Hawaii: 50th State is 50 Today

There are unconfirmed rumors President Obama was born in Hawaii.Hawaii is about the size of New Jerseyor about half the size of Nova Scotia with a population of 1,300,000.It is a major tourist destination for...

The Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival.

By, Uwe Paschen. The Japanese Cherry Blossom festivals.  In Japan, the Cherry blossom has a very particular and important meaning since the cherry tree is botanically a native of the Japanese Isles. From an early...

Galapagos damage caused by too much tourism must be stopped

Conservationists on the Galapagos Islands are warning that if tourism on the Galapagos Islands is not brought under control, the damage caused could be irreversible. As Charles Darwin turns 200 tomorrow, the...

Moderate quake strikes north of Andaman Islands

Indian Met department has said that a moderate earthquake struck northern parts of Andaman islands early this morning. The tremor measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale was felt at 02:00 hrs (IST) at latitude 13.7 degree north and longitude 92.9 degree east. There were no...

More U S States Plus the Virgin Islands Get Powder Letters

Eight more government offices have received envelopes containing suspicious powder."On Thursday the letters arrived in Georgia, Kansas, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Wyoming....

Troops quell sectarian violence in Indonesia

" Hundreds of troops were deployed to a tense Indonesian province in the Maluku islands after sectarian violence left two churches and 50 other buildings in flames, police said on Wednesday. At least six people...

Argentina raps Britain over islands

Claiming a violation of a UN resolution and International Law, Argentina protested the approval of a British self rule constitution for the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.  Argentina and the UK have disputed the sovereignty of the islands for a long time. "The territorial...

Lost WWII Sub Found, Navy Credits Family

"Lost WWII Sub Found, Navy Credits FamilyUSS Grunion Last Heard From July, 1942""PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- After a nearby family worked to find the wreck, the Navy confirmed that the wreckage of a sunken WWII...

A new law of nature

This is the kind of news that makes my heart sing!––Imagine that! –-Ecuador is the first nation on the earth to legally acknowledge the rights of nature and all in it on an equal standing with...

Poll on the economy: Americans gloomier, for now

"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed...

Ike Strengthens to Hurricane Status

As hurricane season reaches its annual peak, the latest tropical storm in the alphabetic mix, Ike, has strengthened to full-fledged hurricane status.It is not yet known whether or not Hurricane Ike will affect any...

Iran slams territorial claims on its islands

" Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:55:31 GMT Iran has responded to a recent statement by Arab countries, dismissing territorial claims made by the UAE on three Persian Gulf islands.  "All of our country's policies and initiatives on the island of Abu Musa are legal and in line with...

Cindy McCain defends Palin pick, husband

Notice, now it's 8 homes AND that Cindy McCain thinks that the close proximity of Alaska to Russia makes for good foreign policy experience.Sounds to me like Cindy has had one too many hair treatments!"WASHINGTON - Cindy McCain said Sunday that Republican vice...

Scientists Learn How Nemo Finds His Way Home

How does the orange clownfish - aka Nemo from the movie "Finding Nemo" - really find its way home? "It turns out the colorful saltwater fish can sniff for leaves that fall into the sea from rainforests growing on...

Families of 153 dead ask why plane was cleared to fly

"Angry relatives of Madrid crash victims asked yesterday why the aircraft was allowed to fly two hours after it aborted a take-off because of a technical fault. A total of 153 people died on Wednesday when the Spanair aircraft bound for the Canary Islands failed to take off,...

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