Hilbert mourns hit-and-run victim

"Hilbert mourns hit-and-run victim By Jay Rey News Staff Reporter The students gathered around a young flowering pear tree, freshly planted next to a pond, in memory of...

Bomb in northern Lebanese city kills 9

"A bomb exploded near a bus carrying civilians and members of the military in the northern city of Tripoli early Wednesday, killing nine people, including seven soldiers, security officials said The officials said the bomb was planted on the side of a road and went off when...

Kill Your Lawn!

Article from Alex Steffen about the environmental impact of lawns, ending with the question: "What's your favourite idea for replacing lawns"? Mine is vegetables. Also we put in a littlle patch this weekend of...

Floods cause corn prices to hit record high

Corn prices hit a record high today as a result of the flooding in the Midwest.  "The worst flooding in the Midwest for 15 years sent fresh shocks to global markets and consumers on Monday as corn prices hit...

Food prices alone won't stop Afghan opium growers: experts

Soaring food prices have brought smile on the faces of opimum growers in Afghanistan and some of them may stop growing opium and plant wheats & Paddies. " Global food price rises may push some Afghan farmers to plant wheat instead of opium but officials say any real...

Blast at Yemen mosque kills 18, wounds 60

At least 18 people were killed and 60 wounded when a bomb hidden under a vehicle went off as worshippers left a mosque in Yemen's northern city of Saada. Most of the killed and wounded were police officers who...

Princess Diana Inquest: Mystery burglary at Big Pictures photo agency

"The flamboyant boss of Big Pictures photo agency Darren Lyons told Metropolitan police officers he was convinced that British secret service agents had raided his Clerkenwell Road office in London and either...

Clinton Takes Page from Giuliani Playbook

"Clinton Takes Page from Giuliani Playbook Hillary: Al-Qaeda watching US election DOVER, New Hampshire (AFP) — Hillary Clinton on Monday warned that Al-Qaeda watched US elections, urging Americans not to risk electing an inexperienced president, in her latest implicit swipe...

Greek lives scarred by inferno

The fire is gone for some months now but it will probably take years for people and nature to fully recover. "The scorched Hill of Kronos at ancient Olympia stands as a symbol of the inferno that swept across...

Financial support for forested nations a must, Yudhoyono says

""The world should be aware that most of the countries that have forests are developing nations, not industrialised countries," he said in remarks broadcast on radio as he kicked off a massive one-day tree planting exercise across Indonesia.He said rich nations should help...

Indonesian prosecutors seek 20-year jail term for Poso bomber

"Syaiful Anam, also known as Brekele, 26, is on trial for rigging and detonating a bomb that tore through a Christian marketplace in Tentena, a town in the religiously divided district of Poso. Prosecutor Bayu Adinugroho Arianto said Anam's act had "caused widespread fear in...

Weapons expert Dr David Kelly was assassinated, an MP claims today.

"Iraq whistleblower Dr Kelly WAS murdered to silence him, says MP By FIONA BARTON - More by this author » Last updated at 00:18am on 20th October 2007 Comments Comments (36) Weapons expert Dr David Kelly was...

Russia: Eight dead after bus bomb blast

Russia known for it's Mafia Protectionist rackets with individual crime families controlling their own city block extracting payments from shop keepers. Some say it has grown to include major factories with non...

Puerto Rico to hold hearings for islanders who claim police planted drugs

"On Thursday, the FBI arrested eight police officers accused of planting drugs as manufactured evidence against residents of housing projects in Mayaguez. A raid on the officers' precinct discovered a safe holding drugs that were kept in reserve to frame people, U.S. Attorney...

Granite Seed is 'Planted' at Eden

A modern art sculpture designed to last forever and combine with nature has arrived in Cornwall. "A 70-tonne granite sculpture of a seed has been 'planted' at the Eden Project in Cornwall. The 13ft (4m) high work...

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