Online networking 'harms health' ?

Has the rise in the use of social networking had a negative or positive effect on our lives? " Dr Aric Sigman says websites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart. Dr...

Obama, to Meet McCain in Chicago

With the election over, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and John McCain, his presidential election opponent is scheduled for a friendly meeting at Obama's transition headquarters in Chicago on Monday. The...

Suspect Confesses to Killing Lil Kim Partygoer

"All didn't end well at Lil Kim's 34th birthday party. An employee at a New York karaoke bar where a B-day blowout for the rapper was held Sunday night has been arrested after confessing that he beat a 24-year-old woman to death on the roof of the club while the party was...

Mugabe and Tsvangirai Meet for Historic Zimbabwe Talks

The two supposed President's of Zimbabwe met today for the first in a series of negotiations designed to end the bloodshed and economic turmoil that has enveloped the country since the failed March elections. Some people think it's just a cop out, and don't trust Mugabe to...

New Australian leader to refocus foreign policy on first major trip

The new Australian prime minister is begining an 18-day foreign policy trip, keen to draw a stark contrast with his predecessor, particularly with Australia's relationship with the US."New Prime Minister Kevin Rudd left Australia Thursday on his first big overseas trip, armed...

GM mice don't fear cats

"Researchers at Tokyo University managed to turn off the receptors in a mouse's brain that react to the scent of its main predator. They wanted to prove that fear is genetically programmed and not, as is commonly...

New powers to tackle gun and knife crime

"A range of tough new powers to tackle alcohol-fulled disorder, knife and gun crime, including realistic imitation firearms and air weapons, have been welcomed today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. The new violent crime measures form part of the Violent Crime Reduction Act...

Women today prioritise financial freedom

"Financial independence is the single most important issue in the lives of women in Ireland today, according to the findings of an Irish Times/Behaviour & Attitudes social poll. A total of 65 per cent of women rank financial independence as a very important item in their...

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...

Surge working: top US general

"David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, said the build-up of American forces in Baghdad since late January had produced positive outcomes. These included the killing or capture of al-Qa'ida fighters,...

Two Korean hostages released by Taliban

One wonders the fate of the rest of the Hostages and whether Religious Groups from other countries should be allowed into war torn countries where Religious Groups are seen as trying to religiously convert the...

Taliban undecided to release two sick hostages

As usual it has been reported that the Taliban are all talk and no action when it comes to negotiations. To date two Korean Women have not been released as previously reported. Time will tell if they are released...

S. Korean envoys to meet with Taliban

"S. Korean envoys to meet with Taliban 2007-08-02 South Korean and Afghan officials searched for a meeting place Thursday after agreeing to hold face-to-face talks with the Taliban to seek the release of the remaining 21 South Korean captives, a chief negotiator said. A...

Canadian anti-Semitism hits all-time high

The audit, performed by the League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada, takes into account not only reported criminal incidents but all reported incidents of anti-Semitism. The dramatic leap has been largely...

Flame First, Think Later: New Clues to E-Mail Misbehavior

"The emerging field of social neuroscience, the study of what goes on in the brains and bodies of two interacting people, offers clues into the neural mechanics behind flaming. This work points to a design flaw inherent in the interface between the brain’s social...

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