Don't Underestimate Iran

Plagued by optimism Like Camus' Oranians, who refused to believe in the plague, we are in grave danger of underestimating Iran Alan Johnson guardian.co.uk, Sunday July 13, 2008 'Yes, Castel,' he replied. 'It's hardly credible. But everything points to its being...

Fire at Chinese shoe factory kills 37

"By ANITA CHANG Associated Press Writer BEIJING -- A fire at an unlicensed shoe factory killed 37 people and injured more than a dozen, Chinese authorities said Monday, one of the deadliest industrial accidents this year in a country plagued with dangerous workplaces. The...

Gun victim, 16, was from 'well liked' family

" A 16-YEAR-OLD boy gunned down in a Sheffield suburb plagued by gun crime came from a "well-liked" and "well respected" family, police revealed today. The teenager, named locally as Jonathan, of Verdon Street, is believed to have been the victim of an "inner city gang...

Dounreay chiefs confirm plan for robots to tackle clean-up of seabed

"A £25 MILLION plan to use robots to clean up the worst of the radioactive particles from the seabed near Dounreay was unveiled yesterday amid claims such measures were long overdue. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) confirmed its preferred way to tackle the problem...

US Nuclear Security Agency Lost 20 PCs

No, it's not the plot of 24, but something I read this morning: The NNSA (National Nuclear Security Agency) can't find twenty of its computers; more than half of these machines were used to deal with sensitive info. You would be correct if you recall this sort of thing...

Sex Slavery And Male Prostitution Plaguing Russian Army

"According to the UN International Panel for Struggle against Sexual Exploitation, the Russian army is plagued with male prostitution. A small amount of money is enough to find a Russian soldier-prostitute in the center of Moscow. Russian soldiers in a line-up seemingly...

Don Muang to Return; Suvarnabhumi Haunted by Problems

"Thailand's transport ministry is to recommend some domestic flights be transferred from Bangkok's new airport to the decommissioned old one. The move is necessary to allow the authorities to repair a series of cracks in the runways. Suvarnabhumi Airport, designed to showcase...

Archdiocese settles abuse cases for $60M

"The nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese said Friday it will pay $60 million to settle 45 sex abuse lawsuits, the largest payout yet by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and among the biggest resulting from the molestation crisis that has plagued the church. The cases...

The Passionate Entrepreneur - A Small Biz Idea Book

"Like many entrepreneurs, I'm plagued by having too many good ideas. Every day, every week, I think up new marketing programs, new products I could introduce, even whole new businesses I could launch. I'm not alone. Virtually every business owner I've ever met has tons of...

Slutty schoolgirls and self-circumcisions: All in a day's work for Japanese u...

"Urologists are complaining about being plagued by an increasing number of embarrassing incidents related to, well, the parts of the body they normally have to deal with, according to Weekly Playboy. Take the schoolgirl who's become a regular at one urologist's for treatment...