IT’S been revealed that the US military planned to test deadly nerve gas on Australian soldiers in far north Queensland during the Cold War.
Newly declassified Defence and Prime… Continue reading
LONDON (AP) - The ex-head of Britain’s MI5 domestic spy agency said Tuesday she opposes Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plans for… Continue reading
Jul 08
Doctors’ race bias
April 22, 2008 | Here’s something the medical community has known for a long time: Minorities in this country, particularly African-Americans, are not as healthy as whites… Continue reading
"Land is not our priority. Our priority is the people’s peace, dignity and liberty. It is the people that are important to us." Sheikh Sharif Ahmed… Continue reading
[NEW DELHI] India released its national action plan on climate change this week (30 June) with a focus on harnessing renewable energy rather than stringent… Continue reading
Our inability to produce a chemical present in every other primate may be linked to a series of chronic diseases. Roger Highfield explains more… Continue reading
Just two days ago, Gordon Brown was urging us all to stop wasting food and combat rising prices and a global shortage of provisions.
But yesterday the Prime Minister and other… Continue reading
Blue America and Color Of Change have this ad (designed by The Seminal!) running in the front page section of the Washington Post today:
Over… Continue reading
Russia will be forced into a military response if the US pushes ahead with constructing a missile defence system in the Czech Republic, the Russian foreign ministry warned tonight.
The… Continue reading
Jul 08
KBR plans PR offensive
For KBR, Danny Langford was a PR nightmare.
At a recent Senate hearing, Langford, in his Texas drawl, told of the broken bags of chemicals and the shiny particles strewn throughout… Continue reading
Almost 8,000 U.S. recipients of the vaccine used to protect against cervical cancer have reported adverse reactions, ranging from pain at the injection site to serious side-effects, says the U.S. Centers for Disease… Continue reading
Video from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast July 7, 2008.
As CNN reports (see video), Congress is forking over $100 for “security… Continue reading
A new law has been passed by the Iranian parliament extending use of the death penalty to online crimes. Previously, only people charged with insulting Islam or drug trafficking had been… Continue reading
Sharks and jacks, parrot fish and other colorful reef fish are quickly disappearing from coral reefs encircling the Hawaiian Islands, leaving three-quarters of reef… Continue reading