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• David Chater

  29 November 2013 ( #Sky News, #South East England, #Maidstone Grammar School, #Hong Kong, #David Chater, #British Army, #Al Jazeera English, #ITN )

  David Chater is an award-winning British broadcast journalist. Chater is a former correspondent with more than 35 years' experience in international television news, having worked for Independent Television News, Sky News and Al Jazeera English. He joined...

• Over 11,000 Syrian children killed in war

  24 November 2013 ( #United Nations, #Ghouta, #Syria, #Bashar al-Assad, #Oxford Research Group, #Daraa, #Damascus, #London )

  Explosive weapons, including bombs, killed seven in 10 of the more than 11,000 Syrian children under the age of 17 who have died in Syria’s brutal civil war, according to a report released on Sunday. The Oxford Research Group, a London-based think tank,...

• The Cambodian Civil War

  06 April 2013 ( #Khmer Rouge, #Cambodia, #United States, #Lon Nol, #South Vietnam, #Communist Party of Kampuchea, #North Vietnam, #Cambodian Civil War )

  The Cambodian Civil War was a conflict that pitted the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (known as the Khmer Rouge) and their allies the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the Viet Cong against the government forces of Cambodia...

• SOME USEFUL TIPS TO REDUCE STRESS

  20 October 2013 ( #Mental Health, #Health, #American Psychological Association, #Shopping, #Support group, #Stress, #Recreation, #God )

  .........SOME USEFUL TIPS TO REDUCE STRESS ....... 1. Get up 15 minutes earlier 2. Prepare for the morning the night before 3. Avoid tight fitting clothes... 4. Avoid relying on chemical aids 5. Set appointments ahead 6. Don't rely on your memory ......

• Amazing Beauty of Christmas Island

  23 November 2013 ( #Christmas Island, #Refugee, #Flying Fish Cove, #Poon Saan, #Indian Ocean, #Christmas, #Oceania, #Australia )

  The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It has a population of 2,072 residents who live in a number of "Settlement areas" on the northern tip of the island: Flying Fish Cove (also known as Kampong), Silver City,...

• John McEnroe

  10 April 2013 ( #Grand Slam, #McEnroe, #United States, #Ivan Lendl, #International Tennis Hall of Fame, #ITF World Champion, #John McEnroe, #ATP Champions Tour )

  John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. He won sevenGrand Slam singles titles (three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open), nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and...

• Mukesh Ambani

  06 April 2013 ( #India, #Dhirubhai Ambani, #Anand Jain, #Mumbai, #Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, #Mukesh Ambani, #Anil Ambani, #Reliance Industries )

  Mukesh Ambani at the India Economic Summit Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born on 19 April 1957) is an Indian business magnate who is the chairman and CEO of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company and India's...

• Cyber Attacks

  24 November 2013 ( #Amazon.com, #Cyberwarfare, #Cyber-Attacks, #September 11 2001, #Warfare and Conflict, #Bali, #War on Terrorism, #Australian Federal Police )

  Cyber Attacks, also referred as cyberwarfare or cyberterrorism in specific situations, is a type of offensive maneuver employed by both individuals and whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks,...

• Halley's Comet

  24 November 2013 ( #Solar System, #Halley, #Middle Ages, #Earth, #Comet, #Fred Lawrence Whipple, #Comet Halley, #240 BC )

  Halley's Comet or Comet Halley is the best-known of the short-period comets and is visible from Earth every 75–76 years. [2] [10] Halley's Comet is the only short-period comet that is clearly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and thus the only naked-eye...

• Lakshmi Mittal

  06 April 2013 ( #World Steel Association, #Vanisha Mittal, #Goldman Sachs, #ArcelorMittal, #Kellogg School of Management, #Lakshmi Mittal, #Queens Park Rangers F.C, #Forbes )

  Lakshmi Niwas Mittal pronunciation ( help · info ) (born 15 June 1950) [6] is an England-based Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company. Mittal owns 41 percent of ArcelorMittal and holds...

• Sebastian Walker

  30 November 2013 ( #Haiti, #United States, #Baghdad Bulletin, #Fault Lines, #Sebastian Walker, #Qatar, #Al Jazeera English, #Middle East )

  Sebastian Walker is a broadcast journalist, currently working for Al Jazeera English. Career Al Jazeera English Sebastian has worked for Al Jazeera English in the United States since 2008. Based at Al Jazeera English's main US bureau, in Washington, DC,...

• Rio de Janeiro

  09 April 2013 ( #States, #South America, #Rio de Janeiro, #Rio, #Copacabana, #Travel and Tourism, #Janeiro, #Brazil )

  Rio de Janeiro commonly referred to simply as Rio, [2] is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million...

• Lakhdar Brahimi

  02 November 2013 ( #Arab League, #United Nations, #Syria, #Lakhdar Brahimi, #Ahmed Chalabi, #Brahimi, #Global Leadership Foundation, #Gamal Abdel Nasser )

  Lakhdar Brahimi ( Algerian pronunciation: [læxdˤɑr bræhiːmi] ; Arabic: الأخضر الإبراهيمى ; born 1 January 1934) is an Algerian United Nations envoy and advisor, and since August 2012, the United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria. He is also...

• The Space Shuttle Enterprise

  06 April 2013 ( #Technology, #Columbia, #Space Shuttle orbiter, #Space, #Space Shuttle Columbia, #Space Shuttle, #Space Shuttle Enterprise, #NASA )

  Enterprise during a captive flight The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. [1] It...

• The Palm Jumeirah

  06 April 2013 ( #Palm Islands, #Persian Gulf, #United Arab Emirates, #Palm Jumeirah, #Nakheel Properties, #Middle East, #Jumeirah, #Dubai )

  The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company SQUARE owned by the Dubai government in United Arab Emirates and was designed and developed by HHCP architects. It is one of three islands called the Palm...

• Casualties of Iraq War

  06 April 2013 ( #Iraq, #Bob Woodward, #Iraq War, #Iraq Body Count project, #2003 invasion of Iraq, #Tommy Franks, #Baghdad, #Commonwealth Institute )

  Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003 (beginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and continuing with the ensuing occupation of Iraq, as well as the activities of the various armed groups operating in the country) have come in many forms, and the...

• The Great Achievements of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  29 November 2013 ( #Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, #Abdulaziz, #Royal Highness, #Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, #Kingdom, #Saudi Arabia, #Riyadh, #Middle East )

  At this time we remember its massive achievements in growth and development which are a result of the strategies that have been implemented since the rule of its founder King Abdulaziz Al Saud until today under the rule of the Custodian of the Two Holy...

• Afghanistan Loya Jirga

  21 November 2013 ( #Jirga, #Central Asia, #Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, #Hamid Karzai, #Pashtun, #Loya jirga, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan )

  A loya jirga (Pashto: لويه جرګه ) is a type of jirga regarded as "grand assembly," a phrase in the Pashto language meaning "grand council." A loya jirga is a mass meeting usually prepared for major events such as choosing a new king, adopting a constitution,...

• Diabetes 5 tips for taking control

  14 November 2013 ( #Physical exercise, #Health, #Food, #American Diabetes Association, #Weight loss, #Diabetes mellitus type 2, #Blood sugar, #Diabetes mellitus )

  Diabetes (Sugar) ,prevention: 5 tips for taking controlChanging your lifestyle could be a big step toward diabetes prevention — and it's never too late to start. Consider these tips.Controlling Your DiabetesSubscribe to our Controlling Your Diabetes e-newsletter...

• How Face Book Store your data?

  17 June 2013 ( #Sweden, #Facebook, #Lulea, #Hydroelectricity, #Open Compute Project, #Luleå, #Arctic Circle, #Data center )

  Facebook's new data center is located in Lulea, Sweden. So far it's one of the most amazing data centers in the world. The center runs on locally generated hydroelectric energy along with the icy Nordic air to power and cool the masses of servers. The...

• Yoga

  02 December 2013 ( #Vajrayana, #United States, #Yoga, #Hatha yoga, #Patanjali Yoga Sutra, #Patanjali, #Swami Vivekananda, #Western world )

  Yoga is the physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India with a view to attain a state of permanent peace. [1] [2] The term yoga can be derived from either of two roots, yujir yoga (to yoke) or yuj samādhau...

• Manny Pacquiao

  23 November 2013 ( #Septuple champion, #World Boxing Council, #Manny Pacquiao, #World Boxing Organization, #Best Fighter ESPY Award, #BoxRec, #Boxing Writers Association of America, #Boxing )

  Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH ( / ˈ p æ k i . aʊ / PAK -ee-ow ; Tagalog: [pɐkˈjaʊ] ; [4] born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first and only eight-division world champion, [5] in which he has won...

• The Eiffel Tower

  06 April 2013 ( #France, #Eiffel, #Ostankino Tower, #Eiffel Tower, #Paris, #Chrysler Building, #Champ de Mars, #Maurice Koechlin )

  The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel , [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ) is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889...

• The International Space Station (ISS)

  06 April 2013 ( #ISS, #Mir, #Soyuz, #International Space Station, #Russian Federal Space Agency, #H-II Transfer Vehicle, #Automated Transfer Vehicle, #NASA )

  International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. It follows the Salyut, Almaz, Skylab and Mir stations as the ninth space station to be inhabited. The ISS is a modular structure...

• The Pakistan earthquake

  08 April 2013 ( #Balochistan, #Balochistan Pakistan, #Kandahar, #Aslam Raisani, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, #Quetta, #Mohammed Zaman )

  The 2008 Pakistan earthquake was a magnitude Mw 6.4 earthquake that hit the Pakistani province of Balochistan on October 29, 2008. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake occurred 60 km (37 mi) north of Quetta and 185 km (115 mi) southeast of...