Articles in the News Category
The Guardian
2009-03-14
Japan today threatened to shoot down a satellite that North Korea plans to launch early next month if it shows any signs of striking its territory.
Tokyo’s warning that it would deploy its multibillion-dollar missile …
Daily Galaxy
2009/03/13
Horoscope enthusiasts will be happy to hear that a grand cosmic force does indeed seem to be responsible for controlling the direction of all life on Earth. However, this grand cosmic cycle has more …
Telegraph Media Group
2009/03/12
Laboratories across the world are closing in on a “second genesis” – an achievement that would be one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of all time.
Prof David Deamer, from California University, said although …
The Raw Story2009/03/12
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when he told an audience at the University of Minnesota that the military was running an “executive assassination ring” throughout the Bush years which …
Yahoo News2009-03-10
STOCKHOLM – A canny chimpanzee who calmly collected a stash of rocks and then hurled them at zoo visitors in fits of rage has confirmed that apes can plan ahead just like humans, a …
The Raw Story2009/03/10
Trust fund millionaire James G. Cummings, an American Nazi sympathizer from Maine who was slain by his wife Amber in December, allegedly had the radioactive components necessary to construct a “dirty bomb,” a …
AFP via Google News2009/03/08
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) — Taliban militants Saturday shot down a suspected drone aircraft in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
Residents and a local police official said two drones were flying …
New Scientist2009/03/08
THE four giant “Galilean” moons orbiting Jupiter are the last survivors of at least five generations of moons that once circled the gas giant.
“All the other moons – and there could have been 20 …
New Scientist2009/03/08
THE stink of flatulence and rotten eggs could provide a surprising lift for men. Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) causes erections in rats and may one day provide an alternative to Viagra for men.
The penis is …
The Guardian2009-03-07
When the Iraqi journalist, Muntazar al-Zaidi, hurled his shoes at the then-US president, George Bush, in December, Iranian officials declared him a hero and hailed his gesture as a mark of Islamic courage.
They were …
