China deports Foreign Tibet protesters

After final ceremonies over China has decided to repatriated all foreign protestors. They were held after protesting against Tibet during the Olympics Games. Their release was possible after American officials intervention.   " China has deported eight Americans...

Mother of prison overdose girl found dead near her daughter's grave

A truly sad story, although the cause of death for this monther has yet to be determined." Sarah Campbell's black granite gravestone bears the poignant postscript: "Her mother left broken hearted". But yesterday there was no more pain for Pauline Campbell, who never got over...

The Siege of Gaza is Broken

"The Siege is Broken The Palestinian people took their destiny in their own hands today and smashed down the wall that divided Gaza from Egypt. Hundreds of thousands of people left their prison and walked into Egypt and bought up food, fuel and everything else in sight. It...

Violent protests after Kenyan election results

"Kenyan police have shot dead five people demonstrating against President Mwai Kibaki's re-election in two separate incidents in the country's western opposition strongholds. In a first incident, two disgruntled supporters of defeated presidential challenger Raila Odinga...

Is GM maize the answer to Mexico's tortilla shortages?

"In Mexico maize is becoming scarce and the price of tortillas, the staple food in Mexico, has risen dramatically. While the population is demonstrating on the streets, the national farmers’ association sees the cultivation of genetically modified maize as the ultimate...

France approves immigration curbs

"The French National Assembly has passed a controversial bill tightening entry conditions for the relatives of immigrants living in France. Under the legislation, the relatives will have to prove they are solvent financially and can speak French. It also includes plans for...

A Tiny Robotic Hand - a new tool in microsurgery?

"Early this winter in a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), laboratory, a mechanical hand less than one millimeter wide deftly plucked ba single fish egg from a gooey underwater clutch, demonstrating a new technology that could one day make it into surgeons' tool...

Let’s connect the dots

"1) A foreign national who has over-stayed his visa. 2) Claims residency in New York, and has drivers licenses in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. 3) A student at a truck-driving acadmy who is uninterested in learning how to back-up the rig. 4) A young muslim...

Hungarian PM slams 'right-wing opposition'

"HUNGARIAN Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany yesterday hit out at the main opposition conservative party for linking itself with far-right groups calling for the overthrow of his government and demonstrating in Budapest. "We cannot have, and we cannot allow, cooperation with...