Selectopedia.Org: Selected Web Contents: World Tata Group of India is in the last stages of buying Jaguar & Land Rover units from Ford Motors. ================================================================================ host on 02 January, 2008 11:32:00 Tata’s of India are becoming major player in international corporate world and symbol of India’s global aspirations and national pride through their acquisitions of global brands. Filming Gun Fire in Gaza ================================================================================ host on 02 January, 2008 10:54:00 Reuters TV crew took this 49 seconds of video under fire in Gaza. Benazir Bhutto’s Death: End of an Epic of Controversy ================================================================================ host on 27 December, 2007 10:41:00 The suicide attack on Bhutto, ended her life cutting short an epic struggle, bathed in blood and awash with controversy. AP video report. Diners are impressed with pricy caviar from snail’s eggs ================================================================================ host on 20 December, 2007 11:30:00 Paris restaurants are serving caviars made from snail eggs, an expensive delicacy, but diners are impressed. Reuters report. Niger, from Cricket Infestation to Cricket Feast ================================================================================ host on 20 December, 2007 10:17:00 Huge infestations of cricket destroyed crops and caused severe food crises in Niger in the recent past. Now tide is turning and Nigerians are having feast of the crickets once ruined their lives. AFP video report. Meet “Billy Graham” of Islam ================================================================================ host on 09 December, 2007 09:25:00 TV preacher Amr Khaled is often mentioned as Billy Graham of Islam. He is attracting Muslim youth throughout the Middle East and the West, spreading the message of hope and personal responsibility through Islam. A CBS news video report. British Teacher in Sudan Facing 40 Lashes ================================================================================ host on 26 November, 2007 10:46:00 In Khartoum Sudan, Gillian Gibbons, a school teacher was arrested and charged with blasphemy, inciting hatred and insulting Islam, after complaints that she allowed a student in her class to name a teddy bear as Muhammad, Islam’s holy prophet. If convicted, Mrs Gibbons could face a prison sentence, a fine or 40 lashes. Gary Kasparov sentenced to jail for five days for protesting President Putin ================================================================================ host on 24 November, 2007 09:11:00 Former world chess champion Gary Kasparov who is an ardent Putin opponent has been sentenced to jail for leading a protest rally and clashing with riot police in Russia. Australian Prime Minister Concedes Defeat ================================================================================ host on 23 November, 2007 09:54:00 Prime Minister John Howard’s conceded defeat to Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd after a sweeping election defeat. This ended 11 years conservative rule in Australia. Blasts at Indian Courthouses Kill 13 ================================================================================ host on 22 November, 2007 08:34:00 A series of near simultaneous explosions ripped through courthouse complex Friday in three north Indian cities, killing at least 13 lawyers and injuring dozens of other people.