Pole trek needs last explorer

"Descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team are looking for a final budding explorer to complete their ancestors' journey to the South Pole. Legend has it Sir Ernest recruited his expedition members with an advert promising "small wages", "constant danger" and a...

Kosovo Gets Salute from Bush

"ABCLive:Newly nation in global Map ‘Kosovo” today gets its major recognition from United states when president Gorge W. Bush during his foreign tip in Tanzania made a statement that his country will soon establish diplomatic relation the Kosovo"

Monday, Dec. 10: Most stressful day of the year, U.K. survey finds

I'm feeling pretty relaxed. Must be the lack of sweets, treats, and overeats. Ask me again in a couple of weeks."Overstuffed with holiday sweets? Christmas lists growing by the second? End-of-year work deadlines looming large? A U.K. survey suggests Monday, Dec. 10, is the...

Ga. Tech Building Evacuated After Chemical Spill

"ATLANTA -- Emergency officials are on the scene of an incident/HazMat situation at the Science and Technology building at Georgia Tech. The incident took place on the second floor of the building. That building has been evacuated. Officials said there is one minor injury --...

Women today prioritise financial freedom

"Financial independence is the single most important issue in the lives of women in Ireland today, according to the findings of an Irish Times/Behaviour & Attitudes social poll. A total of 65 per cent of women rank financial independence as a very important item in their...

Informant reveals key terror role

"A self-confessed Muslim fundamentalist has told the BBC about his police informant role in helping to stop an alleged terrorist attack. Canadian Mubin Shaikh befriended men who were allegedly plotting truck bombs in the downtown area of Toronto. It is also claimed they...

MA AG advertising new teen labor rights

"Attorney General Martha M. Coakley is launching an advertising campaign about teen labor rights, including a new law that allows them to work later at night during the summer."

Fired federal worker sues over his Googling

Maricopa County violated rights, law, ACLU says

"A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union claims that Maricopa County officials have violated the rights of a quarantined tuberculosis patient for months by treating him as a criminal. The U.S. District Court complaint on behalf of Robert...

The Center for Constitutional Rights Files Amicus Brief in Support of Voting ...

"CCR Argues That Disenfranchisement of Felons Results in the Denial of Voting Rights to Disproportionate Numbers of African-Americans and Hispanics. "