By Zafar Iqbal Muzaffarabad, Jammu and Kashmir: January 14, 2010: The tangible impacts of climate change are now witnessed even in those areas of South Asian region which are considered as habitat of ecosystem due to the abundance of natural resources. Like other areas of world, the weather pattern in Kashmir has changed so much […]
Severe Cold Weather Hits Chitral
Chitral in grip of severe cold weather. CHITRAL: Due to continue rain and snowfall on the peaks of mountains of Chitral temperature decreased to freezing point and people of Chitral badly suffering from chilly and sever cold weather. Majority of youth and aged shopkeepers and pedestals seen at Chitral bazaar who warming their hands by […]
NFL Taking Big Hits Lately
Donte’ Stallworth, the wide receiver for the Clevland Browns, is the latest example of the shiney and ,once thought, indestructible shield of sports immortality taking another hit to its reputation. Last week, Stallworth was driving along the Miami Beach causeway and then struck and killed a pedestrian along the side of the road. It […]
Food Crisis Hits Northern Uganda
War-scarred region faces new woes as food prices spiral. By Bill Oketch in Lira (AR No. 173, 4-Jun-08) Helen Ocen, a widow from the village of Ajul northwest of Lira in northern Uganda, is no stranger to the daily struggle to feed her family of six. But faced with steeply rising food prices that have […]
Fatigue, Short Staffs ‘Recipe for Disaster’ in Summer Flying Season
– by James Parks With the busy summer travel season fast approaching, the nation’s air traffic controllers are alerting the public that a combination of short-staffing, fatigue and faulty equipment in control towers is a “recipe for disaster.” Just this week, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association(NATCA) issued warnings about several near misses at two of the country’s […]
Cholera Crisis Hits Baghdad
Baghdad is facing a ‘catastrophe’ with cases of cholera rising sharply in the past three weeks to more than 100, strengthening fears that poor sanitation and the imminent rainy season could create an epidemic. The disease – spread by bacteria in contaminated water, which can result in rapid dehydration and death – threatens to blunt […]
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