http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293723,dalai-lama-begins-visit-to-indias-disputed-arunachal-pradesh.html New Delhi - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived Sunday to a resounding welcome at the monastery town of Tawang in India's eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China considers a disputed region. Thousands of maroon-robed monks and loc... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:40:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293723,dalai-lama-begins-visit-to-indias-disputed-arunachal-pradesh.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293722,new-zealand-minister-repays-girlfriends-holiday-on-taxpayer.html Wellington - A minister in the New Zealand government who once promoted himself as The Perkbuster in parliament made a public apology Sunday for taking his girlfriend overseas at taxpayer expense and said he would pay back the cost of her trips. Ro... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:28:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293722,new-zealand-minister-repays-girlfriends-holiday-on-taxpayer.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293721,new-look-mavericks-come-together-quickly-in-rout-of-raptors--summary.html Los Angeles - The Dallas Mavericks added plenty of new players around superstar Dirk Nowitzki in the off ,season. So far, they seem to be a good fit. Nowitzki scored 29 points and the Mavericks welcomed back Josh Howard S... US,Sports Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:10:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293721,new-look-mavericks-come-together-quickly-in-rout-of-raptors--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293720,suicide-bomber-kills-mayor-nine-more-in-pakistan--update.html Islamabad - A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people, including a mayor, Sunday in troubled north-west Pakistan, police said. The attack took place outside a cattle market in the Adezai area, located 25 kilometres south-west of Peshawar, the capita... Asia,World Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:52:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293720,suicide-bomber-kills-mayor-nine-more-in-pakistan--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293719,16-killed-in-nepal-as-bus-falls-from-mountain.html Kathmandu - At least 16 people were killed and more than two dozen injured Sunday when a passenger bus plunged off a mountain highway in western Nepal, police said. The bus fell about 250 metres off the narrow highway in the Arghakhanchi district, ab... India,World Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:40:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293719,16-killed-in-nepal-as-bus-falls-from-mountain.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293718,chronology-seemingly-minor-events-in-early-1989-led-to-big-changes.html November 10, 1989 - Todor Zhivkov is ousted in a party coup in Bulgaria. A few days later, his successor, Petar Mladenov, announces an effective end of the totalitarian regime. ... Europe,World Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:10:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293718,chronology-seemingly-minor-events-in-early-1989-led-to-big-changes.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293717,coup-toppled-bulgarias-zhivkov-staving-off-revolution--feature.html Sofia- The unthinkable happened when the Wall fell in Berlin on November 9, 1989. Something equally unthinkable occurred a day later in Bulgaria, when Communist dictator Todor Zhivkov stepped down after a reign of more th... Europe,World Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293717,coup-toppled-bulgarias-zhivkov-staving-off-revolution--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293716,suicide-blast-kills-at-least-two-in-pakistan.html Islamabad - A suicide bomber struck a cattle market in Pakistan's troubled North-West Frontier Province Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring several more, police said. The attack took place in the Adezai area on the outskirts of the provi... Asia,World Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:52:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293716,suicide-blast-kills-at-least-two-in-pakistan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293715,indonesian-maids-outnumber-filipinos-in-hong-kong-for-first-time.html Hong Kong - Filipino maids in Hong Kong are outnumbered for the first time by domestic helpers from Indonesia, according to government figures published Sunday. The number of Indonesian maids in the wealthy former British colony is now more than 130,... Business Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293715,indonesian-maids-outnumber-filipinos-in-hong-kong-for-first-time.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293714,us-house-passes-major-health-reform--summary.html Washington - The US House of Representatives passed a landmark health reform bill aimed at cutting costs and extending coverage to Americans who lack insurance. The House vote late Saturday marked the biggest victory yet for President Barack Obama's ... Health Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:46:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293714,us-house-passes-major-health-reform--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293713,house-passes-major-health-reform--update.html Washington - The US House of Representatives late Saturday passed a landmark health reform bill aimed at cutting costs and extending coverage to Americans who lack insurance. The House vote marked the biggest victory yet for President Barack Obama's ... Health Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:22:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293713,house-passes-major-health-reform--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293712,fort-hood-offers-prayers-for-victims-of-mass-shooting.html Fort Hood, Texas - Chaplains were tending to the spiritual needs of a flock shocked by a mass shooting at the US Army's Fort Hood, preparing to offer words of comfort at Sunday services. Meanwhile, inves... US,World Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:58:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293712,fort-hood-offers-prayers-for-victims-of-mass-shooting.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293711,rock-unites-argentinians-brits-on-falkland-islands--feature.html Buenos Aires - The 1982 war with Britain for the Falkland Islands - which Argentina still calls Islas Malvinas - left deep wounds that persist decades later. However, the shared dream of a London-based rock band and an Argentine veteran of the war is... Travel,General Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:46:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293711,rock-unites-argentinians-brits-on-falkland-islands--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293710,australia-urged-to-repatriate-sri-lankan-asylum-seekers.html Sydney - Australia should repatriate the 78 Sri Lankans who for more than two weeks have been refusing to disembark from an Australian Customs vessel moored off Indonesia's Bintan Island, an influential parliamentarian said Sunday. The asylum seekers... Australasia,World Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:40:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293710,australia-urged-to-repatriate-sri-lankan-asylum-seekers.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293709,report-iverson-given-permission-to-leave-grizzlies.html Los Angeles - Memphis Grizzlies guard Allen Iverson, unhappy with his role as a bench player, has been given permission to leave the team to deal with a personal issue, a newspaper reported. Iverson, a 10-time All-Star signed as a free agent during t... US,Sports Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:16:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293709,report-iverson-given-permission-to-leave-grizzlies.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293708,simulators-fight-with-traditional-games-for-pc-screens.html Hamburg - Fans of computer simulation games will be happy to see the genre making a renaissance this season, even as a flood of standard games pours into stores to keep more traditional gamers happy ahead of Christmas. Three new simulators are headin... Games,Technology Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:10:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293708,simulators-fight-with-traditional-games-for-pc-screens.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293707,computer-and-internet-briefs.html Washington - Having trouble figuring out how to create a PDF document? If you already have a program such as Acrobat, Foxit, or PDFCreator installed and you do not see the PDF button in the application from which you'd like to create the PDF file, yo... Internet,Technology Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:10:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293707,computer-and-internet-briefs.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293706,new-long-life-battery-laptops-from-dell.html Frankfurt - Dell has released two new laptops from the nascent ULV class. The 13z and 15z are members of the Inspiron series and cost 550 and 580 dollars respectively. ULV stands for Ultra Low Voltage and refers to processors designed to work at lowe... Technology Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:10:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293706,new-long-life-battery-laptops-from-dell.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293705,new-user-interfaces-could-make-computer-mouse-obsolete.html Berlin - Scientists developed the so-called X-Y position display for monitor systems all the way back in the 60s. That breakthrough begat the mouse, which gained dominance in the 80s. It has remained the number one user input device ever since. Yet n... Technology Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:10:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293705,new-user-interfaces-could-make-computer-mouse-obsolete.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293704,windows-7-and-vista-offer-best-file-search.html Hamburg - Ever wonder where you stored a certain file on your computer? If you have the new Windows 7 or even Windows Vista on your computer, you won't need any extra software to answer that question. The functionality already built into Windows 7 an... Technology Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293704,windows-7-and-vista-offer-best-file-search.html