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India and Qatar sign defense and security agreements

India and Qatar sign defense and security agreements  India and Qatar signed various agreements on defense, security and intelligence sharing. The agreements were signed after a meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabor Al-Thani.

Dr. Singh is on a two day tour of the gulf nations. PM would meet Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, who has arranged a special private lunch for PM and his wife on Monday.

EU criticizes Israeli demolition of Arab homes in East Jerusalem

EU criticizes Israeli demolition of Arab homes in East Jerusalem Paris - The French presidency of the European Union on Monday firmly criticized Israel's demolition of Arab-owned houses in East Jerusalem.

"The European Union expresses its deep concern about the operations of destruction of Palestinian houses carried out in recent days by Israeli authorities in several quarters of East Jerusalem," a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

US mortgage-lender Fannie Mae posts record loss

US mortgage-lender Fannie Mae posts record loss Washington

MySpace MP3 Player Plausible, CEO DeWolf Suggests

MySpace MP3 Player Plausible, CEO DeWolf Suggests During the Web 2.0 conference held in San Francisco this week, MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe suggested that Social networking site MySpace might be working on its very own MP3 player. DeWolfe, who admitted that a MP3 could soon be released, held talks with Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr.

The possibility of working on Mp3 player was not directly specified by DeWolfe, but it was neither denied.

DeWolfe said, "For now, we are much more focused on the service. But, if anything, we'll be accretive to iPod sales, unless we develop a device."

Honda Introduces Walking Assisting Device

Honda Introduces Walking Assisting Device An experimental walking assistance device was introduced by Honda Motors yesterday that basically has been invented to help the people who are capable of walking on their own, but need an extra help with leg and body support while performing tasks.

EU to re-start talks on Russia deal

EU to re-start talks on Russia dealBrussels - The European Union is to re-start talks on a strategic treaty with Russia which it froze after Russia's August war with Georgia, EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels agreed Monday according to diplomatic sources.

EU leaders had frozen talks in protest at Russia's occupation of Georgia, demanding that it pull its troops back to pre-conflict lines. Russia has since made a partial but incomplete withdrawal.

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