New Giant Breed of Cat to be Imported to Australia

  London Zoo houses some beautiful serval cats, a larger, sleeker version of the domestic cat.  Now a hybrid has been bred, known as a SAVANNAH CAT, by crossing a serval with a domestic cat.  ...

Rome bans sleeping and singing on street

Many young travellers have enjoyed eating and sleeping on the streets of Rome but that is all now going to stop - and please don't sing! Doing any of these things will  now bring a hefty fine as Rome brings in...

Activists win right to promote condoms to Catholics at World Youth Day

Activitists in Australia have won the right to distribute condoms at the world youth day in Sydney marking the pope's visit, blocking an order that had attempted to stop them from doing so by barring people from "annoying" the pilgrims."Young Catholics attending World Youth...

Eight new nuclear power stations planned for England

The debate on nuclear power is up and running again. Gordon Brown believes that the worls needs to build up to a thousand if we are to meet energy needs and fight global warming and other enevironmental issues. He...

BlackLight's physics-defying promise: Cheap power from water

"Imagine being able to convert water into a boundless source of cheap energy. That's what BlackLight Power, a 25-employee firm in Cranbury, N.J., says it can do. The only problem: Most scientists say that company's technology violates the basic laws of physics. Such...

In Which We Explore the Federal Laws that Apply to Cyberstalking

"Tragedies frequently result in flurries of legal activity. Last years witnessed the Myspace tragedy in which a 13 year old girl committing suicide. Unfortunately stalking laws have been clumsy tools that are difficult if not impossible for law enforcement officials to...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...

Spotlight on Vermont: Brooke Bennett & Jessica's Law

UPDATE:  7/08/08 2:53 am EST Public outrage over the death of Brooke Bennett has the residents of Vermont circulating petitions to get Jessica's Law on individual town's November ballots. Other than indicating...

Germany ponders on changing assisted suicide laws

Western world has had conflicting views on Euthanasia and assited suicide. To a certain extent, some forms of euthanasia are legal in Belgium, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and the U.S. state Oregon. Debates now goes to Germany where a former politician helped an...

Healthy woman's assisted suicide sets off firestorm in Germany

A German doctor helped a patient of his committ suicide by telling her the right formula of antimalarial drugs and tranquilzers she needed so that it wouldn't be painful - and he also set up a camera to film her...

Spain awards apes legal rights

Spanish Parliament has approved a resolution to grant chimps, gorillas, and orangutans statutory rights previously reserved for their human cousins. Support for this action has crossed party lines and is expected to...

Over 230 Louisiana Public officials Resign rather than disclose their finances

"As part of a new regime of financial disclosure laws implemented by Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Legislature, many state and local public officials in Louisiana will have to report certain financial and government contracting information next spring. Those who desired to avoid...

Georgia Expands Concealed Carry Laws

Georgia Expands Concealed Carry Laws Update:  July 2, 2008 - Georgia Gun Laws: Showdown at Atlanta Airport " There’s a gun fight coming to a head in Atlanta, Georgia and its getting ugly. Its all about an...

Black Americans on long road to political equality

Obama will make Martin Luther King proud if he'd be the next president of USA....."For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for the...

Supreme Court: Looking Good

According to Rasmussen Reports, "the United States Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on the Second Amendment last week did more than clarify an important Constitutional principle—it also improved public perceptions...

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