Is Pakistan moving away from its decade-old standpoint against India? The subject may appear in this manner if one cares to delve into the recent statements of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. As per the recent statements of the Pakistani President, India is no longer the foremost threat to the establishment of Pakistan and the position has been taken by the home-grown terrorists under the auspices of the dreaded outfit, Taliban.
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The ruling party in India has pressured its home minister Shivraj Patil to resign following the biggest terror attack in Mumbai on 26 November. Patil and a bureaucrat AK Narayanan the National Securities Advisor, both submitted their resignations.  After each of numerous previous attacks, the Union home minister would go on the defensive while explaining his position on the lapses that allowed the attacks to take place. Each time he would do little more than saying that there was desperate need to set up a federal investigating agency.
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Effective November 11, 2008, you may curse fewer times, perhaps you’ll even grind your teeth less as you open your mailbox. Of course, that depends on which side of the spamming fence you’re on. The virulent population of spammers has been reduced by more than two thirds with the shutting down Tuesday of Internet hosting site McColo Corp.
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Computer-makers Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo and Acer have decided to recall the Sony battery in their laptop models sold around the world. This is the second time in this decade that the electronics giant has had to recall its batteries. The battery in question is the 2.15 Ah lithium ion cell powering laptops made by the five PC makers. The batteries were found to cause overheating with some incidences where smoke and flame were observed. In some cases users had suffered burn injuries and “minor property damage”.
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BEIJING: The global economic crisis demands urgent financial reforms from nations, according to world leaders who arrived here for the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) today. Collectively, the leaders were in agreement over the pressing concern and called for “effective and comprehensive reform” of the world’s financial systems.
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Senator John McCain may have outclassed any competition from within the GOP to emerge as top contender for the top job in the US. He may have weathered every political storm that came his way and overcome obstacles that jumped in his path. But lately, he appears to be flailing. His campaign seems to lack the edge required to make an impact on the voter’s psyche. The understandably anxious Republican leaders have urged McCain to maintain focus – to have a single message, in his campaign.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn: The second presidential debate turned out to be a damp squib for most viewers and the group of undecided voters attending the event in town hall. GOP nominee senator John McCain had hoped the debate would be the clincher required for a turnaround in public opinion.  However, the latest face-off between him and Senator Barrack Obama lacked any of the fireworks that people expected.  Instead of McCain demonstrating one-upmanship, (he’s a past master at such debates), the evening was clearly in favor of Obama.
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According to a latest research undertaken by US scientists, the Arctic ice cap has shrunk dangerously to its lowest size in the last 100 years.
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