AS the trial of the alleged lone survivor of the terror squad
behind last year´s Mumbai attacks finally began in earnest
last week, lawyers were already preparing to ask for yet further
delays. The proceedings have been plagued by hold-ups, but on
Monday, the first witness is due to be crossexamined. He has
already identified Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab as the man he saw
shoot dead a policeman trying to arrest him. The shooting came
at the end of a three-day rampage of co-ordinated violence.
The
toxic fallout of a grisly army scandal continues to spread in
Colombia, as more soldiers are arrested over their alleged roles.
In recent days another three colonels have been arrested, bringing
the total number of military personnel captured to at least
22. The "false positives" scandal has revealed that
the army murdered civilians, who were in turn dressed in rebel
uniforms or given guns. They were then presented as guerrillas
or paramilitaries killed in combat.
Many non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) like diabetes,
heart disorders and cancer are
threatening to retard the socioeconomic
development of many countries
by eating into their budget.
The world's
renowned children's entertainer
Stephen Clay, popularly known
as Binky, entertained children
from different units of Shafallah
Center on Sunday at Sharq Village
and Spa.
Growth in the Middle East will fall by 50 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund forecast, as it encouraged countries in the region to boost government spending to stimulate their economies.
World championship
leading Briton Jenson Button consolidated
his position when he drove his
Brawn GP car to a resounding victory
in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.
Ron Howard,
formerly Ronnie Howard, is a grandpa.
Not to begrudge Howard the joy
of seeing his children having
children of their own, but to
millions of baby boomers it's
deeply disturbing.
Academic Bridge Program (ABP) Director Dr Miles Lovelace handed out graduation certificates to 270 students in a glittering function held at the Jewan hall of Al Dana Club on Sunday. This was the eighth ABP graduation ceremony and the largest number of graduates so far. Speaking to Qatar Tribune, Dr Lovelace said, "It has not only been the biggest class but also the most successful one in terms of university admissions. So far 178 of the students have gained admission in various universities.
A four-day course organised by the interior ministry for the inmates of Penal and Reformatory Institutions Department (PRID) ended on Thursday at the headquarters of the PRID. Prominent expert Dr Ayyoob Khalid al Ayyoub, advisor of Al Hewar Club of Kuwait conducted the course for 30 jail inmates. The course focused on several aspects including human development, how to overcome problems in life, how to convert weak points to strong points, future planning, psychological rehabilitation.
If you are believer in women rights, the painting exhibition titled ´Marionettes´ being held at the Third Line Gallery of the Waqif Art Center is a must see for you. The expo based on the theme ´Female oppression found in everyday domestic life´ is the first solo show by a 28- year-old Iraqi artiste Hayv Kahraman in Qatar. The works on display feature oil on linen canvases depicting graceful and elegant female figures. Kahraman, who has been educated in Sweden and...
Venezuelan unions estimated that nearly 22,000 oil contractors stand to lose their jobs after President Hugo Chavez´s government seized the assets of 60 local and foreignowned oil firms. "This law does not benefit us," Bernardino Chirinos, leader of the Union of Oil Workers in the western state of Zulia, told El Nacional newspaper. "There are 35,000 workers on the east coast (of Zulia state) and only 8,000 will be absorbed. There are 22,000 workers without guarantees." Venezuela, the Americas´ largest oil exporter.
The US economy is expected to begin growing in the second half of this year, while the jobless rate is expected to peak in the first quarter of 2010, according to a survey of top forecasters released on Sunday. The consensus forecast of panelists surveyed in the Blue Chip Economic Indicators newsletter for May predicted economic growth, as measured by real gross domestic product, would shrink 2.8 percent in 2009 but grow 1.9 percent in 2010.
Satellite Asset Management LP, a $3 billion hedge fund founded by former employees of billionaire George Soros, is closing down because of client withdrawals, according to a person familiar with the matter. The New York-based firm has started returning money to investors from its three funds, Satellite Overseas Fund Ltd., Satellite Fund II LP and Satellite Credit Opportunities Ltd., which together had $2.8 billion, said the person, who asked not to be named because the information is private.
Alex Cejka moved closer to becoming the third European to win the Players Championship when he opened a five-stroke lead after the third round on Saturday. The Czech-born German survived some inevitable mistakes in tough conditions, but finished in style with a five-foot birdie at the last for a respectable even-par 72 at the punishing Sawgrass TPC. He posted an 11-under 205 total, but will not be counting any chickens, not with Tiger Woods among a group of six players equal second on sixunder.
Carmelo Anthony sank a controversial 3- pointer with one second remaining to give the Denver Nuggets a 106-105 victory over Dallas in the National Basketball Association playoffs. Shaking off what appeared to be a foul by Dallas´ Antoine Wright that went uncalled, Anthony drained an off-balance shot from beyond the arc to give the Nuggets a 3-0 lead over the Mavericks in the best-of-seven second-round series.
Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist was frustrated after losing a close match to Kings XI Punjab here on Saturday. Kings XI pulled off a thrilling win with just one ball to go and kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gilchrist admitted that Deccan Chargers should have won the game that would have brightened their chances of making the last four. "We should have closed that game out.
Windows 7 is coming to a PC near you - and faster than previously thought. Microsoft has a ´release candidate´ of the successor to Windows Vista out this month, and those eager to test out the new operating system will likely be able to download this all-but-final version by early summer. The well-publicised features of Windows 7 are that it´s faster, less resource intensive, and more compatible than Windows Vista. But a look at a recent build of the operating system reveals that there´s a lot more to look forward.
John Abraham, Celina Jaitley, Shilpa Shetty and Malaika Arora Khan have something in common apart from their celebrity status. They have come forward to endorse a message for animal welfare in the country. W hether it is turning vegetarian, binding themselves in chains, getting inside cages or going out of their way to provide shelter to animals - the actors have done their bit to promote awareness about cruelty against animals. "When it comes to raising awareness for animals.
There are few film actresses working today who can embrace the extremes of beauty and ugliness as persuasively as Tilda Swinton, and fewer still, I suspect, who have the guts to try. She´s a magnificent, bold, sometimes viscerally uncomfortable screen presence, with an otherworldly alabaster glow and a piercing gaze that seems to nail you to your seat. (She´s one of the few performers who justifies that overworked critical superlative, riveting.)
An all-night artillery barrage in Sri
Lanka’s war zone killed at least 378
civilians and forced thousands to flee
to makeshift shelters along the
beach, a government doctor said on
Sunday. The army and Tamil Tiger
rebels blamed each other for the barrage,
which the doctor said left at
least 1,100 people wounded.
More than 100,000 panicked people
fled Pakistan’s northwest on Sunday
as the government briefly relaxed a
curfew to allow civilians to escape a
fierce onslaught against Taliban
insurgents. Pakistan’s military said
that about 200 rebels had been killed
in the last 24 hours in the region,
where families fled to escape bombardments.
Academic Bridge Program (ABP) Director Dr Miles Lovelace handed out graduation certificates to 270 students in a glittering function held at the Jewan hall of Al Dana Club on Sunday. This was the eighth ABP graduation ceremony and the largest number of graduates so far. Speaking to Qatar Tribune, Dr Lovelace said, "It has not only been the biggest class but also the most successful one in terms of university admissions. So far 178 of the students have gained admission in various universities.
A four-day course organised by the interior ministry for the inmates of Penal and Reformatory Institutions Department (PRID) ended on Thursday at the headquarters of the PRID. Prominent expert Dr Ayyoob Khalid al Ayyoub, advisor of Al Hewar Club of Kuwait conducted the course for 30 jail inmates. The course focused on several aspects including human development, how to overcome problems in life, how to convert weak points to strong points, future planning, psychological rehabilitation.
If you are believer in women rights, the painting exhibition titled ´Marionettes´ being held at the Third Line Gallery of the Waqif Art Center is a must see for you. The expo based on the theme ´Female oppression found in everyday domestic life´ is the first solo show by a 28- year-old Iraqi artiste Hayv Kahraman in Qatar. The works on display feature oil on linen canvases depicting graceful and elegant female figures. Kahraman, who has been educated in Sweden and...
Venezuelan unions estimated that nearly 22,000 oil contractors stand to lose their jobs after President Hugo Chavez´s government seized the assets of 60 local and foreignowned oil firms. "This law does not benefit us," Bernardino Chirinos, leader of the Union of Oil Workers in the western state of Zulia, told El Nacional newspaper. "There are 35,000 workers on the east coast (of Zulia state) and only 8,000 will be absorbed. There are 22,000 workers without guarantees." Venezuela, the Americas´ largest oil exporter.
The US economy is expected to begin growing in the second half of this year, while the jobless rate is expected to peak in the first quarter of 2010, according to a survey of top forecasters released on Sunday. The consensus forecast of panelists surveyed in the Blue Chip Economic Indicators newsletter for May predicted economic growth, as measured by real gross domestic product, would shrink 2.8 percent in 2009 but grow 1.9 percent in 2010.
Satellite Asset Management LP, a $3 billion hedge fund founded by former employees of billionaire George Soros, is closing down because of client withdrawals, according to a person familiar with the matter. The New York-based firm has started returning money to investors from its three funds, Satellite Overseas Fund Ltd., Satellite Fund II LP and Satellite Credit Opportunities Ltd., which together had $2.8 billion, said the person, who asked not to be named because the information is private.
Alex Cejka moved closer to becoming the third European to win the Players Championship when he opened a five-stroke lead after the third round on Saturday. The Czech-born German survived some inevitable mistakes in tough conditions, but finished in style with a five-foot birdie at the last for a respectable even-par 72 at the punishing Sawgrass TPC. He posted an 11-under 205 total, but will not be counting any chickens, not with Tiger Woods among a group of six players equal second on sixunder. 
Carmelo Anthony sank a controversial 3- pointer with one second remaining to give the Denver Nuggets a 106-105 victory over Dallas in the National Basketball Association playoffs. Shaking off what appeared to be a foul by Dallas´ Antoine Wright that went uncalled, Anthony drained an off-balance shot from beyond the arc to give the Nuggets a 3-0 lead over the Mavericks in the best-of-seven second-round series. 
Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist was frustrated after losing a close match to Kings XI Punjab here on Saturday. Kings XI pulled off a thrilling win with just one ball to go and kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gilchrist admitted that Deccan Chargers should have won the game that would have brightened their chances of making the last four. "We should have closed that game out.
Windows 7 is coming to a PC near you - and faster than previously thought. Microsoft has a ´release candidate´ of the successor to Windows Vista out this month, and those eager to test out the new operating system will likely be able to download this all-but-final version by early summer. The well-publicised features of Windows 7 are that it´s faster, less resource intensive, and more compatible than Windows Vista. But a look at a recent build of the operating system reveals that there´s a lot more to look forward. 
John Abraham, Celina Jaitley, Shilpa Shetty and Malaika Arora Khan have something in common apart from their celebrity status. They have come forward to endorse a message for animal welfare in the country. W hether it is turning vegetarian, binding themselves in chains, getting inside cages or going out of their way to provide shelter to animals - the actors have done their bit to promote awareness about cruelty against animals. "When it comes to raising awareness for animals. 
There are few film actresses working today who can embrace the extremes of beauty and ugliness as persuasively as Tilda Swinton, and fewer still, I suspect, who have the guts to try. She´s a magnificent, bold, sometimes viscerally uncomfortable screen presence, with an otherworldly alabaster glow and a piercing gaze that seems to nail you to your seat. (She´s one of the few performers who justifies that overworked critical superlative, riveting.)
An all-night artillery barrage in Sri
Lanka’s war zone killed at least 378
civilians and forced thousands to flee
to makeshift shelters along the
beach, a government doctor said on
Sunday. The army and Tamil Tiger
rebels blamed each other for the barrage,
which the doctor said left at
least 1,100 people wounded.
More than 100,000 panicked people
fled Pakistan’s northwest on Sunday
as the government briefly relaxed a
curfew to allow civilians to escape a
fierce onslaught against Taliban
insurgents. Pakistan’s military said
that about 200 rebels had been killed
in the last 24 hours in the region,
where families fled to escape bombardments.
