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In 2000, the US consumed twice the energy of China. But by 2009, China had become the world’s leading energy consumer, according to a new International Energy Agency report. How much energy did China burn through last year? 2,252 million tons of oil equivalent (sources include oil, nuclear power, etc)—only about 4% more than the US, who, in all fairness, still consumes the most energy per capita. A different metric? Three years ago, China was the world’s biggest exporter of coal. Now it’s the leading importer. And last year, for the first time ever, Saudi Arabia sold [...]

The Kashmir dispute is the oldest unresolved international conflict in the world today. Pakistan considers Kashmir as its core political dispute with India. So does the international community, except India. India’s forcible occupation of the State of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 is the main cause of the dispute. India claims to have ‘signed’ a controversial document, the Instrument of Accession, on 26 October 1947 with the Maharaja of Kashmir, in which the Maharaja obtained India’s military help against popular insurgency. The people of Kashmir and Pakistan do not accept [...]

An octopus credited with psychic powers has predicted that Spain will defeat the Netherlands in the World Cup final. He also predicted a win for Germany against Uruguay in the third place match. He has so far correctly forecast every World Cup game involving the national team. The tip for Spain was his first for a game not involving Germany. He predicts by choosing a mussel from one of two boxes bearing the flags of the competing nations. Paella threat The two-year-old cephalopod has become an international celebrity. His prognosis of South Africa’s World Cup final, made from his tank [...]

FIFA World Cup 2010 is just two days away, which is this year’s one of the biggest sporting events. WWDC 10 and iPhone 4 was not the only ‘big’ thing this year – soccer fans all over the world are crazily waiting for this big event to start! All the matches will be aired on number of sports channels all over the world, but if for some reason you couldn’t watch it on TV, you can always catch the FIFA World Cup 2010 live stream online! Watch FIFA World Cup 2010 Live Online Stream I have gathered a list of sources where you can watch FIFA World Cup 2010 online for free and catch [...]

Facebook has blocked in India the controversial “Everybody draw Mohammed Day!” page that last week led to the site being banned in Pakistan. The move follows protests by Muslims in the country over the page which invites users to put up caricatures of Prophet Mohammed. “Out of respect for the local regulations, standards and customs, we have decided to restrict access to the ‘Everyone Draw Mohammed!’ page from India, after being contacted by authorities and reviewing the matter closely,” a spokeswoman for Facebook said on Sunday in an email. We have [...]

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One of the most intractable and long standing conflicts in the world is the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. This conflict started in 1947, on the day after India and Pakistan simultaneously became independent. Three major wars have been fought over this and thousands and perhaps even more than a million people have died. The result so far is that India controls almost two-thirds of Kashmir and Pakistan controls one-third. China controls the rest. The conflict continues. I and, I believe, most scholars who have studied this issue feel that Pakistan has the stronger case. [...]

The Twenty20 ICC World 2010 cricket series is going to start in West-Indies today 30th April to 16 May 2010 and schedule is given below. In this Twenty20 ICC World 2010, 12 teams will participate which are categorize under four groups. The T20 World cup 2010 schedule and groups are as follows: T20 World cup 2010 Groups Group A: Pakistan (A1), Bangladesh (A2), Australia (A3) Group B: Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2), Zimbabwe (B3) Group C: South Africa (C1), India (C2), Afghanistan (C3) Group D: West Indies (D1), England (D2), Ireland (D3) T20 World cup 2010 Schedule Date Time Match Location 30 [...]

NEW DELHI: Another Shoaib, another Mirza; another Pakistani boy and another Indian girl; another pair following the trend of Shoaib-Sania but more like a Mohsin Hasan Khan-Reena Roy affair; this time it is Rawalpindi Express who has stolen the limelight with a Bollywood beauty. Just as the people finished thinking about the wedding of Shoaib-Sania, here came another scandal which is as bigger as the one with the Sialkot-Deccan marriage; a cricketer marrying an Indian film actress. Indian film actress Diya Mirza has claimed that she and Shoaib Akhtar are very good friends and are [...]