A new computer modeling study has suggested that a limited nuclear weapons exchange between India and Pakistan using their current arsenals could create a near-global ozone hole, triggering human health problems and wreaking environmental havoc for at least a decade. The study was led by University of Colorado at Boulder scientists Brian Toon and Michael Mills.
The effort is seen as an apparent attempt to stave off criticism from Democrat Barack Obama that he would follow the unpopular policies of President George W Bush. In a campaign in Colorado, McCain yesterday said he plans to reform an unemployment insurance scheme and worker re-training programmes besides opening markets, on winning the top post for which elections would be held in November.
U.S. sports tycoon Stan Kroenke has increased his stake in English Premier League club Arsenal to over 20 percent after buying a third of director Daniel Fiszman's holding, the club said.
A new study has shown that a good many Asian Americans are supporting Senator Barack Obama in the November 4 showdown but at the same time a sizeable population is undecided leading to the conclusion that the large voter group is under scrutiny of the two campaigns.
Slumdog is a hopeful look at today's India. It is a powerful reflection of a country that was tied up in shackles with flawed socialist visions. Everybody -- from the slum dwellers to the middle class young adults who work in call centers to the rich elite and even the gangsters -- wants a piece of the booming India, And nothing seems to be able to stop them.
A 31-year-old US man is facing possible hate crime charges after a Sikh youth told Colorado police that he repeatedly pulled his beard and called it a 'paintbrush', the latest in a string of such incidents targeting members of the community.David Perkins is suspected of third-degree assault, harassment and a bias-motivated crime and was ticketed last week on suspicion of harassing the same victim, whose identity was not revealed, at least six times, dating back to 2005.
Trump for the past several weeks has been using the word 'crooked' against her.
'I can say with confidence that any future SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, developed anywhere in the world, would have to be manufactured in India, if it is to be affordable and of high quality.'
Beginning May, as temperatures rise in the North Atlantic Ocean, tropical disturbances are formed. These travel westwards and some of them take the form of tropical depressions, which then graduate to tropical storms when they achieve a speed of 39 miles an hour. Not every tropical depression becomes a storm or a hurricane. But even those that do may not bring harm if they do not make a landfall.
The Telluride festival -- held a week before the much larger event in Toronto, heralds the beginning of the fall film season in North America, showing a small selection of films -- Hollywood and international -- a number of which end up creating the buzz for the Oscar season.
12 images that show the odd, odd world we live in.
Alex Bogusky, an ad guy who definitely doesn't shy away from controversy.
In just one day, more than 1,550 Americans lost their lives, taking the fatalities to over 7,380. Overall, the US on Friday in a single day added more than 33,000 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 276,500, the highest for any country in the world.
Kenneth Lay, the former chairman as well as a founder of US energy giant Enron died of a heart attack at his home in Aspen, Colorado on Wednesday.
Some highlights from this action-packed weekend we give to in this beautiful package...
Alien vs Predator: Requiem continues the alien-predator war, this time in a Colorado town when a Predator scout ship crash lands freeing the Aliens on board. The freed Aliens then kill all the Predators except one.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 to win the Major League Baseball championship in their second four-game sweep of the Fall Classic in four years.
Chikungunya-infected travelers have also been diagnosed in Belgium, French Guyana, Hong Kong, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Martinique, Norway, Switzerland and Sri Lanka.
India and the United States discussed a host of issues, including the security situation in South Asia, East China Sea, anti-piracy operations and America's help in developing two new commands -- space and cyber, during a recent visit of Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne in Washington.
Lay, 64, died on Wednesday, while holidaying near Aspen, Colorado, six weeks after being found guilty of fraud and conspiracy.
Sometimes, love and money do go hand in hand. Just ask matchmaker Samantha Daniels.
Shiv Kapur was the biggest loser as his ranking take a nosedive from 175th to 189th.
Twelve Indian American students have entered the championship rounds of the prestigious 78th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.
'It is perplexing to see the leader of the First World with a first rate medical infrastructure come up short on its foresight to handle the pandemic,' notes Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
She has already made waves with her bold pix.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The announcement comes days after Trump and his Russian counterpart held their maiden summit in Helsinki on Monday.
The competition for the 'Oscars' in the photography world is heating up in the National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest. Entries have been a mixture of breathtaking beauty, magical wildlife moments captured from around the world and amazing aerial views offering us a different perspective of our world. The Grand Prize Winner will receive $7,500, publication in National Geographic Magazine, and a feature on National Geographic's Instagram account. Here's our third feature showcasing the best images of Mother Nature.
The IOA has approached Ed Ryan, chief doctor of the US Olympic Committee's medical council, for his treatment.
The American writer and counterculture icon shot himself at his Colorado home.
Houston's Yao collected 2.558 million votes, the most ever, in balloting by fans around the world.
A judge rejected a bid by Kobe Bryant's lawyers to overturn Colorado's rape shield law, which bars them from introducing evidence of his accuser's sexual history at trial.
'Quake didn't cause much change in geography,'says Dr Stuart Sipkin, Director, World Data Centre for Seismology at the US Geological Survey.
The lawsuit seeks an injunction to stop the entire rule from going into effect.
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