Another reason why I dislike sand surfers and their oppressive regimes. :angry: :guns: :tsk:
UAE site workers are slaves, says lobby group
17 April 2009
By Roxane McMeeken
A pressure group has set out to prove that the conditions of building site workers in the UAE meet the legal definition...
REST IN PEACE GOES TO OUR FRIEND THE THANKS BUTTON.
You were with us through thick and thin, sometimes you betrayed us, other times you filled us with joy and at the best of times you struck fear into the hearts of readers and pseudo debaters...but you were always just a click away. How I will...
Flying fish with a deadly bite: naval forces await third-generation Exocet
By Richard Scott
There are occasions where an event in military history becomes inextricably linked to the impact of a specific weapon or equipment. For example, public recognition of the Exocet anti-ship missile...
Mumbai, India -- DRDO Unveils secret weapon in a move that was widely acclaimed in Indian military and political circles. Known as Bangen Gari Mk.1, it will be used as a floating bridge in times of inconvenience on the battlefield where mobility is compromised, as well as a self sufficient...
Mumbai terror: Sleepy village baffled by link to captured terrorist | World news | The Guardian
Saeed Shah in Faridkot, Pakistan
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday December 2 2008 00.01 GMT
A sleepy village in Pakistan has found itself at the centre of the Mumbai terror plot, leaving locals...
Sat, Nov 29 03:53 PM
US officials fear that should the firm evidence emerge that the Mumbai terror attacks were planned and directed from within Pakistan, it would certainly escalate tension between the neighbouring countries and could also provoke an Indian military response, even strikes...
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Saudi Arabia said Saturday that it hoped to raise oil prices to $75 a barrel, but indicated that no measures would probably be taken until an OPEC meeting next month in Algeria.
Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi said that OPEC will "do what needs to be done" to shore up falling...
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan authorities have arrested 10 Taliban militants in connection with this month's acid attack on schoolgirls, a provincial governor said Tuesday.
The militants confessed and said they were paid 100,000 Pakistani rupees ($1,265) to carry out the acts, said...