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Khan agrees McCloskey title fight Amir Khan will defend his WBA light-welterweight title against Northern Irishman Paul McCloskey. Negotiations between the Khan and McCloskey camps broke down two weeks ago but the bout is now set to go ahead at Manchester 's MEN Arena on 16 April. "He [McCloskey] is meant to be a great fighter, undefeated and European champion," said Khan, 24. "It's going to be a big night for me. He'll be fighting for a world title. I'm giving him that chance." McCloskey's manager Francie McNicholl confirmed to BBC Sport that contracts had been signed. I am absolutely confident that I will be world champion  Paul McCloskey The McCloskey camp had been unhappy at the financial terms being offered to their fighter but McNicholl said that the Irishman had been given "an improved deal". "All contracts were signed late on Saturday night," added McNicholl. "After receiving the improved offer, we are n...

Destroys Thousands of Copies of Army Officer's Memoir By Chris Lawrence and Padma Rama, CNN September 28, 2010 Washington (CNN) -- The Department of Defense recently purchased and destroyed thousands of copies of an Army Reserve officer's memoir in an effort to safeguard state secrets, a spokeswoman said Saturday. "DoD decided to purchase copies of the first printing because they contained information which could cause damage to national security," Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. April Cunningham said. In a statement to CNN, Cunningham said defense officials observed the September 20 destruction of about 9,500 copies of Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's new memoir "Operation Dark Heart." Shaffer says he was notified Friday about the Pentagon's purchase. "The whole premise smacks of retaliation," Shaffer told CNN on Saturday. "Someone buying 10,000 books to suppress a story in this digital age is ludicrous." Shaffer'...

What The Media Wants You To Forget The corporate media have been given their orders to throw the focus back on to Iran . Here is a recap of what they are trying to make you forget. 1. Last Spring,   Rose Gottemoeller, an assistant secretary of state and Washington's chief nuclear arms negotiator, asked Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.   Israel refused. 2.   The United Nations passed a resolution calling on Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and to submit to inspections.   Israel refused. 3.   The IAEA asked Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and to submit to inspections.   Israel refused. 4.   Iran's formal notification to the IAEA of the planned construction of the backup fuel-rod facility underscores that Iran is playing by the rules of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty which Iran has signed. 5.   Iran allows IAEA inspections   of all its facilities. 6. Contrary to face-savi...

How to Tell the Difference Between Nerds and Geeks originated by: Anonymous ,  Nicole Willson ,  Zack ,  Master Tyler  ( see all ) The terms "nerd" and "geek" are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Both terms can be viewed as either endearing or pejorative, depending on how the term is applied, by whom, and to whom. And there is always passion aplenty involved in the definition and application of either term. This article will help you to tell the difference between nerds and geeks, with ample room for your own subjective interpretation! Steps 1 - Understand the terms. While the terms are often used interchangeably by people "less-in-the-know", and for some people who self-apply the labels "geek" or "nerd", there is often an overlap in characteristics, [1]  and there are some characteristics that can be emphasized: The term "nerd" was apparently coined in 1954, possibly from the Dr Seuss line "A ...

HEC scholar completes two PhDs from France in record time The Higher Education Commission (HEC) scholar Kashif Mehmood has made the whole nation proud by successfully completing two PhD degrees from France within a period of four years. He is among those few fortunate researchers in the world who have secured double doctorates in two different disciplines (Business Administration and Computer Science) from two leading universities. Dr. Kashif Mehmood completed four postgraduate degrees (PhD in Computer Science, PhD in Business Administration, MPhil in Business Administration, MS in Computer Science) within the last five years. He was awarded HEC scholarship under Overseas Scholarship Scheme for PhD in Selected Fields (Phase-1) in 2004. Based on his education and experience, he secured admission in MS programme at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) that is ranked among the best universities in the world. During his research internship, Dr. Kashif impressed his supervisor ...

Final World Cup Squads All teams have announced their final 15 players for  World Cup  starting in Dhaka on February 19. The tournament is being hosted jointly by India, Sir Lanka and Bangladesh and first match will see India take on Bangladesh in Dhaka. The final will be held in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on April 2. The squads (final 15) India:   Mahendra Singh Dhoni  (captain), Virender Sehwag (vice captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, R Ashwin, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla Pakistan:  Muhammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi , Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir. Australia:  Ricky Ponting  (captain), Michael Clarke, Doug Bollinger, Brad Haddin, John Hastings, Nathan Hauritz, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Mit...

Obama unlikely to close Guantanamo as 'War on Terror' continues Some Guantanamo inmates will continue to be indefinitely detained The politics of war and terrorism have put President Obama's order to close Guantanamo on hold. In America , the indefinite detention of suspected terrorists remains an accepted cost of waging a global war. Just two days into his first term, US President Barack Obama ordered the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to be closed. However, his initial earnestness has given way to a painstaking implementation process fraught by the politics of war and terrorism. Last December, Congress blocked funding to transfer detainees out of Guantanamo . The move came a month after the surprisingly narrow conviction of Ahmed Ghailani for his role in the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa . Ghailani's controversial trial raised concern about the unpredictability of prosecuting terrorism suspects in civilian courts. This politically charged environmen...