Tel Aviv - Israel has successfully tested a new rocket defence system, designed to protect its citizens against attacks from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, media reports said Thursday.
The system, named "Iron Dome," could be operational within a year, a statement from the Defence Ministry said.
The government had budgeted in February 2008 for the rocket defence system, which is to be primarily deployed in the western Negev desert region to protect the town of Sderot bordering on the Gaza Strip.
Mosul, Iraq - In the second such killing in as many days, police on Thursday said they had found the body of another member of the minority Yezidi sect murdered near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
Police said the man had been shot in the head and in the chest, and that his body was found in the Bashiqa district east of Mosul, where Iraqi and US forces have recently ramped up their campaign to break insurgent groups responsible for deadly, and near-daily, attacks in and near the city.
Washington - US President Barack Obama's attempts to sell his economic proposals to the public took a 21st century twist on Thursday as he held an online townhall forum from the White House.
Obama has taken to the airwaves with television interviews and press conferences in recent days, but Thursday's format allows the admitted technology buff a chance to interact live with more people.
Jerusalem - Citing lack of evidence, Israeli police said Thursday they were closing a corruption investigation against outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, under which he was alleged to have bought a house at a significant discount in return for extending favours to the contractor.
The premier however faces indictment on three other corruption allegations.
Ashutosh Rana speaks his heart out and he makes it clear that it beats for the elections and not the IPL. He talks sipping his coffee for his new film ‘Coffee House’ which marks the debut of the famous television actress Sakshi tanwar, popularly known as Parvati in every Indian household.
Washington - US President Barack Obama headed to Congress Wednesday for a meeting with his fellow Democratic Party lawmakers, some of whom have been skeptical of the administration's massive spending plans to help end the country's recession.
His visit came as the budget committees of both chambers in Congress began debating Obama's 2010 budget proposals - the first step in what is likely to be a prolonged battle over the president's spending priorities.
Tel Aviv - Israel has successfully tested a new rocket defence system, designed to protect its citizens against attacks from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, media reports said Thursday.
Mosul, Iraq - In the second such killing in as many days, police on Thursday said they had found the body of another member of the minority Yezidi sect murdered near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
Washington - US President Barack Obama's attempts to sell his economic proposals to the public took a 21st century twist on Thursday as he held an online townhall forum from the White House.
Jerusalem - Citing lack of evidence, Israeli police said Thursday they were closing a corruption investigation against outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, under which he was alleged to have bought a house at a significant discount in return for extending favours to the contractor.
Ashutosh Rana speaks his heart out and he makes it clear that it beats for the elections and not the IPL. He talks sipping his coffee for his new film ‘Coffee House’ which marks the debut of the famous television actress Sakshi tanwar, popularly known as Parvati in every Indian household.
Washington - US President Barack Obama headed to Congress Wednesday for a meeting with his fellow Democratic Party lawmakers, some of whom have been skeptical of the administration's massive spending plans to help end the country's recession.
