Jamaica worried about many drugs tests

."By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - Jamaican athletes have undergone an "extremely unusual" number of doping tests since arriving in Beijing for the Olympic Games, potentially harming their performance, the team's chef de mission said on Wednesday. More than 32 blood...

Return of the ivory trade

Will this spell the end of the elephant? They are doing well now after the ban on the ivory trade was introduced - so lets re-introduce killing for their tusks - smart idea - if you're not outraged yet don't...

Frozen chickens security tagged to deter shoplifters

When even the cheapest chickens are security tagged to stop shoplifters stealing them then we really must be in an economic trough. This news in the same week that Gordon Brown tells us that Brits must stop...

China Blogger Beaten to Death by 50 Government Officials

 It may take incidents like these to open the eyes of some in China as to the dangers of out of control censorship and the lack of freedom of press."(CNN) -- Authorities have fired an official in central...

Saudi Authorities Alarmed At The Growing Number Of Runaway Girls

"Interesting. It seems that they think the growing problem is serious enough to “study” it. From Al-Arabiya: "The Saudi Ministries of Interior and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, are conducting a...

Paranoid About Neighborhood Kids, MASS man kills family, then himself on RR t...

"Neighbors knew Robert McDermott as a man who believed neighborhood children were plotting to gang up on him. He hid in the bushes with a camera to catalog their identities, they say. He also had a volatile relationship with his on-again, off-again girlfriend, with whom he...

Nubians alarmed about dam plans

"In Nubia, Northern Sudan, there is growing anxiety about the planned construction of three dams on the Nile. The Sudanese government refuses to reveal the plans and claims that nothing has been decided upon as yet. But Nubians fear the dams will inundate most of their...

"Shadow Wolves" - Native American trackers to hunt bin Laden

"An elite group of Native American trackers is joining the hunt for terrorists crossing Afghanistan's borders. The unit, the Shadow Wolves, was recruited from several tribes, including the Navajo, Sioux, Lakota and Apache. It is being sent to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to pass...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Police issue letter bomb advice online

"POLICE are warning people to be extra vigilant after the recent spate of letter bomb attacks. There is no intelligence to suggest Hampshire is a target, but police are urging people to take extra care when handling mail. Officers are in contact with local companies and...

Dave Barry's Advice for Super Bowl Tourists

"Welcome to Miami, Super Bowl visitors! You are going to have a wonderful time, from the moment you arrive in our magical city, until the moment you discover that your wallet is missing."

The High Costs Of Jailing the Mentally Ill: 15,000 per Stay

"Keith Ervin of The Seattle Times reports today that someone booked into the King County Jail will usually stay an average of 9-35 days, but if the offender is mentally ill , the stay is usually about 158 days. And the cost to the county is $15,000 , or much more for the...

North Korea leader meets army commanders amid concern over nuclear testing

"SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - To cheers of "Human bullets and bombs!" North Korean leader Kim Jong Il rallied with top military commanders in a rare public appearance, amid growing concern North Korea will soon test...

Sept. 11 Panel Wasn’t Told of Meeting, Members Say

"WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 — Members of the Sept. 11 commission said Sunday they were alarmed that they were told nothing about a July 2001 White House meeting at which George J. Tenet, then director of central...

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