Articles by Nagesh Narayana

  • RaspBerry Pi unveils SD card-size personal computer priced $25

    May 05 2011 11:43 PM

    The Rspberry team, headed by David Braben, an expert in the field, is heading the team which hopes to sell the bare-bones device with features like 700MHz ARM11 processor, 128MB of RAM, and ports for video, removable media, and USB 2.0. Once connected to a mouse, keyboard, monitor, and wireless modem, one can begin surfing anywhere.

  • Who was Geronimo?

    May 05 2011 1:48 PM

    Originally named Goyathlay or Goyahkla, he was involved in revenge attacks against the American and Mexican soldiers who had killed many of his family members during the Apache wars in the second half of the 19th century.

  • How Freedom Riders made it 50 years ago?

    May 05 2011 9:02 AM

    Remembering the freedom struggle of the African Americans, the Freedom Riders celebrate their 50th anniversary, Oprah Winfrey’s show invited 178 of the original Freedom Riders to appear as special guests on May 4.

  • Gaddafi troops strike Zintan, thousands leave Libya

    May 04 2011 9:36 AM

    Libya's army fired streams of rockets at the rebel-occupied Zintan, forcing thousands to flee the town to bordering Tunisia.

  • Ugandan gay rights activist gets Martin Ennals award

    May 04 2011 9:14 AM

    Ugandan gay activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera has received the prestigious Martin Ennals rights award.

  • Hamas, Fatah bury the hatchet, sign pact

    May 04 2011 7:53 AM

    A new deal was signed in Cairo on Wednesday between the two rival groups of Palestine -- Fatah and Hamas -- ending four years of enmity.

  • Post-Osama, Zardari harps on combined effort to tackle terrorismPost-Osama, Zardari harps on combined effort to tackle terrorism

    May 03 2011 8:25 AM

    In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, Zardari said his country was perhaps the world's greatest victim of terrorism.

  • How did Osama die?

    May 02 2011 6:45 AM

    The operation that led to the killing of the world's most-wanted terrorist Osama Bin-Laden was almost nine-month old but surprised many all over the world with its sudden but successful outcome.

  • It's official: Osama bin-Laden is dead, says Obama

    May 01 2011 11:50 PM

    Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces, President Barack Obama announced.

  • Osama bin-Laden is dead: Obama to announce it officially soon

    May 01 2011 11:23 PM

    Osama bin-Laden is dead: Obama to announce it officially soon

  • 200 members quit Syria's ruling Ba'ath party

    April 28 2011 3:44 AM

    The Syrian ruling Ba'ath party saw one of its rare signs of dissidence with more than 200 members quitting ranks over the firing on people in which 35 people were killed, taking the toll to nearly 500 so far.

  • Why was Osama bin Laden not captured?

    April 26 2011 6:45 AM

    al Qaeda had warned to set off a “nuclear hellstorm” if Osama bin Laden is ever captured or killed.