After 50 years; Algeria Still Haunts French Politics

Published By StarCityNews On Saturday, October 30th 2010. Under Politics Tags: Algeria, Belgium, Britain, charles de gaulle, France, Germany

Reported by: Soha CRWE Newswire Middle East correspondent Almost 50 years have passed since Algeria’s independence from France but it seems that even today the wounds of the war still haunt French society. The bitter memories are perhaps the reason that despite so many years France’s largest minority some five to ... Read More

Saudi Arabia’s Cautious Participation in Afghan Peace Talks with the Taliban and US

Published By StarCityNews On Saturday, October 30th 2010. Under World Tags: ., Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan, peace talks, Saudi Arabia, Taliban, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Reported by: Soha Middle East Correspondent After much pressure from Washington Saudi Arabia has agreed to participate in the Afghanistan peace talks. But Saudi Arabia is somewhat reluctant to participate directly in negotiations with the Taliban. The reason is Saudi’s past experience, in fact it is the past experience of every third ... Read More

Tsunami Death Toll in Indonesia passes 400 with hundreds still missing

Published By StarCityNews On Saturday, October 30th 2010. Under Headlines Tags: Aid, communities, death, disaster zone, Earthquake, Fears, Indonesia, Islands, Mentawai Islands, Tsunami, vessel, West Sumatra

Reported by: Emon Middle East correspondent. In Indonesia, recent figures shows that the death toll has reached 408 with hundreds of people still missing days after several remote islands were hit by a deadly tsunami earlier this week.Disaster Management officials say at least 400 people have died on the Mentawai islands ... Read More

Are we alone in the Universe?

Published By StarCityNews On Saturday, October 30th 2010. Under Science Tags: 166 Stars Like Sun, 80 Light Years From Earth, Berkeley, Big Bang Theory, Dr Andrew Howard, Extra Terrestrial Life, Giordano Bruno, Gliese 581., Gliese G, Italian Monk, Journal Of Science, Rome, University of California

Reported by: Wijdan Middle East correspondent. More than 400 years ago an Italian monk, Giordano Bruno, explained that there are a number of earths in the universe which are moving around their respective suns and may bear life from which they may be similar or even superior to humans. Bruno should ... Read More

Successful Birth from a Frozen 20 Year Old Embryo

Published By StarCityNews On Saturday, October 30th 2010. Under General Tags: 10th November 1977, 20 Year Old Embryo, 42 Year Old Woman, Blocked Fallopian Tubules, Cryopreservation, Dr Robert Edwards, eggs, Identical Twins, in vitro fertilization, infertility, IVF, John Brown, Journal Of Fertility And Sterility., Lesley Brown, Louise Brown, Natalie Brown, Nobel Prize Of Physiology And Medicine, Ovaries, Sperms, Test Tube Baby, Uterus, Zygote

Reported by: Wijdan Middle East correspondent. A unique record was created when a 20 year old embryo was used to produce a successful pregnancy in a 42 year old woman who ended up giving birth to a healthy child. In 1990 a couple successfully gave birth and donated the leftover embryos, ... Read More