30 January 2010 | Marc Nongmaithem
The ultimate capitalist tool tells foreigners how to party in the largely dark capital of North Korea. Bee Gees tunes anyone? Click here for tips from Kristina Perez in the Wall Street Journal . Among other things, she explains how you can keep gambling until the wee hours.
30 January 2010 | Marc Nongmaithem
The Confederation of African Football has banned Togo’s national soccer team from participating in the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments. It’s punishment for the squad’s decision to withdraw from this year’s tournament following an attack on the team bus in Angola, reports AFP . Three people were killed.
30 January 2010 | Marc Nongmaithem
Evacuations of critically injured Haitians to hospitals in the US were suspended this week after a dispute arose over who would pay for their medical care, the New York Times reports. The flights were canceled Wednesday after Florida Gov. Charlie Crist asked the federal government to cover some of the…
30 January 2010 | Marc Nongmaithem
‘Friendly fire’ from NATO air strikes killed 4 Afghan soldiers this morning, as their newly established outpost in an area southwest of Kabul was mistakenly targeted. The Afghan Defense Ministry immediately expressed outrage and called for a court martial for the troops responsible. The Canadian spokesman for the NATO forces…
30 January 2010 | Marc Nongmaithem
China will suspend military exchanges with the US in response to its proposed weapons sale to Taiwan worth $6.4 billion, the BBC reports. “Considering the severe harm and odious effect of US arms sales to Taiwan, the Chinese side has decided to suspend planned mutual military visits,” the Chinese…
30 January 2010 | Marc Nongmaithem
The Obama administration’s plan to try alleged 9/11 terror plotters in a lower Manhattan court bit the dust today, swamped by waves of criticism from politicians from New York to Washington. “New York is out,” a source tells the Washington Post tonight. “We’re considering other options.” Officials are still committed…
30 January 2010 | Marc Nongmaithem
Saying the US and Europe “have no moral authority” to control the aid going to Haiti, Somali pirates say they plan to donate booty from their hijackings to the relief effort. The pirates have taken in more than $150 million in the past 2 years, by one estimate, and now…
30 January 2010 | Marc Nongmaithem
Russia successfully tested its first stealth fighter jet today, offering a boost to the country’s aviation sector as well as its military. The Sukhoi T-50 is intended to match the stealth capabilities of the US F-22 Raptor, which it resembles. The dual-engine aircraft took off from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Siberia, and…
30 January 2010 | Marc Nongmaithem
If you’re planning to do something moonlit in the near future, tonight might be the night. The full moon tonight will be the biggest and brightest of 2010. If you have a clear sky, the so-called wolf moon offers a great chance to see if you can spot the satellite’s…
30 January 2010 | Marc Nongmaithem
Mumbai: Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, a division of media firm Discovery Communications, today launched two new 24-hour channels in the country.
The non-fiction channels — Discovery Science and Discovery Turbo — will initially air on the Tata Sky’s DTH platform, but would soon be extended to other platforms.
“Right now, the channels are available on Tata Sky and in the next 2-3 months, it should be available with other DTH operators and cable companies as well,” Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Senior Vice President and General Manager (India) Rahul Johri told PTI.
Discovery operates three channels — Discovery Channel, Discovery Travel and Living and Animal Planet — in India, reaching 116 million cumulative subscribers in English, Hindi and Tamil.
“Its been our effort to provide unique content. So, while Discovery Science would have shows based on impact of science, say space, human body and genetics, Discovery Turbo will have shows centred around anything with motors like cars, aeroplanes and ships,” Johri said.
Later, the channels would also have content relevant to India, he added.
Asked about its HD channel, Johri said, “We expect to launch it soon … may be it will be within this fiscal.”
The company had last year received licence from the I&B Ministry to operate three channels in India — Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo and Discovery HD.
