Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the highly anticipated "iPad" tablet and pitched it at a surprisingly low price aiming to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.Jobs, who returned to the helm last year after a much-scrutinized liver transplant, took the stage at a packed theater on Wednesday and showed off a sleek, half-inch thick tablet computer with a 9.7-inch touchscreen.The
An unidentified man hurled his sneakers at Israel's chief justice, striking her between the eyes and knocking off her chair.Israel radio said.State radio says Supreme Court Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch was taken to her office for treatment after the incident. Her condition was not immediately clear.Israel Radio said the man flung two sneakers from the back of the courtroom and yelled, "You're corrupt."The
An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from Beirut international airport in the early hours of Monday, airport sources said.The Boeing 737-800 disappeared off the radar some five minutes after taking off, shortly after its scheduled departure time of 2:10am (0010 GMT), during a thunderstorm and heavy rain, the sources
'Avatar' is continuing to bring more laurels for filmmaker James Cameron as he has now been honoured by animal rights group PETA with the 2010 Proggy Award for Outstanding Feature Film. The 55-year-old director has been awarded for the inspiring message in his Golden Globe-winning blockbuster film 'Avatar', which stresses the interconnectedness of nature and the importance of treating all living
A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Sunday, seismologists said, but there was no immediate tsunami warning or reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said the quake was measured at a depth of about 10 kilometres and struck 160 kilometres southeast of the town of Gizo at 1419 GMT Sunday. Like much of the Pacific, the Solomons regularly
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt in Detroit,attempt in Detroit, in a audio message Sunday, and vowed further attacks on the US. The message suggests that bin Laden wants to show he remains in direct command of al-Qaida's many branches around the world. In the short recording carried by the Al-Jazeera Arabic news channel, bin Laden
Mysore, Chain-snatchers in city appear to be mocking the Police Department by carrying out their nefarious trade in broad daylight, with three incidents of the crime reported in city in a single day and one of the victims being the wife of a Policeman !The City Police, who are on constant vigil for the evasive chain-snatchers through their 'Operation Sunset' by deploying Police personnel at sparsely
New power supply cable for Isles to be built in 2012The Zanzibar government yesterday disclosed that the project to lay-down a new sub-marine cable for power supply to the Isles from Tanzania Mainland will be completed in 2012, after the US government reduced the project implementation timeframe.This was said by Isles Minister for Water, Construction, Energy and Lands Mansour Yussuf Himid, when responding
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Wananchi wamelazimika kuvunja nyumba ili kumuokoa Muhsin Ali Said alipoamua kujifungia ndani jana mchana baada ya nyumba yake kuungua kwa moto.“Aliamua kujifungia ndani akisema kwamba ni heri afe na nyumba yake. Vijana walilazimika kuvunja mlango na kumtoa kabla moto haujafika chumbani kwake na kumkimbiza msikitini. Ilikuwa ni hatari,” mtu mmoja aliyejitambulisha kwa jina moja la Abdul ambaye ni mmoja
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SOTE tunafahamu kwamba mvulana mwenye umri wa miaka miwili ni dhahiri atakuwa bado anakunywa maziwa au ameanza kula vyakula vya watu wazima. Lakini, mvulana mmoja wa Kichina ameanza kuvuta sigara wakati akiwa na umri wa miezi 18...Mtoto huyo huvuta paketi moja ya sigara kila siku na hushikwa na hamaki iwapo hapewi kiburudisho chake hicho.Mtoto huyo, Tong Liangliang, alifundishwa jinsi ya kuwasha sigara
Zanzibar inakabiliwa na uhaba mkubwa wa mafuta ya petroli hali inayotishia kuathiri sekta za uchumi.Uhaba huo wa petroli umekuja huku Zanzibar ikiendelea kukabiliwa na ukosefu wa umeme kwa siku 42 mfululizo.Uhaba wa mafuta umeanza kujitokeza wiki iliyopita na kusababisha baadhi ya wananchi wanaomiliki magari kulazimika kuyafungia majumbani na kuanza kutumia usafiri wa daladala na wengine kutembea
WAZIRI wa Elimu na Mafunzo ya Ufundi, Profesa Jumanne Maghembe ameeleza sababu kubwa iliyosababisha kushuka kwa ufaulu wa elimu ya msingi katika matokeo ya mtihani wa darasa la saba mwaka jana kuwa ni pamoja na Baraza la Mitihani la Taifa (NECTA), kudhibiti uvujaji wa mitihani na uchache wa walimu uliopo nchini. Profesa Maghembe alitaja sababu nyingine iliyosababisha wanafunzi kufanya vibaya katika
MAHAKAMA ya Wilaya ya Bukoba imemhukumu askari wa Jeshi la Wananchi wa Tanzania (JWTZ), Koplo Katarama, kifungo cha miaka 12 jela, baada ya kupatikana na hatia ya makosa matatu likiwamo la kumchania sare za kazi askari Polisi wa kike, kuharibu simu ya upepo na kumchania nguo ya ndani.Hukumu hiyo ilitolewa Januari 5 mwaka huu katika Mahakama hiyo na Hakimu Richard Maganga ikielezwa kuwa mtuhumiwa ambaye
Mwanamke mmoja nchini Marekani mwenye uzito wa kilo 136 amepandishwa kizimbani kwa kosa la kumuua mpenzi wake aliyezaa naye watoto watatu kwa kumkalia hadi alipofariki.Taarifa ya polisi wa Cleveland nchini Marekani ilisema kuwa mwanamke huyo aliyejulikana kwa jina la Mia Landigham na mpenzi wake Mikal Middleston-Bey walikuwa kwenye mzozo wa ndani ya nyumba mnamo mwezi wa nane mwaka jana.Taarifa zaidi
WATOTO wanne wa mtaa mmoja wamekufa kutokana na kifo cha maji baada ya watoto hao kutoroka majumbani mwao na kwenda bichi kuogelea na kifo kuwakuta huko.Watoto hao majirani wameacha simanzi na vilio kutawala katika eneo la Jangwani Mchikichini jijini Dar es Salaam kutokana na watoto hao wanne majirani kufa maji ka pamoja wakati walipokwenda kuogelea.Akitoa taarifa hiyo kwa wanahabari jijini jana,
WIMBI la ujambazi linazidi kutikisa nchi baada ya watu 14 kuuawa na wengine 17 kujeruhiwa kwa risasi katika shambulio lililofanywa na kundi la majambazi kwenye kisiwa kidogo cha Izinga kilicho wilayani Ukerewe na wengine 17 kujeruhiwa kwa risasi.Katika salamu zake za Mwaka Mpya, Rais Jakaya Kikwete alilipongeza Jeshi la Polisi kwa kufanikiwa kupunguza wimbi la ujambazi, lakini siku chache baadaye
Kondoo aliyezaliwa nchini Uturuki akiwa na sura ya binadamu amewashangaza mamia ya watu duniani na kuwa gumzo kwenye vyombo mbali mbali vya habari duniani. Kondoo huyo aliyezaliwa akiwa amefariki ana sura kama ya binamu lakini mwili wake ni kama wa kondoo. Kondoo huyo alizaliwa katika zahanati ya mifugo katika kijiji kimoja katika mji wa Izmir nchini Uturuki. Erhan Elibol, bwana mifugo aliyemzalisha
Haitian President Rene Preval said estimates of the death toll in the devastating earthquake in capital Port-au- Prince could easily be in the tens of thousands, while other officials said more than 100,000 may have perished.'Up to now I've heard 50,000, I've heard 30,000. Let's say, it's too early to give a number,' Preval told broadcaster CNN, conceding that any sort of official estimate was extremely
Togo's national football team has been attacked by an armed gang, reports say several players were wounded and the driver was killed when attackers opened fire with machine guns. The team was travelling by bus from Congo Brazzaville to Angola for the Africa Cup of Nations. Thomas Dossevi, who was onboard the bus, said that all the windows of the bus were smashed and everyone laid flat under their
