West Africa adopts plan to save the Niger River

"The Niger is the third longest river in Africa and it is dying as a result of climate change and pollution, exacerbated by 3% per annum population growth. The river runs through 9 countries, which are banding together to implement a 20 year program of desilting and...

Toyota adopts targeted marketing approach

Toyota is adopting an innovative marketing strategy for the first time to drive its 2007 Corolla sales in India.oving away from the broad-spectrum approach of TV and print advertising, Toyota is looking at marketing the product through Internet marketing, direct mailers and...

Cat Adopts Rejected Rottweiler

File this under "A" for "awwww!""MERIDEN, Conn. -- A cat in Connecticut has adopted a Rottweiler. And the puppy gets along fine with the other kittens nursing at the cat named Satin. The 6-day-old puppy, called Charlie, was rejected by his mother. She'd given birth to two...

Turkey makes a change or two in the law

The Turkish parliament has enacted a law which grants non-Islamic religious establishments the right to own real property, AsiaNews reports.  Currently, e.g., the Greek patriarchate in Constantinople/Istanbul, cannot own its analogue to 'the Vatican Apostolic Palace' in...

UNSC adopts resolution to punish N Korea for N-test

North Korea in trouble!

Madonna Adopts Baby Boy in Malawi

" Pop diva Madonna adopted a young boy in Malawi on Wednesday and moved ahead with plans to fund a center for 1,000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to AIDS."