The black hole of unknowing

" As to global annihilation, I’m stumped. Most of us wouldn’t recognise a strangelet if it casually devoured us in the street There’s a slim chance –...

US gives $1bn to rebuild Georgia

Georgia suffered huge loss and also had damages in the Russian air strikes in the recent flare up.European Union leaders have suspended talks on the new agreement with Moscow until Russian troops are withdrawn from Geogia.Russian has threatned to respond to the growing...

U.S sending 1 BILLION to Georgia to rebuild

The United States are ear marking a billion dollars for Georgia to aid the rebuilding after their recent conflict with Russia. As well the IMF (international monetary fund) has decided to loan Georgia 750 million to help them regain the progress they've been making" ...

Why I Had to Recognize Georgias's Breakaway Regions: Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev speaks directly to Westerners about the Russian Parliament's move to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states within the Russian Federation.  A very interesting read!...

Russia Formally Recognizes Georgia Rebel States

After a fierce but brief firefight between Georgian and Russian forces, an uneasy truce has developed. One that could be threatened by today's announcement from Russia, supporting the 'rebel' regions in Georgia as independent states. Washington is calling this...

Russian MPs back Georgia's rebels

"Russia's parliament has backed a motion urging the president to recognise the independence of Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Both houses voted unanimously in favour of the non-binding motion, which analysts say could help President Dmitry Medvedev...

Not so Dumbo: Scientist proves elephants can do maths

"Elephants are known for their sharp memories, now a study has found that they are excellent at maths as well.A researcher in Japan found an Asian elephant called Ashya was able to add small numbers together with...

Zimbabwe Rivals Negotiate Power-Sharing Deal

Update: the summit between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party and the opposition MDC continues after three days. Reports that Morgan Tsvangirai, opposition leader, has abandoned the talks have been denied by Tsvangirai himself and Thabo Mbeki, President of neighboring South...

Karadzic's War Crime Victims Relive their Ordeal

OBSERVER reporter Ed Vulliamy exposed the Bosnian concentration camps.  In the wake of Radovan Karadzic's arrest this week, Muslim figurehead Fikret Alic, whose image was imprinted on the world's media is...

Unhealthy Aborigines must help themselves, says Nicola Roxon

Breaking bad habits should be among our top priorities to get the most out of our life. If we do it right, and we are on our way to make significant improvements in our life. " ABORIGINES must recognise the risks of alcohol and smoking and take responsibility for...

Climate Change Shell Game at the G-8 Summit

Opinion: Don't be fooled by the glowing language and self-congratulatory air wafting like a bad smell from the G-8 statements on Climate Change.  George W. Bush and Stephen Harper, climate change obstructionists...

Tsvangirai rules out African Union call for power-sharing deal with Mugabe

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have ruled out any kind of reconcilation with Mugabe government. He also rejected any mediation conducted solely by South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, who the...

US to ignore Zimbabwe poll result

Taking strong exception of current political crisis in Zimbabwe United states will not accept final results of Presidential elections to be held this Friday. Washington has clearly made its mind of the eviction of...

The Ukrainian 'genocide by starvation'

" Grigori Garaschenko remembers seeing his classmates starve slowly to death in a famine that killed millions of people in Ukraine. A neighbour driven mad by hunger killed her six-year-old daughter and began to eat...

Penguin robot can interact with humans

"A robotic pet penguin which can interact with humans has been unveiled by South Korean researchers. Pomi (Penguin Robot for Multimodal Interaction) can see, hear, touch and emit smells as well as making faces, the...

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