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On August 12, 2012, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) will host the first Youth TechCamp in Washington, D.C. The Youth TechCamp builds on the series of Tech Camps hosted by the State Department around the world over the last two years to increase the digital literacy of civil […]
India plans Mars space mission in 2013 India is planning a space mission to send a satellite to Mars in 2013. The Indian rocket carrying the satellite may take off from the south-eastern coast and from there travel to Mars and enter the Red Planet’s orbit. The programme is expected to cost a total of […]
Karachi: (Tuesday, August 07, 2012) Pakistan and Iran, two cash starved neighbours have finally found out a solution for their depreciating foreign exchange reserves while keeping their usual trade volume unaffected. According to the sources, Iran will buy wheat from Pakistan in exchange of fertilizer and pig iron. By now, an agreement for purchase of […]
Regardless of security measures, a fire razed a mosque in Missouri to the ground, leaving little but charred remains. It is vital to mention here that the worship place was attacked secondly within a month. According to the media reports, authorities failed to ascertain the cause of the latest fire, as the security cameras were […]
Washington: (Tuesday, August 07, 2012) The gunman who attacked the Sikh temple in Wisconsin and killed six people has been identified as a former US Army “psychological operations specialist” confirmed the Pentagon on Monday. Wade Michael Page, who also was shot dead by the police while inflicting the carnage onto the Sikh temple visitors, was […]
Islamabad: (Monday, August 06, 2012) After claims by the UK authorities over the visa scam in Pakistan, the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) has reconfirmed its findings and has rejected the report on the matter issued by the British Home Department. Earlier, the British authorities had held Pakistani officials responsible for exhibiting negligence in connection with […]
Singapore: (Monday, August 06, 2012) With the release of Chinese trade data, oil prices that remained high for about a fortnight, have been observed coming down. According to the details, New York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light sweet crude for delivery in September, fell 12 cents to $91.28 a barrel and Brent North […]
USA’s talented player Alex Cheng proved his mettle on court and surged into Boy’s Singles U17 semi-final after ousting Canada’s James Ho in quarter-final battle of XXI Pan Am Junior Championships 2012 at Sherwood Park, Canada, on July 27. The in-form Alex, who entered into the championship as an un-seeded player, turned into main contender […]
Washington: (Saturday, August 04, 2012) The USA Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will host several orientations from now through September 7, 2012, for newly-arrived Fulbright Foreign Students, Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs), Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange participants, and Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching participants, who are beginning their studies or teaching experiences in […]
Washington: (Saturday, August 04, 2012) The United States of America has thanked Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria for his dedicated efforts to promote peace in the region. In her statement, while acknowledging his services, Hillary Clinton said, “Earlier today, I spoke with Kofi Annan and thanked him on behalf of […]
Islamabad: (Friday, August 03, 2012) The US Congress has approved and released $ 280 million in new assistance to support Pakistan’s energy sector. According to a press release issued by the US Embassy here in Pakistan, the funds will be spent upon improving Mangla Dam and will extend infrastructure support and sponsor due diligence work […]
The Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs welcomes Youth Ambassadors from Haiti to the United States on August 3 to participate in a three-week cultural exchange. Twenty Haitian youth and two adult mentors will travel to the New York City metropolitan area and Washington, D.C. to live with host families and participate […]
