MINNESOTA GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN TERRORISM AND BULL ROAR!

This is a teaser for an article I wrote on Examiner.com: "WE THE PEOPLE of Minnesota have this to say about our State Government’s latest proposed Government shutdown hit list. Hey you tyrannical #Minnesota...

US halts Guantanamo Detainees Transfers

New Delhi: Back from his before statement US president Barack Obama has suspended the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen in the wake of the country's links to the failed Christmas Day attempt to blow up a...

US and UK shut Yemen embassies

New Delhi: The United States and Britain have closed their embassies in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, citing security concerns after threats from an al-Qaeda group. The US embassy posted a message on its...

Lithuania closes its nuclear power station

New Delhi: Lithuania has closed the nuclear power station at the request of the European Union when it joined the bloc. The EU considered the Soviet-era plant having similar hidden trouble in safety to the one...

UK shuts UFO investigation unit

The UK has shut its UFO investigation unit. The Ministry of Defence has run an alien and UFO hotline for many years but that was shut down on December the first. This is not the the British government saying...

Activists Block Oil Sands Mine In Alberta

Greenpeace activists have shut down a 155,000 barrel a day operation in Shell's Albian Sands mine just north of Fort McMurray, which is located in northern Alberta, Canada. The 25 activists from Canada, the U.S. and France are trying to attract attention to the...

Mexico to shut government in flu fight

" MEXICO CITY - Mexico's government is suspending all nonessential activity of the federal government and private business as the number of confirmed swine flu cases jumped. The decision came as global health authorities warned Wednesday that swine flu was threatening to...

U.S. Steel to Idle Two Canadian Facilities, Affecting 1500

The United States Steel Corp., the largest US based steel maker, announced Tuesday that it will temporily idle two Ontario facilities, affecting 1,500 employees in Hamilton and Nanticoke, as demand suffers from...

Chrysler to Shut Factories for a Month

Us auto makers need to change the whole industry.  If they don't make major changessoon the entire industry will be closed andall cars will be imported.  A bailout  will not work f they...

Israeli world first: Surgeons weld wounds shut with surgical laser

This is a first in the world. An opportunity to seal incisions using a new method that discourages infection by its application and procedure."Surgeons of the future may have to learn welding rather than sewing,...

Asian Paints shuts down chemical plant in Gujarat

According to a source close to development, "The temporary closure is due to fall in demand of chemicals globally and there is enough inventory for current needs." He added that duration of the closure could be...

Gaza City blacked out after 4 rockets hit Israel

This has been going on for over a week now. Israeli towns have been under seige near the Gaza border with only minutes notice of in coming rockets.  "Rockets fired from northern Gaza land in western Negev; no injuries, damage reported; Gaza City plunges into darkness...

China's toy makers shut factories: a bleak Christmas ahead

Thousands of China's toy makers have shut down their factories in the busiest time of year, the run up to Christmas, because of the world economic crisis.Summer and autumn are usually the busiest times of year for...

Police: Gunman kills self after standoff in bank

"WHEATON, Illinois (AP) -- A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said. ...

Tatas shut down Singur plant, preparing plan for Nano relocation

" Kolkata: With no hopes of the stalemate ending in Singur, Tatas on Tuesday said it was considering shifting the low-cost Nano car project from West Bengal to some other State, on which a decision may be taken...

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