Palestinians’ desperate plight for freedom
NEW YORK: With hopes for a successful outcome to the peace negotiations initiated by the Obama administration rapidly evaporating, where do the Palestinians go from here? The leading Israeli peace…
Gulf corals in oil spill zone appear healthy
THE GULF OF MEXICO: Just 20 miles north of where BP's blown-out well spewed millions of gallons of oil into the sea, life appears bountiful despite initial fears that crude…
China panda baby boom aids against extinction
BEIJING: China's panda population is booming this year thanks to a record number of births in captivity, a rare accomplishment for the endangered species known for being poor breeders. The…
Myspace rolls out redesign, targets ‘Generation Y’
WASHINGTON: Social network pioneer Myspace unveiled a redesign on Wednesday targeting the "Generation Y" younger audience as it seeks to regain ground lost to Facebook. Myspace, which Rupert Murdoch's News…
Google giving away Google TV devices to developers
WASHINGTON: Google, in a bid to promote and improve Google TV, which seeks to merge television and the Internet, is giving away 10,000 of the devices to developers. Amanda Surya…
NM spaceport sets stage for commercial space race
UPHAM: British tycoon Richard Branson has dreamed of going to space since he was a teenager. He'll get his wish when Virgin Galactic begins taking tourists into suborbital space from…
Companies fight to keep global warming data secret
WASHINGTON – Some of the country's largest emitters of heat-trapping gases, including businesses that publicly support efforts to curb global warming, don't want the public knowing exactly how much they…
Oman’s Raysut Cement to buy UAE firm
DUBAI: Raysut Cement, Oman's largest cement producer by market value will buy the United Arab Emirates' Pioneer Cement Industries, the company said in a statement on the Omani bourse on…
Kuwait’s KAMCO, UAE’s Anham partner on US army deal
KUWAIT: KIPCO Asset Management (KAMCO) and Anham FZCO LLC plan a joint logistics firm to execute Anham's prime vendor contract to supply the US military, the Kuwaiti firm's chief executive…
How daunting is the Iraq energy challenge?
LONDON: Iraq signed deals with international oil companies following auctions last year that could in theory take its oil capacity to 12 million barrels per day (bpd) in seven years'…
