Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Tibetans are arrested by police personnel during their protest in Kathmandu November 2, 2011. About 20,000 Tibetans live in Nepal with valid refugee papers, while many are believed to be residing illegally. With China's influence over Nepal increasing, the Nepalese government's stands strong against Tibetans exiles whose protests in support of their homeland has increased in recent years. Nepal ceased issuing refugee papers to Tibetans in 1989 and recognizes Tibet to be a part of China. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:50:18 +0200 From the titans of high technology to teenagers armed with iPads, millions of people around the world mourned digital-gadget genius Steve Jobs as a man whose wizardry transformed their lives in big ways and small. (Source: AP)
Hurricane Irene Exposes Charlatans on All Sides of Climate Science
Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:00:14 +0200 As Hurricane Irene hammers the Eastern Seaboard, the battles over the link between global warming and more frequent and ferocious hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean has resurfaced in the blogosphere.And for good reason. Hurricane Irene is predicted to wreak havoc on large swaths of the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. Violent winds, torrential downpour and a storm surge could result in wide-spread power outages and heavy flooding. ... (Source: Forbes)
A convoy of vehicles, believed to be tansporting Norwegian Anders ...
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:50:02 +0200 (Reuters) - A convoy of vehicles, believed to be tansporting Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik, the man accused of a killing spree and bomb attack in Norway, is pictured as it arrives at a court in Oslo July 25, 2011. The 32-year-old Norwegian gunman is due in court on Monday after killing at least 93 people in a bomb attack in Oslo's government district and shooting rampage at a youth summer camp of Norway's ruling Labour party on the island of Utoeya on Friday. Breivik declared in a rambling 1,500-pagemanifesto posted online shortly before the massacre that he was on a self-appointed mission to save Europe from what he saw as the threats of Islam, immigration and multi-culturalism. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (NORWAY - Tags: DISASTER CONFLICT SOCIETY)
Samaritans are seen praying on top of Mount Gerizim near the ...
Sun, 03 Jul 2011 06:40:10 +0200 (AFP/File) - Samaritans are seen praying on top of Mount Gerizim near the northern West Bank city of Nablus during celebrations of the Shavuot festival, in 2010. The Samaritans claim to be the true children of Israel who left Egypt with Moses and consider themselves the guardians of the authentic Mosaic tradition.(AFP/File/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)
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