Pole trek needs last explorer

"Descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team are looking for a final budding explorer to complete their ancestors' journey to the South Pole. Legend has it Sir Ernest recruited his expedition members with an advert promising "small wages", "constant danger" and a...

Surgeons prepare for world’s first full-face transplant

"Three years after the world’s first partial face transplant, significant progress has been made with two further successful operations. A 30-year-old man who had part of his face torn off by a bear and another with a disfiguring tumour have had their quality of life...

Iranian Interior Minister's Oxford Degree Apparently Fake, Riddled With Spell...

"Iran's new interior minister has raised an uproar among lawmakers and Iranian media over an apparently fake claim that he holds an honorary doctorate from Britain's Oxford University. To back his case, he's shown off a degree certificate riddled with spelling and grammar...

Turkey charges 86 for 'coup plot'

Many ex army officer & several others including a journalist have been charged for coup plot in Turkey. "A top Turkish prosecutor has brought charges against 86 people allegedly involved in a coup plot. Aykut Cengiz Engin did not name those charged, but the indictment...

Infrastructure: How Would You Spend $1.6 Trillion?

"“China spends 9 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on infrastructure and India budgets 3.5 percent … while aiming to increase its allocation to 8 percent. By comparison, the United States budgets $112.9 billion or just 0.93 percent of its GDP, and sidesteps the...

Blood diamond expert testifies against Charles Taylor

"Ian Smillie, a Canadian expert on the trade in diamonds linked to conflicts or "blood diamonds," told the three-judge panel how the illegal diamond trading fueled the war in Sierra Leone.Taylor, the first former African leader standing trial before an international tribunal,...

Russians claim vast swaths of Arctic Ocean

"Russians claim vast swaths of Arctic Ocean Pair of ships travel through ice, reach North Pole in attempt to claim petroleum-rich Arctic sea bed; to plant flag on seabed DOUGLAS BIRCH Associated Press August 1, 2007 at 7:04 PM EDT MOSCOW — A Russian expedition aiming to...

Bishop Goes Green

"THE Bishop of Manchester is going green after taking delivery of a new hybrid car to travel around the diocese. Bishop Nigel McCulloch is believed to be the first high ranking cleric to opt for a more environmentally friendly vehicle, trading in his older hatchback for a...

Poverty Pimps Persistent Pop-Offs :: MAXINE

Don Imus/MSNBC - CBS UPDATE - 4-12-2007    "Where is the equity? Where is the context calculation? Where is their collective gun always aimed? This is NOT a defense of Don Imus and the general degradation of behavior found throughout our society. This posting is a calling...

Inter-American Development Bank to help Guyana explore ethanol possibilities

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has agreed to help Guyana explore the feasibility of producing ethanol from sugarcane to reduce the country's dependence on fuel imports.Guyana's Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud, said the country was aiming for a 10 per cent mix...