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Children feel 'hurt' on their national day
" The commemoration of National Children's Day turned sour Wednesday with the government refusing to allow children to read out their demand for the establishment of a special ministry of their own. The request...
One-year ban on new fast-food restaurants in South L.A.
Is this the beginning of a new movement towards banning fast-food chains?Major corporations such as McDonalds is definitely going to fight hard over this decision. As of now, only South L.A. is doing this ban, but if... Doping-free roast ducks guaranteed in famous Beijing restaurant
If you like your roast duck doped, do not ask for one at the Quanjude restaurant in Beijing this summer. Having been founded in 1864, Quanjude restaurant has a longstanding culinary heritage and is famous for its...Lonesome George may have finally reproduced!
Yea for Lonesome George! George may have finally mated after 36 years in captivity. George lives in the Galapagos Islands and is the only Pinta Island tortoise left in the world. Park rangers found... Vancouver tightens screws on homeless paper
The Olympics are really exposing some of the darker impulses in Vancouver. Now there's an effort to keep a local paper off the streets. Megaphone, has been distributed in Vancouver for 16 years."City of... User-Made Games Will Make it to Xbox Live
I'm sure we'll be seeing more of this sort of thing, but right now Microsoft is the only gaming console offering users the chance to put their own games online - and keep most of the profits.With the market penetration Microsoft has (they sold over 500 million items over the... Talks begin on Zimbabwe power-sharing deal
Talks began today between the Zimbabwean government and opposition parties. These talks are aimed at bringing an end to the country's political crisis and constant violence.Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai shook... Obama to speak at Berlin's Victory Monument on June 24th
After much back and forth about where Barack Obama would be making his only European speech and appearance, it's been decided to be in Berlin, Germany this Thursday at the Winged Victory column (Siegessäule) at 7PM. As a Berliner who's planned for weeks to go, this...Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera
" Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera Last Updated: 6:01pm BST 18/07/2008 The astonishing spectacle of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been captured for the first time on camera. Leopard savaging a... Thousands of honeybees swarm motorists on New Jersey Turnpike
Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike got a bit of a shock this weekend when thousands of honeybees swarmed the highway.I can't even stand one bee near my window let alone thousands of them enveloping my car!" Turnpike... Director General of MI5 refuses to release any data on whistleblower John Fra...
"Just over three-years since whistleblower John Francis Smith died in a filthy NHS hospital, the Director General of MI5 has told his family that no data can be released relating to his Government Service because of...US and Iraq Agree On Troop Cuts
Its about time that our administration made a plan to get out of this mess. I have to say that I am a little worried about a withdrawal from Iraq, as much as I want it to happen. Though I suppose that they could be... NASA Study Says Water Flowed Freely On Mars
"NASA has discovered more evidence pointing to the possibility of life on Mars. Scientists have studied data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and they believe Mars once had large lakes, flowing rivers, and other wet environments that could have supported life. A study... Seattle sells five of its troubled public toilets on eBay
Seattle is selling five of its problematic public toilets on the popular auction site eBay, but you're going to have to have some serious cash to afford one."City officials decided to pull the plug on the... Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran
I think its high time people start talking with one another, online talking, not committing anything. I think this is the right step forward. "Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran 6 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP)...
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