U.N. council hits defiant Iran with new sanctions
Posted by admin in Featured on 09. Jun, 2010 | No Comments
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions on a defiant Iran on Wednesday over a nuclear program the West suspects is aimed at developing the means to build atom bombs.
U.N. council to hit defiant Iran with new sanctions
Posted by admin in Featured on 09. Jun, 2010 | No Comments
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is set to impose a new round of sanctions on a defiant Iran on Wednesday over a nuclear program that Western powers suspect is aimed at developing atomic weapons.
Iran defiant at UN sanctions move
Posted by admin in Featured on 08. Jun, 2010 | No Comments
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns Iran will not agree to talks on its nuclear programme if new UN sanctions pass this week.
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Israel deports Gaza aid activists
Posted by admin in Featured on 06. Jun, 2010 | No Comments
Israel deports several activists detained after trying to sail an aid ship to Gaza in defiance of Israel’s blockade.
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Iran expands atom work, U.S. sees defiance
Posted by admin in Featured on 01. Jun, 2010 | No Comments
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is preparing extra equipment to enrich uranium to higher levels and continues to stockpile nuclear material, a U.N. watchdog report said, developments likely to raise tensions with the West over its atomic work.
Reporter’s log
Posted by admin in Featured on 29. May, 2010 | No Comments
Musicians from 39 countries are in Norway for the 55th Eurovision Song Contest.
More than 125 million people watched last year’s competition, when 23-year-old violinist Alexander Rybak took home the trophy with a record 387 points.
The BBC’s Mark Savage is in Oslo to report on the atmosphere at one of the world’s biggest and most [...]
LED Love: Good Market Forecast, Bulbs for the Home, and Architectural Applications
Posted by admin in FullContent on 19. May, 2010 | No Comments
Mainstream applications of LED’s are moving beyond holiday light strings! LED lighting has long promised to be an energy efficient replacement to incandescent and fluorescent lighting. This week three articles caught my eye that show how LED’s are on their way to delivering on that promise. It looks like there are exciting improvements happening in [...]
Thai leaders reject talks offer
Posted by admin in Featured on 18. May, 2010 | No Comments
Leaders of Thailand’s anti-government protesters say they will accept an offer by senators to mediate talks, amid growing pressure to end violence.
Five days of street clashes between troops and protesters in Bangkok have left 37 people dead and scores more injured.
A leader of the "red-shirt" protesters said the group would agree to the proposal [...]
Thai protesters defy troops order
Posted by admin in Featured on 17. May, 2010 | No Comments
Anti-government protesters in Bangkok have defied orders to leave their fortified camp in the Thai capital.
The protesters - many of them women - continued to clap and cheer speakers on stage in the centre of their vast camp as a deadline passed.
Soldiers have been shooting live rounds to keep protesters at a distance as [...]
Rogue Thai protest general dies
Posted by admin in Featured on 17. May, 2010 | No Comments
Renegade Thai general Khattiya Sawasdipol, who was shot on Thursday as he backed protesters in Bangkok, has died, hospital officials have said.
The announcement came amid fresh fighting between the protesters and soldiers after Thai officials rejected a demand for UN-backed talks.
There was gunfire and explosions outside upscale hotels opposite the protesters’ fortified encampment.
Thirty-six [...]
