Obama's Western Wall Prayer Published

Barack Obama's prayer that was left in the Western Wall, was published.The decision to print Obama's prayer drew high criticism from members of the religious community, who see the action, as a violation between Obama's personal relationship with God.""Lord — Protect my...

Gray wolves are back on the endangered list

Gray wolves have been put back on the endangered species list.  "For these reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (dkt #2) is GRANTED. Endangered Species Act...

Spill could close part of Mississippi River for days

Surely, the spill could effect wildlife, especially fish."The U.S. Coast Guard closed nearly 60 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, southward after a fuel barge and a tanker collided early...

Indian Investment in Africa: In the Shadows of China

Benin's intro:  This is an article that I just penned about India's growing investments into Africa and against the backdrop of the even larger Chinese presence in Africa.  The main question that this...

U.S. agency to ink new phases of air safety project - Vietnam Airlines

" Officials of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency are expected to arrive later this month to ink new pacts for the next phases of an ongoing project aimed to enhance the safety oversight capacity of Vietnam's...

The End of White Flight

"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...

Women and Online Bingo

"Friday, July 18, 2008 Women and Online Bingo A recent survey has shown that more than 85% of online Bingo players are women, as compared to 40% in 2004. Middle aged women and older ladies are really hooked on...

Condoleezza Rice to meet North Korean counterpart for nuclear talks

Ending their long held position US has extended olive branch to communist regime of  North Korea after latter abandoned their nuclear programme. Now US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice will meet her Korean counterpart next week to take the discussion further. ...

US Secretary of State in Georgia Hours After Deadly Georgian Firefight

Condoleeza Rice is in Georgis today, as teh country continues to experience violence in the breakaway northern region of Abkhazia, where an ethnic minority is fighting for independence. The breakaway area is supported by Russia, which it borders. "U.S. Secretary of State...

Visual impairment indirectly linked to suicide

"The findings suggest that better treatments for the underlying conditions that cause visual impairment, along with factors linked with poor self-ratings of health and health conditions may reduce the risk of suicide, Dr. Byron L. Lam, from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in...

Green Living means 'Don't shit where you eat'

In a context totally unrelated to sewage a boss of mine once advised me early in my career not to 'shit where I eat'.  This was wise business advice but it's also true in a literal sense.  The question of...

Bush: Congress standing between Americans and offshore oil

Will the congress support Mr. Bush decision regarding offshore drilling??Or will it be backfire for Mr. Bush??" On Monday, the president lifted an executive order that prohibited offshore drilling. A 1981 law barring...

World's richest brothers feud again

They are the world's richest brothers with a combined wealth of $85bn - and they are fighting again. Two years ago, Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, who control India's Reliance group of industries, accused each other...

Warning over maternity leave threat to women's careers

A commission has claimed that the right for a woman in the UK to take a year for maternity leave may be making employers hesitant to hire or promote women, for fear of losing them for a eyar down the line."THE right to a year's maternity leave could be ruining women's...

South Korea to recall Japan envoy

To protest against the Japan's sovereignty claim South Korean President Lee Myung-bak expressed deep disappointment and regret and recalled its envoy to Japan. " South Korea says it is to recall its envoy to Japan in the latest flare-up of tensions over disputed islands. ...

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