Races to watch as the returns pour in : MarketWatch

"Results from Indiana and Kentucky, which both contain key battlegrounds, will likely be the first to arrive, coming in after 7 p.m. Eastern. Key tossups include Kentucky's Republican-held third and fourth...

Get tough on diamonds - Oppenheimer - iAfrica.com

" Talent shortage hits most SA firms PMI shows economy is 'healthy' Big hurdles remain for REDs BUSINESS NEWS Get tough on diamonds - De Beers De Beers chairperson, Nicky Oppenheimer, says delegates at next...

White House, Kerry exchange accusations

"WASHINGTON - The White House and Sen. John Kerry traded their harshest accusations since the 2004 presidential race on Tuesday, with President Bush accusing the Democrat of troop-bashing and Kerry calling the...

Bush to sign law for tough interrogation (AP)

" WASHINGTON - President Bush " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> President Bush is signing a law that sets tough standards for interrogation and prosecution of terror suspects, a major White House victory that demonstrates Bush still has the political power...

Constructing Peace in an Iron Triangle

The media services that actually cover urban terrorism in and across the United States, usually speak of the South Bronx, East Los Angeles, and parts of Baltimore.  But Richmond, California has become well known in the Bay area as a hot spot for violent crime, spiraling...

Posh Spice on Posh Spice: 'I Look Awful Naked'

This is Posh's chance to do so something good for the world. She should be the new poster girl for an anti-anorexia campaign. I really think that many young women are so desperate to be thin, to look like her,...

Sex and spirituality: the new predicament

"What a predicament - sex and spirituality! This is a tough nut to crack, and I wonder if anybody has really cracked it satisfactorily, even after thousands of years. Of course, if we want to be free, it's not sex itself that is the problem, but our relationship to it. The...

How to . . . . revive a dying relationship

"All relationships go through tough times and sometimes it's better to say goodbye and move on. However, quite often it's worthwhile making the effort and bringing the happy times back to the love you've got. This isn't as easy as it may sound. Considerable effort is required...

Ray McGovern: Bush: A "Plenty Tough" Torturer's Apprentice

Addressing the use of torture yesterday President George W. Bush played to the baser instincts of Americans as he strained to turn his violation of national and international law into Exhibit A on how "tough" he...

Virtual wireless carriers face tough times

"After only a few months in the market, wireless companies repackaging cell phone services under their own brands, such as Disney, ESPN and Helio, are struggling to meet expectations. Disney Mobile, which launched its service in April in the U.S. , cancelled its plans to...

Delay in screening Kana footage causes PR disaster

"Israel's top spokesmen struggled all day Sunday to respond to tough questions from the foreign press as images of children carried out on stretchers from the collapsed Kafr Kana building ran on the world's TV screens nonstop. During Sunday morning's cabinet meeting, Prime...

Researchers Develop Cellulose-Based Lightweight Material as Tough As Metal

"The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports that a Kyoto University research team has developed a material based on microfibrillar cellulose (MFC) that is as tough as metal, but much lighter. The team projects that the material could replace metals and oil-based plastics in a number of...

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