October 30, 2008--The Hubble Space Telescope is back in business and mission scientists said it scored a ''perfect ten'' in performance and beauty when it imaged the galaxy pair Arp 147. The ''one'' galaxy on the left, viewed nearly edge-on to our line of sight, is relatively undisturbed. The ''zero'' galaxy on the right exhibits a clumpy, blue ring of intense star formation that was created after the galaxy on the left passed through it.
Assam blasts death toll 75
Guwahati, India: A little known terrorist outfit — the Islamic Security Force (Indian Mujahideen) — on Friday claimed responsibility for Thursday’s serial blasts in Assam and warned of more such attacks in the State and in the rest of the country.
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil arrived in the State to take stock of the situation and review the security measures in the wake the blasts. Soon after his arrival at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoloi international airport here, Mr. Patil flew to the others places in Lower Assam where the blasts occurred — Kokrajhar, Barpeta road and Bongaingaon —and returned to the city in the afternoon.
Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, October 28, 2008--U.S. Army soldiers Sgt. James Harris (R) and Kevin Yeatman smoke following a firefight with Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, the site of the heaviest fighting in the war. The conflict is at its highest pitch since it started in 2001, and U.S. commanders are requesting an additional 20,000 forces to battle a growing Taliban insurgency, according to the Washington Post. Attacks in eastern Afghanistan are up about a third since April.
Ziarat, Pakistan, October 29, 2008--A young survivor of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake sits near his collapsed home in the southwestern province of Balchuristan. The tremor flattened mud-walled homes, triggered landslides, and left up to 50,000 people homeless.
Assam blasts death toll 75Guwahati, India: A little known terrorist outfit — the Islamic Security Force (Indian Mujahideen) — on Friday claimed responsibility for Thursday’s serial blasts in Assam and warned of more such attacks in the State and in the rest of the country.
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil arrived in the State to take stock of the situation and review the security measures in the wake the blasts. Soon after his arrival at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoloi international airport here, Mr. Patil flew to the others places in Lower Assam where the blasts occurred — Kokrajhar, Barpeta road and Bongaingaon —and returned to the city in the afternoon.
Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, October 28, 2008--U.S. Army soldiers Sgt. James Harris (R) and Kevin Yeatman smoke following a firefight with Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, the site of the heaviest fighting in the war. The conflict is at its highest pitch since it started in 2001, and U.S. commanders are requesting an additional 20,000 forces to battle a growing Taliban insurgency, according to the Washington Post. Attacks in eastern Afghanistan are up about a third since April.
Ziarat, Pakistan, October 29, 2008--A young survivor of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake sits near his collapsed home in the southwestern province of Balchuristan. The tremor flattened mud-walled homes, triggered landslides, and left up to 50,000 people homeless. The official death toll is 215. Activists with hard-line Islamic organizations such as Jamaat-ud-Dawa, designated a terrorist group by the U.S., were the first to reach some of the remote devastated regions with relief supplies, according to the BBC.
Shiyan, China, October 24, 2008--Participants rehearse Chinese Taiji boxing moves performed during the opening ceremony of the Third World Traditional Wushu Championship on Tuesday. The Chinese martial arts championships attracted nearly 2,000 athletes from 69 countries including first-time participants such as Colombia and Brunei, according to the Xinhua news agency, which called Wushu "the quintessence of Chinese culture."
Shiyan, China, October 24, 2008--Participants rehearse Chinese Taiji boxing moves performed during the opening ceremony of the Third World Traditional Wushu Championship on Tuesday. The Chinese martial arts championships attracted nearly 2,000 athletes from 69 countries including first-time participants such as Colombia and Brunei, according to the Xinhua news agency, which called Wushu "the quintessence of Chinese culture." The 300 competitions include events in tai chi and weapons categories such as the broadsword and spear.
Chicago, Illinois, October 29, 2008--Traders at the Chicago Board of Exchange signal offers in the S&P 500 stock index futures pit following the Federal Reserve's announcement it was lowering its benchmark interest rate by half a point to one percent.
Chicago, Illinois, October 29, 2008--Traders at the Chicago Board of Exchange signal offers in the S&P 500 stock index futures pit following the Federal Reserve's announcement it was lowering its benchmark interest rate by half a point to one percent. The federal funds rate is now down to the near-record lows reached in 2003 and 2004 following the burst of the Internet bubble. The rate may go lower because "downside risks to growth remain," according to the central bank.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 29, 2008--Philadelphia Phillies players celebrate after clenching Major League Baseball's World Series in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Game 5 victory came after torrential rains suspended play Monday night for an unprecedented two days. Play resumed in the bottom of the sixth inning, tied at 2.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 29, 2008--Philadelphia Phillies players celebrate after clenching Major League Baseball's World Series in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Game 5 victory came after torrential rains suspended play Monday night for an unprecedented two days. Play resumed in the bottom of the sixth inning, tied at 2. The title is the first major professional sports championship in 25 years for Philadelphia, which also has professional basketball, football, and hockey teams. 
Kibati, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 28, 2008--Refugees cook in an improvised camp for internally displaced people about 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) north of Goma. Thousands of refugees have been flowing in and out of the camp in recent days as violence has flared between forces loyal to renegade Tutsi leader Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army. "It's chaos up there," Ron Redmond, a spokesman for the United Nations' refugee agency told the Associated Press. Elsewhere, refugees are fleeing Congo to Uganda.
Kibati, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 28, 2008--Refugees cook in an improvised camp for internally displaced people about 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) north of Goma. Thousands of refugees have been flowing in and out of the camp in recent days as violence has flared between forces loyal to renegade Tutsi leader Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army. "It's chaos up there," Ron Redmond, a spokesman for the United Nations' refugee agency told the Associated Press. Elsewhere, refugees are fleeing Congo to Uganda. 
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