Latest Anti-Pot Quack Science: 'Marijuana Makes Your Teeth Fall Out'

"Recent weeks have seen a rash of new studies of marijuana hitting the mass media, generating scary headlines like "Smoking Pot Rots Your Gums," "Cannabis Bigger Cancer Risk Than Cigarettes" and "Pot Withdrawal Similar to Quitting Cigarettes. Most of this coverage can be...

White House archives missing CIA leak and Iraq emails

" WASHINGTON - Apparent gaps in White House e-mail archives coincide with dates in late 2003 and early 2004 when the administration was struggling to deal with the CIA leak investigation and the possibility of a congressional probe into Iraq...

Australian Red Cross helps fill the missing gaps

When Marie-Jo received a phone call from the Red Cross in 1992, she could not believe that her mother, whom she had last seen in Vietnam 27 years ago, was still alive.

Australian Red Cross helps fill the missing gaps

When Marie-Jo received a phone call from the Red Cross in 1992, she could not believe that her mother, whom she had last seen in Vietnam 27 years ago, was still alive.

Brown seeks Ireland-UK move for EU data

"The new British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, wants the UK and Ireland to jointly seek better access to information from other EU member states in order to help deal with the increased threat of terrorism. Mr Brown raised the issue when he formally met the Taoiseach, Bertie...

EU Calls for Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes

By 2010, the European Commission wants to replace traditional smokes with the "fire-safe" variety across the bloc"The European Commissions is expected to propose before the end of this year that all cigarettes sold across the EU should be self-extinguishing to help prevent...

£110m road scheme bridges gaps in Port Talbot

"A series of new footbridges along one of Port Talbot's key roads is taking shape. Five of the new structures are due to rise above Afan Way over the next few months - one has just gone up near the road's junction with Seaway Parade."

Bush education policy to miss goals: Harvard study

"Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush's signature No Child Left Behind education policy is failing to close racial achievement gaps and will miss its goals by 2014 according to recent trends, a Harvard study said on Wednesday."