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Schwarzenegger wants to become US president

Posted under Burning News, World News on Tuesday, 23 December 2008 by
Los Angeles, Dec 23 (DPA) Former action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger has not satiated his political ambitions by serving as California governor. The Austrian-born superstar revealed in an interview on '60 Minutes' late Sunday night that he would 'absolutely' like to be US president if the...
Schwarzenegger wants to become US president

Snowstorm paralyses life in Northern US States

Posted under Burning News on Monday, 22 December 2008 by
DES MOINES – IOWA –22.12.08 - Northern states in US suffered a severe shock on the first official day of winter with snowstorm knocking out power supply in most part of these states. Holiday travelers in their camps or en-route to their destinations had a nightmarish experience as a...
Snowstorm paralyses life in Northern US States

Tough security measure turns Mumbai 5 star hotels into fortresses

Posted under Burning News on Sunday, 21 December 2008 by
Mumbai Sun, Dec 21 – Usual refrain like calling your friend or business associate to a complimentary dinner party in the Star hotels at Mumbai will no more be as casual as it used to be.  Now onwards when you put a message like “meet me at the Trident coffee shop”, both you and your friend...
Tough security measure turns Mumbai 5 star hotels into fortresses

Shariff’s remarks on Kasab irritates Pak Rulers

Posted under Burning News on Saturday, 20 December 2008 by
Islamabad – 20.12.08 Pakistan Government has taken a strong exception to the remarks made by former Premier Nawaz Shariff against the attempts to “cordon off” the village of Ajmal Kasab, the lone terrorist who was captured during the Mumbai Massacre in November this year. Remarks of Shariff...
Shariff’s remarks on Kasab irritates Pak Rulers

Merger deal between British Airways and Qantas scrapped

Posted under Burning News, Editors' Pick on Friday, 19 December 2008 by
Recently British Airways had proposed a ?4.1 bn merger with Qantas airlines in order to develop a truly global airline. These high hopes of the airlines came to an end as the merger talks collapsed with no effective deal coming into action. Both sides were unable to come to common terms concerning...
Merger deal between British Airways and Qantas scrapped

NASCAR loses $225 million in lawsuit

Posted under Burning News on Friday, 19 December 2008 by
NASCAR was involved in a lawsuit scandal filed against them by a former official who claims that she was a victim of racial discrimination as well as sexual harassment during her time under employment of the company. The employee, Mauricia Grant won the case and managed to secure $225 million on...
NASCAR loses $225 million in lawsuit

Castro’s appeal to exchange spies for dissidents turned down

Posted under Burning News on Friday, 19 December 2008 by
The replacement president of Cuba, Raul Castro made an unusual offer to exchange political dissidents that are behind bars in Cuba in return for five Cuban nationals that are imprisoned in U.S jails for charges of espionage. On his first international visit to Brazil after assuming the office of...
Castro’s appeal to exchange spies for dissidents turned down

Obama plans economic revival with $850 billion stimulus

Posted under Burning News on Friday, 19 December 2008 by
Friday, Dec 19 – In his latest bid to revive the sinking US economy, Barrack Obama aims to place $850 billion stimulus financial plan before the Congress next year. His bid comes on the wake of the US economy sinking into recession, massive growth of unemployment, and crumbling infrastructure in...
Obama plans economic revival with $850 billion stimulus

Hats off to Mr. Madoff for his billion dollar scam

Posted under Burning News, Business on Tuesday, 16 December 2008 by
The 50 billion dollar fraudster has finally come into the limelight after being exposed on the news. The individual who managed to trick banks, charities, independent billionaires and celebrities for millions of dollars has finally come into the grips of the authority.  Amongst the victims of the...
Hats off to Mr. Madoff for his billion dollar scam

Assassination attempt at Zimbabwe’s Air Marshal

Posted under Burning News on Tuesday, 16 December 2008 by
An assassination attempt at the Air Marshal of the Zimbabwe Air Force Shiri almost managed to take his life. This has been a first serious assassination attempt at any senior figure in a number of years. The Air Marshal had shots fired at him that managed to injure him but luckily the assassin did...
Assassination attempt at Zimbabwe’s Air Marshal