South African Zuma wins corruption case appeal

Jacob Zuma, former deputy President of South Africa is now free from his troubles. A South African court has ruled that a corruption case against ruling party leader Jacob Zuma cannot go ahead. Zuma was facing charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering...

Cyberwar fears grow after Georgia websites attacked

"Attacks that hit Georgian government and news websites after Russian tanks rolled across the border into South Ossettia last month have US officials concerned that bands of independent "cyber militias" will increasingly wield power over international relations. ...

Man had sex with dead model

"Aspiring teenage model Sally Anne Bowman was "savagely and brutally" murdered only yards from her home by a man purely motivated by sex, a court has heard. The 18-year-old, whose dream was to appear on the front page of Vogue, was repeatedly stabbed, bitten and then...

Mexican President: Cacho Case ‘Not a Political Compromise’

"President Calderon: Cacho Case ‘Not a Political Compromise’ December 4, 2007 · No Comments calderonPresident Felipe Calderon said yesterday in a speech marking the end of his first year in office that the exoneration of Puebla Governor Mario Marin in last week’s...

Men motivated by 'superior wage'

"On receiving a paypacket, how good a man feels depends on how much his colleague earns in comparison, scientists say. Scans reveal that being paid more than a co-worker stimulates the "reward centre" in the male brain. Traditional economic theory assumes the only important...

Talking your way out of chronic conditions

"Talking therapies, by which people learn to change their attitudes towards illness, can help to relieve chronic conditions such as diabetes and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), scientists said yesterday. Research suggests that cognitive behavioural therapy, a technique by...

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology launches scholarship program

"The KAUST Discovery Scholarship will provide full tuition, a living stipend, book and computer allowances, and summer and career enrichment programs to qualified science and technology students at their home institutions prior to the University's opening in September 2009....

West will fail, says ex-CIA operative

"Former CIA officer Michael Scheuer. Former CIA officer Michael Scheuer. Photo: Andrew Meares AdvertisementAdvertisement Sarah Smiles and Brendan Nicholson July 11, 2007 AS PESSIMISM grows in the US about Iraq, the American commander there has warned that the war will take...

Rudy Giuliani v. Ron Paul, and Reality

"Rudy Giuliani made clear in Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate that he is not ready to let the facts get in the way of his approach to foreign policy. The most heated moment in the debate, which aired live on the conservative Fox News network, came when the...