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US changes tack on Afghan poppies

" The United States is to change the way it deals with the massive poppy growing industry in Afghanistan. Instead of destroying the crops it will spend money encouraging Afghan farmers to grow different ones. US...

Mum missing along with five daughters in UK

A mother has gone missing in the UK, and a nationwide search has been launched for her. It may not take too long to find her, considering she is on the run with her five daughters, and she has a German accent. The mother reportedly went on the run when she found out her...

UK listeria advisory: chill and kill

Health agencies in the UK, concerned about the rapidly increasing rates of listeriosis, have planned a major food hygiene awareness campaign to try and contain the deadly food-borne disease. Blaming poor handling...

'Stealing Ohio's Election', Nonpartisan registers encourage Obama Votes

"To the people of the great state of Ohio, welcome to day five of "they're stealing your election." As you might have heard, the Ohio Democrat secretary of state decided to bend the law and allow a...

CIA, FBI push 'Facebook for spies'

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When you see people at the office using such Internet sites as Facebook and MySpace, you might suspect those workers are slacking off. ...

Malawi Expo 2008 Marked as a Success

"SAN BERNARDINO, July 11, 2008 (Cheetah Index)-The Malawi Expo says it is overwhelmingly impressed with the turn out at Malawi Expo 2008 which commenced from Tuesday July 1-3, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in San...

Rice attacks Israel over new settlements plans

"The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, yesterday accused Israel of undermining peace talks as Israel announced plans to build thousands more homes in settlements in east Jerusalem.Upon arrival in Jerusalem...

Ron Paul Launches New Effort

"Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign, a pugnacious, ideological crusade against big government and interventionist leanings in the Republican party, will officially end Thursday at a rally outside the Texas...

Ethiopia: Investing on children is crucial

"Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives Ambassador Teshome Toga said holding consultations with children and encouraging them to express their demands and needs will contribute its share in the effort of realizing developed, democratic and prosperous Ethiopia."

Scrabble Makers Order Facebook To Take Down Scrabulous

"By David Kaplan - Thu 17 Jan 2008 01:36 AM PST scrabulousHasbro and Mattel, the marketers of Scrabble, are accusing the creators of popular Facebook app Scrabulous of violating the copyright on the 70-year-old...

60 electric car chargers go in

"Free electric car charging points are being installed across central London. Westminster council is putting in 10 roadside posts following a trial of two in Covent Garden. About another 50 will be installed in 13...

Police: We've got nothing on McCanns

"COPS have got NOTHING on Kate and Gerry McCann and they will NOT be quizzed again, it emerged last night. Portuguese prosecutors announced there was insufficient evidence to warrant any further questioning of the couple over their lost daughter Madeleine. The declaration was...

Latinos: The Left’s Next victims?

 "Are Latinos being set up by the Left as the next victim class? Just like the Black’s? The Immigration Bill’s goal, that was a total failure, was to make millions of Immigrants instant citizens. Not only...

Karl Rove Not Ready to Help GOP, But Says Republicans Are in Good Position

"WASHINGTON — White House political adviser Karl Rove said Sunday he sees encouraging signs for the GOP in the public's strong negative opinions of Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton...

Corruption Control Improves

"The World Bank has reported that South Africa's control of corruption has improved by 3%, increasing from 68% to 71%. This is according to a report, Governance Matters 2007: Worldwide Governance Indicators 1996-2006, which was published on Tuesday by the World Bank Institute...

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