Top jurists say 'war on terror' has seriously damaged human right

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Course this Group of Wonks are quite Mum on the Subject of Human Shields, Suicide Bombers killing innocents, beheading of non combatants, not to mention IEDs etc. The Rules of War applies to Armies, and as far as I am concerned when it comes to...

Fighting may displace over 600,000 in Pakistan: UN

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is expanding its relief operation to assist those fleeing fighting, which the world body estimates currently stands at 450,000 people, but could climb to 600,000 shortly, in north west Pakistan, the UN agency said. ...

LHC to Restart in September, not Spring

CERN has extended the timetable for the restart Large Hadron Collider to next September, not this Spring as had been hoped. Last September 19, just nine days after its initial start, the LHC suffered electrical...

STMicro Lays Off 4,500 Employees

STMicroelectronics, Europe's largest chipmaker, will lay off 4,500 employees. This follows a Q4 2008 net loss of $366 million for the Swiss-based company, as the ongoing recession forces consumers to forego new...

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