Pro-Pakistan Kashmiri Leader Worried About The Country’s Future

Published By StarCityNews On Thursday, June 30th 2011. Under World Tags: Afghanistan, AJK Elections, India, Kashmir, Nawaz, Pakistan, Pakistan Muslim League, Pakistan People’s Party, Syed Ali Geelani

Syed Ali Geelani the veteran Kashmiri leader said that the people of occupied Kashmir were worried about the survival of Pakistan and were least interested in the outcome of the Pakistani administered Kashmir elections as they were not contested on the basis of any ideology or principle. He ... Read More

Pakistan Defense Minister Says His Country Can’t Match India’s Military

Published By StarCityNews On Thursday, June 30th 2011. Under Politics Tags: armament, Chaudhary Ahmad Mukhtar, Economy, India, Military, modern weaponry, Mumbai Attacks, Pakistan, War

Pakistani defense Minister Chaudhray Mukhtar Ahmed has said that Pakistan cannot afford to match the induction of modern weaponry by India, which possibly has greater capacity to sustain a war. Mukhtar said that if they only try to match them (India) militarily and buy the sort of ... Read More

MSNBC Suspends Analyst Mark Halperin

Published By StarCityNews On Thursday, June 30th 2011. Under Entertainment Tags: Mark Halperin, Morning Joe, morning show, MSNBC, political analyst, President Barack Obama, Time magazine

An off-color remark referencing President Barack Obama on "Morning Joe" has led to the suspension of political analyst Mark Halperin. Halperin said Thursday during a discussion about Obama's news conference on Wednesday, "I thought he was a dick yesterday." Halperin prefaced his remark by asking, "Are we on the seven-second delay?" which ... Read More

Exxon Is Ordered To Pay $495 Million For Leak

Published By StarCityNews On Thursday, June 30th 2011. Under Business Tags: Baltimore County Circuit Court, emotional distress, exxon, exxon mobil, gag order, gas station, leak, lost property, Maryland, Oil, spill, Verdict

A jury in Maryland ordered Exxon Mobil Corp to pay more than $495 million in damages for a leak from a gas station in 2006, the Baltimore Sun reported on Thursday. Citing documents released by Baltimore County Circuit Court, said the jury had given the awards to 160 families and businesses ... Read More

More Than 150 Turtles On JFK Runway

Published By StarCityNews On Thursday, June 30th 2011. Under General Tags: delayed flights, diamondback terrapin turtles, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, JFK Airport, John F Kennedy International Airport, Mother Nature, New York, Ron Marsico, runway, turtles

On Wednesday, at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, more than hundred turtles crossed over an active runway and disrupted air traffic on so that they could continue their mating season. Airport authorities said that flights at JFK Airport were delayed shortly when more than about 150 diamondback terrapin ... Read More