Mine clearing machines acquired Five machines, Bosena type

Each inches must be controlled and demined for that the government of srilanka has purchased special machines from slovakia to remove landmines laid in the past war time, with the intention of further...

Still a Mystery

"Brianna Denison: 1988-2008 Solving 1977 slaying gives hope to police Read Comments(24) Recommend(6) Eight years ago, veteran Reno police detective David Jenkins answered a cell phone call from the commander of the Washoe County Crime...

Search for China earthquake survivors bleak

"BEICHUAN, China (AP) — The search for survivors in the rubble of China's powerful earthquake grew bleak Sunday, with rescuers in some areas no longer listening for trapped victims.There were a few tales of...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

3 Killed in California Plane Crash

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A small airplane crashed in a residential neighborhood, killing three people in a fiery impact that destroyed a car and engulfed palm trees in flames.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage from people affected by this...

Biofuel crops may worsen global warming: study

OpinionBarry Artiste, Straight Facts Environmentalist, Now Public Contributor Gee, and to think I reported these same concerns months ago in my many stories on Junk Science. Clearing forests to make arable...

Operation Lightning Hammer disrupts al-Qaeda in Diyala

"Operation Lightning Hammer disrupts al-Qaeda in Diyala Print E-mail Sunday, 26 August 2007 Spc. Samuel Melendez of Bravo Troop, 5th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, patrols a marsh outside of Qubah, a small...

Vancouver Island electricity cable damaged by Deltaport dumping

"Vancouver Island electricity cable damaged by Deltaport dumping Scott SImpson, Vancouver Sun Published: Thursday, August 02, 2007 An investigation is underway after one of Vancouver Island's main electricity...

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...

Padilla co-defendant rests case

"Padilla co-defendant rests case By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 37 minutes ago Defense lawyers rested their case Wednesday for one of Jose Padilla's co-defendants in their trial on terrorism...

Russian ships reach North Pole

"Russian ships reach North Pole 8/1/2007, 12:24 p.m. EDT By DOUGLAS BIRCH The Associated Press (AP) — V MOSCOW — An expedition aimed at strengthening Russia's claim to much of oil and gas wealth beneath the...

Al Gore signals another tilt at the presidency

Al Gore, the man who was robbed of the US presidency has given the clearest signal yet that he make seek revenge in 2008. He has just published a book, "The Assault on Reason," which accuses Bush of bullying the...

Escalation Against Iran: The Pieces Are Being Put in Place

"The pieces are moving. They’ll be in place by the end of February. The United States will be able to escalate military operations against Iran. The second carrier strike group leaves the U.S. west coast on January 16. It will be joined by naval mine clearing assets from...

Fiji chiefs force President's reinstatement

"THE head of the Fijian armed forces, Frank Bainimarama, has reinstated the President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, clearing the way for an interim government while largely retaining the military's control since its coup last month. Commodore Bainimarama also announced the resignation...

Nuke’s Website 2.0 Network of The Week

It was not my intent to politicize this week'€™s selection of WOTW, and frankly, given Tuesday's Republican meltdown, I haven'€™t wanted to spend a lot of time examining political angles, actions, and consequences. I just wanted to take a short break and relax, get some...

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