says. The move comes after the authorities in the United States, Australia and a number of other countries removed the Bindeez and Aqua Dots toys from sale. Seven more children in the […]
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