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• Dubai Creek

  06 April 2013 ( #Al Garhoud Bridge, #Dubai Creek Tower, #Deira Twin Towers, #United Arab Emirates, #Dubai Creek, #Al Maktoum Bridge, #Ras Al Khor, #Dubai )

  This is a photo of Deira (the area seen at the top of the image) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 18 October 2007. The body of water is Dubai Creek. The area on the other side of Dubai Creek is Bur Dubai. The photo was taken from a helicopter ride courtesy...

• Threat of illegal weapons trade

  05 April 2013 ( #France, #United States, #United Nations General Assembly, #Africa, #Arms industry, #Asia, #United Nation, #Germany )

  According to media reports, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to approve a landmark treaty that tries to regulate the weapons trade. The true reality is that the illegal weapons trade has become a big threat for world security and...

• Michael Holding

  04 April 2013 ( #Michael Holding, #Jamaica, #Caribbean, #Malcolm Marshall, #Test cricket, #Joel Garner, #Andy Roberts, #Colin Croft )

  Michael Anthony Holding (born 16 February 1954) is a former West Indian cricketer . One of the fastest bowlers ever to play Test cricket, he was nicknamed "Whispering Death" by umpires due to his quiet approach to the bowling crease. His bowling was smooth...

• The Leaning Tower of Pisa

  06 April 2013 ( #Piazza dei Miracoli, #Leaning Tower of Pisa, #Baptistry, #Cathedral, #Pisa, #Battle of Meloria, #Andrea Pisano, #Camposanto )

  Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa ) or simply the Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended...

• Costa Concordia

  21 July 2013 ( #Italy, #Costa Serena, #Isola del Giglio, #Costa Favolosa, #Sestri Ponente, #Carnival Cruise Lines, #Costa Fascinosa, #Costa Concordia )

  MS Costa Concordia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔsta konˈkɔrdja] ) was a Concordia-class cruise ship built in 2004 by the Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente yards in Italy and operated from 2005 by Costa Crociere (a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation). The name...

• Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

  06 April 2013 ( #Abu Dhabi, #Sheikh Hamad, #List of emirs of Qatar, #Emir, #Al Jazeera, #Qatar, #Geneva, #Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani )

  Хамад бин Халифа ат-Тани Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (Arabic: الشيخ حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني , born 1 January 1952) has been the ruling Emir of the State of Qatar since 1995. [1] [2] Sheikh Hamad was the appointed Heir Apparent of Qatar between 1977 and 1995...

• Evo Morales

  06 April 2013 ( #Bolivian government, #United Nations, #United States, #South America, #Evo Morales, #Chile, #Orinoca Canton, #Bolivia )

  Juan Evo Morales Ayma (born October 26, 1959), popularly known as Evo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeβo] ), is a Bolivian politician and activist, who has served as President of Bolivia since 2006. Politically a democratic socialist, he leads the Movement...

• Space Shuttle Columbia

  06 April 2013 ( #Columbia, #Rockwell International, #Orbiter Processing Facility, #Space Shuttle program, #Kennedy Space Center, #Space Shuttle Columbia, #Space Shuttle, #NASA )

  Space Shuttle Columbia landing, completing STS-80. The mission lasted for 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes, and 18 seconds. Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space Shuttle in NASA's orbital fleet....

• Death of Diana, Princess of Wales

  19 August 2013 ( #Henri Paul, #Dodi Fayed, #Mohamed al-Fayed, #Operation Paget, #Diana, #Paris, #Trevor Rees-Jones, #Death of Diana Princess of Wales )

  On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France. Her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140, Henri Paul, were also pronounced...

• Mussolini

  03 April 2013 ( #Rome, #Italy, #Duce, #Predappio, #World War II, #Grand Council of Fascism, #Benito Mussolini, #Mussolini )

  Mussolini (left) and Hitler sent their armies to North Africa and into Egypt against the British Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (Italian pronunciation: [beˈnito mussoˈlini] ; 29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and leader of the...

• The Warsaw Packt

  10 April 2013 ( #CoMEcon, #NATO, #World War II, #USSR, #Warsaw Pact, #Soviet Union, #Russia, #Eastern Europe )

  The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance (1955–1991), more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the...

• The CN Tower

  06 April 2013 ( #Canada, #Burj Khalifa, #United States, #Toronto, #American Society of Civil Engineers, #CN Tower, #Canton Tower, #Canadian National Railway )

  The CN Tower and the Toronto Harbor viewed from the Toronto City Centre Airport. Français : La tour CN et le port de Toronto (Canada) vus depuis l'aéroport du centre-ville. The CN Tower (French: Tour CN ) is a 553.33 m-high (1,815.4 ft) concrete communications...

• DNA

  28 April 2013 ( #Molecule, #Chromosome, #Francis Crick, #Nucleic acid sequence, #Friedrich Miescher, #RNA, #DNA, #James Watson )

  Animation of the structure of a section of DNA. The bases lie horizontally between the two spiraling strands. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms...

• Mount Everest

  16 April 2013 ( #Royal Geographical Society, #Changtse, #Mount Everest, #Nepal, #Lhotse, #Himalaya, #Everest, #George Everest )

  Mount Everest from Kalapatthar. Mount Everest (Nepali: सगरमाथा, Sagarmāthā; Tibetan: ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ, Wylie: jo mo glang ma; Chomolungma [4] [5] or Qomolangma / ˈ tʃ oʊ m oʊ ˌ l ɑː ŋ m ə / [6] "Holy Mother"; Chinese: 珠穆朗玛峰; pinyin: Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng; [7] )...

• Alan Fisher (broadcast journalist)

  14 April 2013 ( #United States, #Moray Firth Radio, #Mitt Romney, #Dalziel High School, #AlJazeera, #Gulf War, #Grampian Television, #Edinburgh International Television Festival )

  Born and raised in Motherwell, he wrote for his local newspaper, 'The Motherwell Times' while still attending the town's Dalziel High School. A regular presenter on Hospital Radio Law from the age of sixteen, he also appeared several times on BBC Radio...

• The Battle of Aleppo

  15 April 2013 ( #Syria, #Battle of Aleppo, #Bashar al-Assad, #Free Syrian Army, #Syrian Armed Forces, #Aleppo, #al-Nusra Front, #Damascus )

  ) The Battle of Aleppo (Arabic: معركة حلب ) is an ongoing military confrontation in Aleppo, Syria between the Free Syrian Army and its allies and the Syrian military. The battle began on 19 July 2012 as a part of the Syrian civil war. Clashes escalated...

• Child Poverty In USA

  04 August 2013 ( #United States, #Scotland, #Local government, #Child poverty, #Poverty, #Children Youth and Family, #Facts and Statistics, #Glasgow )

  رپورٹ میں کہا گیا ہے کہ امریکہ میں غریب بچوں کی تعداد میں اضافہ ہوا ہے لیکن تعلیم اور صحت کے شعبے میں بہتری آئی ہے امریکہ کی ایک غیر سرکاری تنظیم کی جانب سے شائع کی گئی رپورٹ میں بتایا گیا ہے کہ عالمی معاشی بحران کے سبب امریکہ میں غربت کی سطح میں اضافہ...

• Syrian troops with the help of Lebanon’s Hezbollah have launched a new offensive

  27 May 2013 ( #Hezbollah, #Syria, #Jordan, #Iran, #Jeddah, #Hassan Nasrallah, #Lebanon, #Damascus )

  According to media reports, thousands of Syrian troops with the help of Lebanon’s Hezbollah have launched a new offensive in the strategically important town of Al-Qusayr, which is located near the Lebanese border and is a key position on the road to...

• Taking Care of Your Teeth

  09 December 2013 ( #British Dental Health Foundation, #Acid erosion, #Acid, #Tooth, #Dentistry, #Tooth brushing, #Toothbrush, #Bacteria )

  when should I brush my teeth, before breakfast or after that? Please be aware that, for achieving oral health, you should brush your teeth after every meal. But, it is recommended to brush your teeth before breakfast because of 2 reasons: 1) As we sleep,...

• Most Famous Compter Virus Attacks

  20 June 2013 ( #France, #Viruses, #Microsoft Windows, #Security, #Code Red II, #Malicious Software, #ILOVEYOU, #Computer virus )

  Creeper – 1971 This virus was written in 1971 – before the concept of a computer virus even existed – by Bob Thomas, and is widely credited as the first example of a self-replicating computer virus (though not the first MS-DOS virus – widely recognised...

• Egypt and Mohammed Morsi After Army Take over

  04 July 2013 ( #Mohamed Morsi, #Hosni Mubarak, #Army, #Government, #Cairo, #Islamism, #Mohammed Morsi, #Egypt )

  Muhammed Morsi is 1) The first elected arab president. 2) first civil president 3) first arab president that memorises the whole Quran of by heart. 4) first arab president thats from an islamic party. 5) first arab president that allows people to criticise...

• Amazing Beauty of Casablanca

  21 November 2013 ( #Royal Moroccan Navy, #North Africa, #Morocco, #Africa, #Maghreb, #Rabat, #Atlantic Ocean, #Casablanca )

  Casablanca is the largest city of Morocco. It is located in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the largest and most important cities in Africa, both economically and demographically. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port and industrial center....

• Nostredame

  23 November 2013 ( #Napoleon III, #Nostradamus, #University of Montpellier, #Provence, #Guillaume Rondelet, #University of Avignon, #Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, #Avignon )

  Michel de Nostredame (depending on the source, 14 or 21 December 1503 [1] – 2 July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide. He is...

• Cholistan Desert Safari

  29 January 2014 ( #Pakistan, #Cholistan, #Desert, #Punjab )

• Lake Garda

  10 September 2013 ( #Lake Garda, #Italy, #World War II, #Brescia, #Northern Italy, #San Felice del Benaco, #Garda )

  Toscolano - Lago di Garda - Italia Lake Garda (Italian: Lago di Garda or Lago Benaco) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location and is located in Northern Italy, about half-way between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan....