 Depression may lead to obesity says expert Sat 19 May 2012
Anti-depressant could be a major unidentified obesity risk, with researchers at the John Curtin School of Medical Research now focused on probing the nature of weight... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Canberra Times
Health Obesity Photos Weight Wikipedia: Depression (mood) |
 Punjab wants central government to allow wheat export Sat 19 May 2012
Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday asked the central government to allow export of wheat from the state. Talking to media... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Newstrack India
Crop Export Photos Punjab Wheat Wikipedia: India |
 Youths in Philippines protest against Lady Gaga Sat 19 May 2012
MANILA, Philippines - Christian young people in the Philippines protested Saturday against upcoming concerts by Lady Gaga despite organizers' assurances that her... (photo: AP / Pat Roque) Herald Tribune
Concerts Philippines Photos Protest Wikipedia: Lady Gaga |
 Thai PM pledges to tackle rising consumer prices Sat 19 May 2012
BANGKOK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday pledged that her government will expedite solving the problem of rising consumer prices, Thai... (photo: WN / RTayco) Xinhua
Consumer Economy Photos Prices Thailand Wikipedia: Thailand |
 Wheat, gold make stunning runs in nervous markets Sat 19 May 2012
Tweet NEW YORK: Wheat charged higher on Friday to post its biggest weekly gain in 16 years and gold continued its recovery from four-month lows as commodity markets saw... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Times of India
Gold Markets Photos Wheat Wikipedia: Commodity |
 Obama touts reforms after bank's $2 billion loss Sat 19 May 2012
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday pointed again to the multi-billion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase as a reason Congress should retain and... (photo: AP / Michael Gottschalk/dapd) The Wichita Eagle
Obama Photos President Washington Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
 Grenade attacks wound 14 in Indian-held Kashmir Sat 19 May 2012
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say suspected rebels have exploded grenades at two police stations in Indian-administered Kashmir, injuring at least 14 people. Officer... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Guardian
Attacks India Kashmir Photos Wikipedia: Grenade |
 China poses no threat to India: Pallam Raju Sat 19 May 2012
China posed no threat to India despite border dispute but the country was equipping itself well and having a strong deterrence posture so that no adversary took it for... (photo: PIB of India) The Hindu
China Defence India Photos Wikipedia: People's Republic of China–India relations |
 Jokes and sympathy - Obama greets his G-8 guests Sat 19 May 2012
CAMP DAVID, Md. — For a welcome, President Barack Obama acknowledged his Group of 8 guests with a joke, a pleasantry or sympathy for the weight of the world. Ever... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Springfield News-Sun
Government Obama Photos President Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
 Obama weighs in on Euro economic crisis Sat 19 May 2012
Camp David - Leaders of the world's most powerful nations were to focus their attention on Europe's economic woes on Saturday after President Barack Obama threw his... (photo: AP) Independent online (SA)
Government Obama Photos Politics |
 China's Chen Guangcheng 'set to fly to US' Sat 19 May 2012
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng - who was at the centre of a diplomatic crisis with the US - says he is at Beijing's airport, where he expects to leave to go to the... (photo: AP / U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office, File) BBC News
China Human Rights Photos US Wikipedia: Chen Guangcheng |
 Assam industry bats for tea as national drink Sat 19 May 2012
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Although the union government has voiced reservations, Assam's tea bodies are insisting that tea be declared the country's national drink. ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Newstrack India
India Industry Photos Tea Wikipedia: Assam tea |
 David Cameron threatens veto on French plan for bankers tax Sat 19 May 2012
David Cameron held his first meeting with Francois Hollande and threatened to veto the new French president’s plan for a European tax on financial transactions.... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) The Daily Telegraph
France Photos Tax UK Wikipedia: David Cameron |
 Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete Sat 19 May 2012
Britain's war in Afghanistan will cost taxpayers almost £20 billion by time the mission draws to a close, new figures have revealed. Despite the winding down of... (photo: US Army / Spc. Kristina Gupton) The Daily Telegraph
Afghanistan Britain Photos Troops Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
 Illegal tour guide menace in Singapore Sat 19 May 2012
While Singapore has welcomed a record number of tourists in the last two years, a problem has also emerged: illegal tourist guides muscling in on the action. They are... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Jakarta Post
Economy Market Photos Singapore Tourism Wikipedia: Singapore |
 Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June Sat 19 May 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing both houses of Britain's parliament when she makes her first trip... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) The Star
Democracy Myanmar Photos UK Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi |
 Sri Lanka military parade marks war anniversary Sat 19 May 2012
Sri Lanka is marking the three-year anniversary of the end of its long civil war with a large military parade in the capital, Colombo. President Mahinda Rajapaksa gave a... (photo: PIB of India) BBC News
Anniversary Photos Sri Lanka War Wikipedia: Sri Lankan Civil War |
 Sri Lanka to probe civil war abuses on its own Sat 19 May 2012
Sri Lanka says it will conduct its own investigation into rights abuses during the final months of the island nation's civil war when thousands of civilians reportedly... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena) Jakarta Post
Human Rights Photos Sri Lanka War Wikipedia: Sri Lankan Civil War |
 Mamata Banerjee needs to talk less and do more to overcome Herculean tasks at hand Sat 19 May 2012
Tweet "Parivartan, my foot," snorted Aroop Roy, a 71-year-old resident of Old Ballygunge, in utter disgust at the very mention of the word. "The only parivartan has been... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times of India
India Photos Politics West Bengal Wikipedia: Mamata Banerjee |
 Greece tops G8 agenda as eurozone crisis snares Spain Sat 19 May 2012
AFP - Fears that debt-stricken Greece may be headed for a chaotic eurozone exit loomed large as President Barack Obama met other G8 leaders for crisis talks in the United... (photo: AP / AFP PHOTO/POOL/ERIC FEFERBERG) France24
Eurozone G8 Greece Photos Wikipedia: 38th G8 summit |
