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F-22 Raptors deploying to Pacific

John M. Guilfoil
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (Air Force News Service) -- Air Force officials have scheduled to deploy two contingents of F-22A Raptors to the Pacific theater in January 2009 for approximately three months. ...
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Archaeologists discover ‘oldest human brain’

Sachin Seth
British archaeologists unearthed a 2,000-year-old skull in a field near York Friday, inside of which they claim lies the remains of the "oldest human brain" in Britain and one of the earliest worldwide, according to BBC.
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Tensions mount between India and Pakistan

Sachin Seth
Just days after arresting 15 people connected to Lashkar-e-Taiba, the terrorist organization thought to be responsible for the recent Mumbai terrorist attacks, Pakistan said Tuesday that it will not comply with India's request for the extradition of all suspects, according to Canada.com.
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India’s Home Minister resigns after Mumbai tragedy

Sachin Seth
As India struggles to answer questions regarding last week’s tragedy, Home Minister Shivraj Patil, India’s highest-ranking security official, resigned Sunday, taking responsibility for the failure of the country’s intelligence services to stop the attacks, according to the International Herald Tribune.
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Mumbai standoff ends

John M. Guilfoil
Top Indian news agencies, quoting police sources, are reporting that the standoff with attackers at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai has ended. Since Wednesday, 150 people have been killed in the violence that ...
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Mumbai crisis carries on for third day

Sachin Seth
As attacks on India's financial and entertainment capital persist, military personnel are fighting to secure the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, according to the International Herald Tribune.
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Westerners targeted in Mumbai terror attacks

Sachin Seth
While India has frequently blamed terrorist attacks on Islamic militants and extremists in Pakistan, this attack comes at a time during which Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has been advocating closer relations with India; he even suggested a joint terrorism combat force.
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Online coverage of Mumbai attacks

Bessie King
As part of the breaking news coverage of the sudden attacks that took place today in Mumbai, India, Blast has received webcasts from the South Asian Journalists Association who covered these events via live...
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Terror in India

John M. Guilfoil
‚  At least 80 people have been killed, 250 injured and more held hostage in Mumbai, India, in coordinated terror attacks, according to news agencies. The attackers, armed with machine guns, bombs and gre...
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Another Egyptian pyramid discovered

Sachin Seth
In the depths of the Egyptian desert, evidence of yet another pyramid has surfaced. Said to be 4,300-years-old, it is believed to have belonged to an ancient Egyptian queen, according to Toronto Star.
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Togo to distribute free HIV/AIDS drugs

Sachin Seth
The Togolese government, in partnership with the network of the Central Supply of Essential and Generic Medicines (CAMEG), recently announced that it will start distributing antiretroviral drugs to HIV/AIDS patients at no cost, according to the International Herald Tribune.
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Canada and Europe to draft trade pact

Sachin Seth
Canada's economy has become one with the U.S. over the past few decades. In an effort to globalize exports, Canada is expected to develop a trade pact with the European Union.
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India launches lunar craft

Sachin Seth
India launched Chandrayaan-1 this morning, the country's first lunar space craft, with the goal of developing a highly detailed map of the moon's surface.