Cause of 'Treeman's' barklike growths revealed

"(CNN) -- For 20 years, the warts studding Dede Kosawa's hands and feet multiplied and sprouted like gnarled roots. ...

Oil Prices tumble below $143

After continuously increasing for many weeks now fuel prices for the first time prices have fallen down. Stronger dollar is also helping in reducing the crude price. dollar has appreciated against major currencies....

Canada: Parole Board Members, Replaced with Ex Police,Prison Guards

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada's Conservative Government has taken a Giant Leap in the Right direction, but replacing Parole Board Members with retired Police and Prison Guards who in the career...

Compensation for extra custody days in Britain

British government has moved a legislation for extending police custody to 42 days. However, Government has  also planned to pay compensation  in case any suspect  is not charged after 28 days of captivity. "The government is expected to offer a last-minute...

"Cyclone victims do not need 'chocolate bars'" - Myanmar junta

Myanmar's military rulers have recently let foreign aid workers in to the country, and then this..." MYANMAR’S ruling junta lashed out at foreign aid donors Friday, saying cyclone victims did not need supplies of...

CRTC Orders Bell to Prove Throttling Necessary, Hold Public Inquiry

In a move that could change the rules for internet providers and the way big corporations like Bell and Rogers' handle their data.The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission announced yesterday it has launched two major reviews of internet technologies,...

California ban on same-sex marriage struck down

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a much-anticipated ruling issued Thursday, the California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional....

Hungary welcomes US visa change

"Hungary hails the new U.S. law, including the option of extending the Visa Waiver Programme to Hungarians, as a major step forward, Hungarian Foreign Affairs Spokesman Gyorgy Odze told MTI. Odze commented the bill U.S. President George W Bush signed into law, which,...

Lewis Hamilton Wins Hungarian Grand Prix

"In a weekend when he stood up against his McLaren boss Ron Dennis and double world champion teammate Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton took his fourth 2007 victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix, extending his...

Second Life Bans Beastiality

"Linden Lab, the creators of Second Life, may be extending their crackdown on “Broadly Offensive” behavior to Bestiality, following attempts to remove virtual pedophilia (or Age-Play) from Second Life in...

The Fiji water bottle battle

The yay/nay battle over bottled water is one that tends to center around health and the environment: Is it actually that much better to drink bottled water than tap (not really)? Is the bottled water industry bad for...

Native Women's Rights Rejected

"A bid by Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice to protect native women's property rights by extending provincial rules to reserves has been flatly rejected by aboriginals. "Our communities are saying no" to the interim measure, said Angus Toulouse, Ontario vice-chief for the...

Costs all around to prolonging the war by Joseph Galloway

"It will be costly and painful to prolong the war in Iraq for another 21 months so that those who started it can hand off the harder decision of how to end it to the next occupant of the White House. President Bush isn't extending and expanding the war in a search for...

The Fake Fight Over the Iraq War: That Was An Antiwar Vote?

by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair"Has the end of America's war on Iraq been brought closer by the recent vote in the House of Representatives? On March 23, the full House voted 218 to 212 to set a timeline on the withdrawal of US troops, with September 1, 2008, as...

Left-Right Alliance Against War?

"Left-Right Alliance Against War? by Jon Basil Utley Americans opposed to war are a distinct minority. If the Iraq War were going well, most Americans would support it. Yet the Iraq venture has been such a disaster for America that peace groups have a chance to expose the...

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