North Korea agrees to nuclear checks

North Korea has ofically agreed to nuclear checks, as officials from China, the US, Russia, Japan and North and South Korea all agreed that Pyongyang (the capitla of North Korea) would finish disabling its main...

New study blames Columbus for syphilis spread

"New genetic evidence supports the theory that Christopher Columbus brought syphilis to Europe from the New World, U.S. researchers said on Monday, reviving a centuries-old debate about the origins of the...

Are journalism schools dying?

An interesting discussion about the relevancy of j-schools.Personally, one of my biggest problems with journalism school is that the cost poses a huge barrier to people with low incomes.  It's why we end up...

APEC economies to push for reviving WTO talks - Malaysia Star

" HANOI: A gathering of Pacific Rim leaders this weekend to tackle regional and global trade issues is underscoring China's growing clout in world economic and political affairs. Leaders of the 21 economies of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, including Malaysia,...

Blair Launches Mideast Peace Mission

" Mr. Blair opened his visit in Jerusalem, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. At a joint news conference, the British Prime Minister said they discussed shoring up the fragile cease-fire in Lebanon and reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process"

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