Crying child results in death of 100s of chickens; barking dog blamed

REUTERS Chinese court rules boy’s screaming led to the death of dozens of chickens Hundreds of chickens have been found dead in eastern China — and a court has ruled that the cause of death was the screaming of a 4-year-old boy who in turn had been scared by a barking...

H5N1 - Jakarta slaughters backyard fowl

" Jakarta (dpa) - Government authorities slaughtered thousands of chickens and other fowl kept in backyard farms and in cages in the Indonesian capital Jakarta Sunday, in an attempt to stop the spread of bird-flu virus that has killed at least five people in two weeks. South...

Ice storm slams N.E. after leaving Oklahoma, Missouri in dark

"Rochester, also known as both The Flour City and The Flower City, is a city in Monroe County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, Rochester had a population of 219,773. As of 2004, the population given by the U.S. Census Bureau was 212,481, making this the third...

British troops kill up to 100 Taleban fighters

"British troops claim to have wiped out up to 100 Taleban fighters and destroyed an enemy "regional headquarters" in Afghanistan in the Army's biggest single raid since it started policing the volatile Helmand province. The Taleban compound, in the area of Kostay south of the...

THE LAST DAYS OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

"Few investigate journalists have traced and catalogued the criminality of the Bush Family, and the current President Bush, like Robert Parry has. He broke some of the key stories of the Iran-Contra affair in the 1980s, and remains a serious thorn in the side of the Bush...

For sale - world's smallest country

"A FORMER World War II fort in the North Sea, which was settled 40 years ago and declared a state with its own self-proclaimed royal family, is up for sale. The tiny Principality of Sealand, which began life as Roughs Tower in 1941, is a 550 sq m steel platform perched on two...

Australia: one year after the Cronulla riots, racialist provocations continue

"by Fergus Michaels via sam 2006-12-23 6:06 AM +0800 In this light, the anniversary was marked by one particularly significant event. On December 11, 2006, exactly one year to the day after the Cronulla riots, Howard announced the introduction of a new citizenship test. The...

Who is Osama bin Laden?

"On March 7, 2004, as the snows melted in the mountains of Afghanistan and U.S. President George W. Bush eyed a November election, the United States launched Operation Mountain Storm in the rugged border between Afghanistan and Pakistan to find the elusive Osama bin...

Deposed Fijian PM says he is still legal leader

"Ousted Fiji's Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said Wednesday that he believes he is still the legitimate prime minister of the South Pacific nation. Qarase was speaking shortly before flying with his wife to his home island. It is understood Qarase declined an offer of an...

Iraq Study Group report available for downloading Wednesday, December 6

"WASHINGTON: The Iraq Study Group will present its report to President George W. Bush and Congress, as well as to the public, at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday."The report will be available for downloading by the general public at the web site of the  web...

Kanha's many moods

"Located in central India, in the eastern part of the Satpura Hills of Madhya Pradesh, Kanha covers a total area of 1,945 square kilometres. Of this, 940 sq km forms the core area and the remaining 1,005 sq km what is known as the buffer zone; 25 per cent of the park's core...

China's Communist Party gets a taste for the blogging craze

"Around 20 officials from a town in eastern China have set up their own blogs after being encouraged by a local Communist Party leader, state media said..... However, the Chinese journalists noticed that visitors to the site are not allowed to post their comments...

Chad rebels seize key eastern town (Reuters)

" N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian rebels attacked the eastern regional capital of Abeche on Saturday in their latest strike against President Idriss Deby's rule, wresting control from government forces who withdrew and surrounded the town. Rebels of the Union of Forces for...

How to Hear the Leonid Meteor Shower

"Meteor showers can be disappointing if your skies are cloudy or if you live in the wrong location. This weekend's Leonid meteor shower, for example, will be best viewed from parts of Europe and eastern North America."