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 […]
House Arrest: Judge’s Daughter Tells of Family’s Plight
Pakistan’s youngest political prisoner lives in a house on a hill just a few hundred meters from President Pervez Musharraf’s soaring presidential palace in Islamabad. Little about him is typical. He is physically disabled, spends his days watching cartoons on TV, and is eight years old. Bilaj Chaudhry is the son of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, […]
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a cooperative military prison and detention camp under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002. The prison, established at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, holds people accused by the United States government of being terrorist operatives, as well as those no longer considered suspects who are being held pending […]
Archaeologists in Mexico City Find First Tomb of Aztec Ruler
Archaeologists believe they have made the first discovery of a tomb of an Aztec ruler. Radar equipment suggests the tomb has several chambers and lies 5 meters (15ft) below ground in a major ceremonial site in the heart of Mexico City. Leonardo López Luján, the lead archaeologist, told Associated Press that his team hoped to […]
Women divers make a mark!
Diving into the deep waters for a living and scouring the sea beds for shellfish and seaweed. They are the women divers who symbolize courage and endurance. Earning a living in the water has become less lucrative due to declining seafood prices and harvests. Prices have dropped because of abalone farms – although natural […]
travel
why does one travel? To what purport? recreation? education? Relaxation? Change of place? To meet new people? Well, all and none. Let me explain. Most travellers travel only with their bodies. Their minds are revolving around their home interest or the beloved they have left behind. they carry remnants of their home life wherever they […]
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