According to officials, Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority has urged Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to stop the expansion of the Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem. Israel had said that the new homes are within the existing boundaries. The issue had stopped the follow-up to the Annapolis talks sponsored by the United States. Israelis […]
Karnataka police arrest 12-member hacker gang
The police claimed to have solved seven out of the 17 cases of hacking on-line bank accounts and transferring funds worth many lakhs, following recent arrests of a 12-member hacker gang. The Cyber Crime wing of police succeeded in unearthing the fraud after they arrested the mastermind, Joseph on November 29 last, from a city […]
HIV threat in Iran
With a population of 67.2 million in 2001 (HDR 2003), and a GDP of US$ billions 114.1 in 2001 (HDR 2003), Iran is the second most populous country and the second largest economy in the middle-eastern region. It is also the second largest OPEC oil producer and has the world’s second largest reserves of gas. […]
A Zero Carbon Footprint? What Individuals Can Do To Make It Happen
Living the No Impact lifestyle is impossible; a carbon footprint by definition equals damage to the earth. Yet some people try. This article assesses what individuals are meaningfully doing to contribute to the environment and how corporations are playing into the trend by conducting experience based marketing. There are many crazy shops around, but FLOWmarket beats […]
The pros and cons of dollar exchange rate in Asia
The US dollar has been the currency of the world since time immemorial. From the day when the United States of America became an independent free nation. Trades all over the worlds are quoted in US dollars. Bank transactions, from ill gotten to money laundering were deposited in dollars. But as the world ages, the […]
The Real Impact Of Sanctions Against Iran Differs From The Political Impact
Talks between International Atomic Energy Agency officials and Iranian nuclear negotiators stretched out over several days this past week. At the same time, efforts among European countries and the US to devise their own or new sanctions against Iran also continued. The implications of the European initiative to devise its own sanctions against Iran are difficult to estimate […]