Tories to pull British forces out of Germany

" The Shadow Defence Secretary told The Daily Telegraph that ending Britain’s 25,000 strong military presence on the Rhine would be part of a fundamental reorganisation of Nato forces designed to free...

CBI probe into Chennai violence ordered

A grand heritage building was turned into a war zone as lawyers turned their anger on the police in the Madras High Court, after two lawyers were arrested. A CBI inquiry has been ordered into the violence."The High...

Pak agrees to 48-hour timetable to act against LeT

"Washington, Dec 06: Pakistan has agreed to a 48-hour timetable set by India and the United States to formulate a plan to take action against Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) and to arrest at least three Pakistanis who...

Current restrictions on marijuana research are absurd

"The human brain naturally produces and processes compounds closely related to those found in Cannabis sativa, better known as marijuana [see "The Brain's Own Marijuana," by Roger A. Nicoll and Bradley E. Alger. These compounds are called endogenous cannabinoids or...

This Is Not A Normal Recession: Moving on to Plan B

""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...

Citi Rescue Talks Underway

"The market shrugged off the prospect of a Citigroup meltdown and focused instead on the leak that Timothy Geithner was Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary. Citi fell another 20%, its shares dropping below $4. Have banking catastrophes become so routine that it is now...

Stocks plunge anew as recession worries resurface

"Wall Street falls sharply as investors, worrying about recess, ponder Obama impact on economy NEW YORK (AP) -- A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors, looking past Barack Obama's presidential victory, returned to their fears of a deep...

Google adds click-to-buy feature on YouTube

"Google Inc. added another jewel to its crown nearly two years ago with the $1.65 billion acquisition of online video powerhouse YouTube. It instantly transformed Google into the dominant player in online video,...

Unfashionable Cancers Receive Less Funding

A report by the UK National Cancer Research Institute reveals that unfashionable cancers receive less research money and attention from scientists, despite increased funding over a 4 year period towards...

Cause of 'Treeman's' barklike growths revealed

"(CNN) -- For 20 years, the warts studding Dede Kosawa's hands and feet multiplied and sprouted like gnarled roots. ...

Tainted Chinese milk products found in Russia

The Chinese tainted milk scandal continues to spread, with spome of the contaminated milk products now being found in Russia."Russian news agencies say food inspectors have found nearly two tons of Chinese dry milk believed to be contaminated with the industrial...

Estimates show Palin assets TOP $1 million

" WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Sarah Palin and her husband have pieced together a uniquely Alaskan income that reached comfortably into six figures even before she became governor, capitalizing on valuable fishing rights, a series of land deals and a patchwork of other...

Poll on the economy: Americans gloomier, for now

"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed...

Hong Kong cake found with melamine

The tainted milk scandal in China is widening outside of baby milk, with the toxic chemical malamine now being found in a cake in Hong Kong."The Hong Kong government says melamine has been detected in a locally...

Daughter secretly reunites her parents 40 years after they were forced apart ...

Nice to read a story with a happy ending for a change.Good luck and God bless to them all."Two lovers banished from each other's sight when they conceived an illegitimate child nearly 40 years ago have been reunited by their daughter and are to marry.Christine Orchard, 57,...

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