Washington, Apr 6: US National Security Adviser, Marine General James Jones, wants Pakistan and Afghanistan to help the United States approach moderate Taliban activists who are willing to lay down their arms.
Jones stressed the need for a greater cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the fight against terrorists, and said that President Barack Obama’s new strategy offers new hope for peace and security in South Asia.
Washington, Apr. 6 : Following North Korea's launch of its controversial Taepodong-II missile, a majority of American voters have said that they would support a military approach to eliminate North Korea''s nuclear capabilities.
According to a Rasmussen Reports survey released Sunday morning, 57 percent of all voters support such a response, while just 15 percent oppose it.
Washington, April 6 : Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a religious application that alerts Muslim mobile users when it's time to perform the five daily prayers called salat.
The application known as Sun Dial is currently being discussed this week at the human-computer interaction conference, CHI, in Boston.
"We have to understand religion because it''s such a central part of peoples lives," said Susan Wyche, doctoral candidate in the College of Computing and GVU Center at Georgia Tech.
Hindus have applauded surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, for performing together Saturday at New York to raise money for promoting meditation.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that other celebrities, who had benefited from Hindu practices, should also come out in support of charities promoting Hinduism concepts.
Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, invited all entertainment celebrities to explore meditation to combat stress that their challenging jobs bring and to increase the powers of their minds.
Washington/Seoul, Apr. 6 : Military and private experts have said North Korea has failed to fire its Taepodong-II missile after reviewing detailed tracking data that showed the missile and payload falling into the sea.
Some said the failure undercut the North Korean campaign to come across as a fearsome adversary.
Looking at the launch from a purely technical vantage point, space experts said the failure represented a blow that in all likelihood would seriously delay the missile's debut.
Washington, Apr. 6: President Barack Obama''s pledge to "seek a new way forward" with the Muslim world is an important goal, say most Americans.
According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, though nearly half hold negative views about Islam and a sizable number say that even mainstream adherents to the religion encourage violence against non-Muslims, they feel it is important for Obama to try to improve U. S. relations with Muslim nations. Some have said that his outreach is "very important."
Washington, Apr 6: US National Security Adviser, Marine General James Jones, wants Pakistan and Afghanistan to help the United States approach moderate Taliban activists who are willing to lay down their arms.
Washington, Apr. 6 : Following North Korea's launch of its controversial Taepodong-II missile, a majority of American voters have said that they would support a military approach to eliminate North Korea''s nuclear capabilities.
Washington, April 6 : Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a religious application that alerts Muslim mobile users when it's time to perform the five daily prayers called salat.
Hindus have applauded surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, for performing together Saturday at New York to raise money for promoting meditation.
Washington/Seoul, Apr. 6 : Military and private experts have said North Korea has failed to fire its Taepodong-II missile after reviewing detailed tracking data that showed the missile and payload falling into the sea.
Washington, Apr. 6: President Barack Obama''s pledge to "seek a new way forward" with the Muslim world is an important goal, say most Americans.
