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India is launching its own version of Google Earth for urban planning, officials said, amid worries that it could be misused after the Mumbai attacks probe showed militants had studied Google images of targets.

A leading insurance company Clico of Guyana insists on $35M investment in Clico Bahamas, in a now-defunct subsidiary, is trying to recover money for investors.

NASA on Friday prepared to launch a telescope that will search the corner of our Milky Way galaxy for Earth-like planet, making it NASA's first ever mission of its kind.

Travellers come to Anguilla for the natural beauty and quiet atmosphere, the 33 sparkling strands, art galleries, and other historical and cultural offerings.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday declared a state emergency due to drought and said he would consider mandatory water rationing in the face of nearly $3 billion in economic losses from below-normal rainfall this year.

Portugal's state-run bank Caixa Geral de Depositos on Thursday posted a 46 percent fall in 2008 net profit.

The United States ambassador to Kyrgyzstan received an eviction notice demanding Washington close its military air base in the country and depart the country within 6 months.

Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.3 percent on Thursday, a day after closing at its lowest point in nearly four months, as blue-chip exporters gained on the dollar's first move above 93 yen in six weeks. The Nikkei gained 23.21 points to 7,557.65, capping three days of losses in which it fell about 3 percent. On Wednesday, the benchmark booked its lowest close since October 27. The broader Topix &...

South Korean electronics group Samsung showcased its first solar-powered mobile phone hoping to redress the balance on Monday at a Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

A small, hot earth-like planet has been discovered by astronomers led by the French Space Agency using the COROT space telescope, detected outside the Solar System, which has a surface to walk on.

U.S. President Barack Obama is facing a tough challenge as he plans to send additional troops to Afghanistan.

On Monday, Google announced new additions to the 5.0 edition of Google Earth, including ocean mapping, historical imagery, touring, and the addition of Mars terrain.

Google Earth, the extremely popular free satellite mapping software was used as a mapping device by Swiss authorities who announced today that they had found a large marijuana plantation while using it.

Google Earth will partner with Spain's Prado Museum for a project that allows users to access fourteen of Spain's most treasured works of art, including works by Francisco de Goya, Diego Velazquez and Hieronymus Bosch, all in high-resolution detail.

Google on Tuesday unveiled an important new feature for its mapping programs that will provide information on the movement of refugees around the world.

Commodity Online LONDON : As the world debates on the alternative sources of energy, here is yet another mode tidal energy.The world s first commercial scale 1.2MW tidal energy turbine S...

Commodity Online The impact of this drive is minimal but the symbolic effect is huge. Chicago is Earth Hour s US flagship city.

Cocoa gained on Friday amid concerns that a strike by cocoa workers in Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer will reduce supply.

Robusta coffee increased on Wednesday, posting the highest gain since 1995 in London after investors tried to change from surging global stock markets by buying commodities.

A top Chinese state newspaper has lambasted Hollywood director Steven Spielberg for quitting the Beijing Olympic Games over Darfur, saying childish vanity politics lies behind Western criticism of Beijing policy.

China is stepping up efforts to fight pollution. It will aim to reduce its emissions of sulphur dioxide by 6 per cent from their 2005 levels this year, the top environmental official said in remarks published on Tuesday.