Gaga turns peacemaker at concert
LONDON - Pop star Lady Gaga turned peacemaker for the day when she broke up a fight at her concert in Washington.
Entertainment
Enter the world of Bollywood - with a day trip
MUMBAI - If you sleep, eat and drink movies and always wanted to get up close with Bollywood, then wait no more.
Rich Cronin Dies Aged 35
BOSTON (GaeaTimes.com)- Famous boy band LFO's former lead singer Rich Cronin who had also penned the famous 1999 hit "Summer Girls" died on Wednesday aged 35.
Game for trout! Anglers ready for Manali contest
SHIMLA - More than 30 sport anglers from across the country will converge in the picturesque hill town of Manali next month to pit their wits against the trout, an exotic game fish found in the gurgling streams of Himachal Pradesh.
Business
Expat embraces Indian Dynamism; launches website to support charity
New Delhi, Sept.9 (ANI-Business Wire India): A simple vision of one person has helped build an empowered organization that supports many charities in India.
Wipro, Oracle strengthen ties, to foster growth for customers
Bangalore (Karnataka), Sept.9 (ANI-Business Wire India): Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited and Oracle have announced an expansion of their existing partnership aimed at enhancing development and implementation of best-in-class solutions for customers.
Instamedia secures 4 mln dollar investment from Times of India Group
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Sept.9 (ANI-Business Wire India): Instamedia Network, the web's leading content network and creator of Software as a Service (SaaS) based content platform, Instapress, has secured a four million dollar in Series A funding from Times Internet Limited, a subsidiary of The Times of India Group.
Spanish miners stay underground to demand pay arrears
Madrid, Sep 9 (IANS/EFE) Two groups of Spanish coal miners are staging protests by refusing to surface from mines to demand payment of back salaries and a lasting solution to the problems of the sector.
Crime
3rd Mexican mayor in month slain by hit men
MEXICO CITY - The third Mexican mayor in a month was slain by suspected drug gang hitmen on the same day the U.S.
We are close to victory in Afghanistan: Mullah Omar
LONDON - Taliban guerrillas are winning in Afghanistan because the NATO-led campaign has been "a complete failure", elusive rebel chief Mullah Omar has said in a rare statement.
$1M bail ordered in human trafficking case
HONOLULU - A federal judge set bail at $1 million Wednesday for the CEO of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting 400 workers from Thailand and forcing them to work on U.S.
20 Mizoram militants surrender with arms
AGARTALA - Twenty separatist militants of the Bru Liberation Front of Mizoram (BLFM) outfit surrendered to the para-military Assam Rifles, police said here Thursday.
Accidents & Disasters
Road accidents claim about 130 lives in Indonesian
JAKARTA - At least 128 people have been killed in road accidents this week as millions of Indonesians home to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr, local media reports said Thursday.
Yamuna waters flood 30 Haryana villages
CHANDIGARH - Two major highways were under water and over 30 villages in Haryana's Yamunanagar district inundated as the Yamuna river overflowed its banks, officials said Thursday.
21 dead, 41 rescued in Madhya Pradesh bus accident
BHOPAL - As many as 21 people were killed and 41 others were rescued when an overcrowded bus fell into Bagdi river in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said.
Uttar Pradesh gangster shot dead by police
LUCKNOW - A gangster wanted in nearly 36 criminal cases was gunned down by security personnel in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district but his aide managed to escape, police said Thursday.
Law & Order
APNewsBreak: Spears' ex disputes abuse claims
LOS ANGELES - An attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband called child abuse claims leveled at the singer by a former bodyguard baseless and motivated by money.
Spears' former bodyguard sues for sex harassment
LOS ANGELES - A former bodyguard sued Britney Spears on Wednesday, claiming the singer repeatedly subjected him to "repeated unwanted sexual advances" and harassment.
Mercury Prize 2010 Bagged by The xx
LONDON (GaeaTimes.com) -- The Mercury prize, which is presented to the best album of the year has been won by the south London band The xx.
‘America’s Got Talent’ Features Top 10 Acts Tonight
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com) -- Finally it's time to bring out the top 10 performers of America Got Talent on stage.
Miracle Baby Ella Rose Riehle Born On 8/9/10 at 11:12
CINCINNATI (GaeaTimes.com) -- The baby Ella Rose Riehle has born into fame.
Burger King Acquired by 3G
WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com) -- Burger King will be acquired by 3G Capital.
India to test fly naval combat fighter by year-end
BANGALORE - The indigenous trainer version of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) for the Indian Navy will be test flown by the year-end to demonstrate India's prowess in designing and developing the most advanced fighters, Defence Minister A.K.
North Korean Leader Kim Jong II To Be Succeded by Kim Jong Un?
PYONGYANG (GaeaTimes.com) -- The attention of the world is now transfixed on the Republic of North Korea, as Kim Jong II gets ready to make way for his heir.
Samantha Stosur Slams Elena Dementieva to make it to the Quarterfinal
NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) -- Samantha Stosur safely paved her way into the quarterfinals of US Open with her 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7/2) victory against Elena Dementieva.
Wayne Rooney Sex Scandal cant stop him Qualifying for Euro
Wayne Rooney, the most talked about British football player is on the headline today, thanks to his sex scandals.
The New Google Instant to Turn Mobile very soon
KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) -- Google had introduced its new search feature "Google Instant" just a day ago.
Google Instant: The Best Gets Better
KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) -- The ambitious Search Engine giant creates yet another dimension in the way people search.
God Didnot Create Universe: Hawking
Do you believe that God is the creator of Universe? The world's most renowned scientists and physicist Stephen Hawking has stated in his new book that God is not the reason behind the existence of the Universe.
10 Steps for a Healthy & Safer Environment in Office
With this new era of modernization and development of technology, man is getting more machine-oriented.
Is Robert F. Kennedy Community School Too Expensive?
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com) -- The most expensive public school in America, Robert F.
Muslims in America Hesitant to celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2010
NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) -- 8 years have passed away since the infamous day of September 11 2001.
Book a Viewsonic Projector and You May Fly to Srilanka/Thailand
NEW DELHI (GaeaTimes.com) -- ViewSonic Corp, the electronics major is trying to spruce things up with deft marketing.Technology
Quick Hit football video game gets NFL makeover
SEATTLE - Thursday marks the kickoff of the 2010 NFL season, and along with it, a renewed interest in fantasy leagues and video games that let Monday-morning quarterbacks feel as if they're part of the action.
Ochocinco's coach calls his tweets "nonsense"
CINCINNATI - Bengals coach Marvin Lewis doesn't care about Chad Ochocinco's dinner plans or anything else in his personal life.
Summary Box: Google quickens with 'instant' search
INSTANT SEARCH: Google is offering its users instant gratification by showing search results while a request is being typed.
GM testing voice command to update Facebook status
DETROIT - General Motors Co. is testing software that would let drivers talk to their cars to update status messages on the Facebook social media website, as well as listen to Facebook messages, the company said Wednesday.
Science
Weight loss linked to dementia, cancer
MELBOURNE - Researchers from the Kyungpook National University, Daegu, have said that losing weight can be toxic for your health, and even lead to dementia and cancer.
‘Lunar bridge’ discovered on far side of Moon
MELBOURNE - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has discovered a natural lunar bridge on the far side of the Moon.
Fossil find indicates earliest life existed 270m years ago
MELBOURNE - A discovery of well-preserved fossils in Western Australia's Pilbara region has revealed that life on Earth existed earlier than thought - 270 million years ago.
Breaking News
China's blind activist lawyer released from prison
DONGSHIGU VILLAGE, China - A relative says that a blind, self-taught activist lawyer who documented forced abortions and other abuses has been released from a Chinese prison.
Negotiate between Mahabharata, management and fiction (IANS Books This Week)
NEW DELHI - Mythlogy to leadership, the weekend bookshelf offers variety and adventure.
Mullah Omar declares victory for Taliban “imminent” in Afghanistan
KABUL - Taliban leader Mullah Omar has said that victory for the Taliban is imminent in Afghanistan, while the NATO-led campaign has been "a complete failure".
KNP leaders meet British Foreign Secretary, urge end to rights abuses in Kashmir
LONDON - Kashmir National Party leaders Abbas Butt and Dr Shabir Choudhry had a detailed meeting with senior officials responsible for issues related to Kashmir and South Asia at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.
Health
136 diarrhoea deaths recorded in Orissa in eight months
BHUBANESWAR - Diarrhoea has killed at least 136 people in Orissa since January, a health official said Thursday.
First lady Obama works with NFL to get kids moving
NEW ORLEANS - First lady Michelle Obama came Wednesday to the French Quarter, not for fine dining or jazz but to play football with the NFL.
J&J giving $200 million for health of women, kids
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Health giant Johnson & Johnson is donating about $200 million in cash and medicine to a United Nations program aimed at improving lives of people in poor countries.
Doctors see eye hazard in powerful laser pointers
NEW YORK - A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he'd bought over the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily available online.
Stem Cell
US court stops Obama government’s funding of embryonic stem cell research
LONDON - A US district court has issued a temporary injunction against expanded federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, which was part of a new policy outlined by the Obama administration last year.
US court stops federal funding of embryonic stem cell study
WASHINGTON - A US federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping expanded federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, which was part of a new policy outlined by the Obama administration last year.
Diabetes
Bariatric ops reduce chances of gestational diabetes
WASHINGTON - A new study has suggested that obese women who have undergone bariatric surgical procedures before pregnancy are three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes (GDM) than women who have bariatric operations after delivery.
Short sleepers ‘at higher risk of diabetes, heart disease’
WASHINGTON - A new research has suggested that people who sleep less than six hours a night may be three times more likely to develop a condition which leads to diabetes and heart disease.
Eye
Artificial corneas restore sight for the first time
LONDON - Lab grown artificial corneas have been transplanted into patients' eyes for the first time, offering hope to millions of partially sighted people.
Now, an artificial cornea from China
BEIJING - Chinese scientists are cultivating human cells in a laboratory in a bid to produce artificial cornea, bringing hope to over five million people suffering from corneal blindness in the country.
Sports
Rookie Luebke leads Padres past Dodgers
SAN DIEGO - Rookie Cory Luebke struck out seven in six sparkling innings, Luis Durango hit a key two-run single and the San Diego Padres added to their lead in the NL West with a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
Politics
Colbert, VP Biden fete troops with hot dogs, beer
NEW YORK - A hot dog vending cart was wheeled back and forth.
Padres 4, Dodgers 0
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Spot-fixing: Asif may seek ‘asylum’ in Britain fearing backlash in Pak
LONDON - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, one of the three cricketers at the centre of the spot-fixing scandal, is mulling over making a claim for political asylum in Britain to avoid going back to his country, where fans are said to have acutely reacted to the allegations.
Regional theatre sets stage for Games
NEW DELHI - A grand line-up of regional theatre, children's plays and awards to promote the language stage in the run-up to the October Commonwealth Games has shored up the mood of theatre lovers and practitioners in the capital.
Crisp homers, has 3 RBIs in A's win
OAKLAND, Calif. - Coco Crisp homered and drove in three runs, including the go-ahead score in the sixth inning, to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Wednesday night.
Odd News
Tended lawn's wedding proposal works for Mich. man
CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Extra water, some fertilizer and a lot of patience was all one Michigan lawn service owner needed to convince his lady to say "I do." Tommy Dafoe tells the Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant that he spelled out "Will U Marry Me" with fertilizer a few weeks ago in the lawn of the home he shares with girlfriend in Chippewa Township, about 120 miles northwest of Detroit.
Black bear breaks into MT van, gets stuck inside
GARDINER, Mont. - Montana wildlife officials say a black bear that broke into a dozen unlocked vehicles over the past two weeks was trapped, at least temporarily, when a van door slid shut with the animal inside.
Summary Box: Gamer from Fort Gay blocked by Xbox
OOPS: Microsoft Corp. had to apologize to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer after suspending him from its Xbox Live service for listing his location as Fort Gay - a name the company considered offensive.
Religion
Australia's new crop of lawmakers meet in Canberra
CANBERRA, Australia - Among the newly elected legislators congregating for the first time Thursday at Parliament House were Australia's first Muslim lawmaker, its youngest-ever at 20 years old and the first Aboriginal in the House of Representatives.
Koran burning could amount to another Abu Ghraib: Petraeus
WASHINGTON - The top US commander in Afghanistan warned Wednesday that a Florida pastor's plan to burn copies of the Koran could be as harmful to the US as the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq.
Dynasty speculation on North Korea founding day
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea celebrated its 62nd anniversary Thursday with odes to supreme leader Kim Jong Il, amid uncertainty over whether a rare political meeting believed aimed at promoting his son as successor had begun.
AP Exclusive: Colbert, VP Biden fete US troops
NEW YORK - A hot dog vending cart was wheeled back and forth.
India is an anchor of stability: US
WASHINGTON - The United States believes that India as "an anchor of stability" in a critical part of the world will have to play a leading role in resolving regional and global issues more effectively.
Detroit mayor's nominee to police board withdraws
DETROIT - A convicted murderer who was nominated by Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to a board that disciplines police officers has withdrawn from consideration for the post.
Education
Empowering girls around world with an Indian scholarship
NEW DELHI - Flora Aduk finished her graduation in Uganda but realised that her dream of pursuing an MBA would be impossible to fulfill due to financial constraints.
Financial crisis panel tells NV leaders to be bold
LAS VEGAS - From mortgage problems to education and budget issues, Nevada leaders on Wednesday delivered a sobering assessment of the state's future as a result of the Great Recession during seven hours of testimony before a federal panel investigating the country's financial meltdown.
Travel
United adding flights to Calif. resort town
CHICAGO - United Airlines will add daily flights from San Francisco to Mammoth Yosemite Airport in the resort town of Mammoth Lakes, the company said Wednesday.
Iraq displays hundreds of recovered artifacts
BAGHDAD - Iraq displayed hundreds of recovered artifacts Tuesday that were among the country's looted heritage and span the ages from a 4,400-year-old statue of a Sumerian king to a chrome-plated AK-47 bearing Saddam Hussein's image.
NEW DELHI (GaeaTimes.com) -- ViewSonic Corp, the electronics major is trying to spruce things up with deft marketing.