Global Warming: Whether it is a False Alarm or a Real Threat

Published By StarCityNews On Monday, November 29th 2010. Under General Tags: Arctic., Climate Science Advice, Cooling Effect, Global warming, Met Office, Sulphur, Sunlight, Vicky Pope, Water Vapor

Global warming is the increase in average temperature of the earth and poses a major threat to the future of terrestrial environment.Recent research indicates that the rate at which the global temperature is rising has gradually decreased in the 21st century. This decline in the rate of global ... Read More

Africa loses more than $300 Billion annually due to Corruption*

Published By StarCityNews On Monday, November 29th 2010. Under Headlines Tags: AfDB, Africa, African Development Bank, bribery, Business Journalists, Continent, Corruption, Development, Economic, Embezzlement, Fraud, GDP, integrity, Kickbacks, Obstacles, Seminar, Vinay Sharma

African Development Bank (AfDB) said that Africa is losing more than 300 billion dollars annually due to corruption; this sum is greater than all that distinguish continent donors and aid programs.AfDB believes extensive corruption is one of the main obstacles to the development of the continent. At the presentation ... Read More

Islam Gets Fashionable in Indonesia

Published By StarCityNews On Monday, November 29th 2010. Under General Tags: Aceh., Headscarf, Indonesia, Islam, Jakarta Fashion Week, Kebaya, Michelle Obama, Modest

Islam is getting fashionable in the world’s largest Muslim nation: Indonesia. Islam requires women to cover themselves from head to toe, even face and hands (except in some less conservative areas).In Indonesia, the traditional dress is the long kebaya which is long and known to be feminine. Now the ... Read More

Russian Businessman Building Ski Resort in Chechnya

Published By StarCityNews On Monday, November 29th 2010. Under Lifestyle Tags: Alpine Resorts, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, British Foreign Office, British Telecommunications Company, Caucasian Mountains, Chechnya, European Countries., France, President of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, Ruslan Baisarov, Russian Business Tycoon, Switzerland, Veduchi

Russian business tycoon, Ruslan Baisarov, plans on investing a huge amount of money (to the tune of $394 million) to develop the remote Caucasian mountains in Chechnya into a multi-million dollar resort.The ambitious businessman is planning on building a resort that will match Alpine resorts in France ... Read More

Increase in Human Sacrifices in India

Published By StarCityNews On Monday, November 29th 2010. Under General Tags: Bhilai, Chattisgarh, Gods., Human Sacrifice, India, Spirits, Witchdoctors

Human sacrifices are on the rise in rural India. Police have reported a second case of a suspected child sacrifice bringing in spotlight the beliefs in occults and witchcraft occults that persist in some areas of the country even today.In the centrals state of Chattisgarh, police said that they ... Read More