http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=100327159&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK US missiles struck an insurgent training camp in Pakistan's tribal district of North Waziristan on Wednesday, killing 16 militants close to the Afghan border, security officials said….
Archives for June, 2011
China wind energy firms back subsidy move: report
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=100316095&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China's wind energy turbine makers have said scrapping subsidies for the domestic sector will have little impact, even as US manufacturers hailed the move as a victory, state media reported Wednesday….
Bangladesh teenagers drive outsourcing growth
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=100310924&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Like many teenagers, Abdullah Al Zahid spends most of his time holed up in his bedroom in his family's modest Dhaka apartment glued to his computer….
‘Dramatic’ solar flare could disrupt Earth communications
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=100296085&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK An unusual solar flare observed by a NASA space observatory on Tuesday could cause some disruptions to satellite communications and power on Earth over the next day or so, officials said….
Rwandan president: 93% of vote was not enough
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=100292994&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Rwanda's President Paul Kagame bristled Tuesday at suggestions that democracy is not flourishing in his country, and said that the 93 percent of the vote he won last year was not enough….
NATO tackles cyber security at Tallinn meet
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=100286190&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Three hundred global cyber experts gathered in Tallinn Tuesday for a NATO Cyber Conflict conference focused on the legal and political aspects of national and global Internet security amid a rise in attacks….
Nuclear weapons ‘as numerous as ever’: study
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=100265798&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Disarmament vows have failed to reduce the nuclear threat as nations invest in new weapons systems, a leading think-tank said Tuesday, amid a rise in global tensions due to competition for scarce resources….
Airport plans ‘threaten’ Hong Kong dolphins
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=100253701&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Hong Kong's ambitious plans to expand its airport to meet soaring demand have sparked protests from environmentalists who say it would further endanger the city's rare Chinese white dolphins….
US drone strikes kill 18 in Pakistan
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=100235113&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK US missiles killed 18 militants in Pakistan's tribal district of South Waziristan on Monday, destroying compounds and a vehicle in the deadliest drone strikes for months, local officials said….
Shark guardians see momentum to save top predator
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=100227298&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Shark defenders hope to capitalize on a series of victories in their fight against the lucrative fin trade, releasing a report Monday calling for sanctuaries to save the world's oldest predator….