Author Archive for Mike
Tropical Storm Alex Turns Into A Hurricane The First Of 2010
Tropical Storm Alex intensified by 11 p.m. EDT on June 29 and became the first hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Season. NASA satellites continue to provide visible, infrared and microwave satellite data to forecasters to help the National Hurricane Center forecast Alex’s intensity and track, and NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over Alex hours [...]
U.S.Policy on Cuba a Failure!
“After 47 years… the unilateral embargo on Cuba has failed to achieve its stated purpose of ‘bringing democracy to the Cuban people” Says Republican Senator Lugar
Obama Half brother “Not a Drug Peddler”
The Kenyan half-brother of President Barack Obama has been arrested for alleged marijuana possession. George Obama was arrested in Nairobi with one joint of marijuana, according to police chief Joshua Omokulongolo: “He is not a drug peddler. But it is illegal, it is a banned substance,” he said. Mr Obama has denied the allegations. George [...]
AOL acquires 3rd Largest social network BeBo
Bebo has 40 million members worldwide Time Warner’s AOL internet division is buying the social networking site Bebo for $850m (£417m) in cash. Bebo is the third-biggest social networking site in the US, behind MySpace and Facebook. AOL says that Bebo has more than 40 million members worldwide who view an average of 78 pages [...]
Shops set fire during Tibetan Protest. Chinese Shoot 10 Dead!
Monks protesting at Sera monastery Monks began to protest on the streets of Lhasa earlier this week Fires have broken out in the Tibetan city of Lhasa amid reports of rioting, as rare street protests led by Buddhist monks appeared to gather pace. One eyewitness told of how large groups of people were setting fire [...]
