Honda hits record quarter with new markets

The news comes a day after Ford posts its larger quarterly loss ever. Speculators say that consumers are buying more fuel effecient and most of the demand is coming from Asia and Brazil, while there is a decline in...

Jellyfish swarms descend on Côte d'Azur

Un-naturally large swarms of jellyfish have invaded France's Cote d'Azur, and over 500 people have been stung.Protective anti-jellyfish nets are being used, but hundreds of thousands of them have made it into the...

Pakistan seeks $810m ADB loan for power

To meet the power deficit in the country Pakistani government is negotiating for a credit facility to set up the power projects. Government is hoping to eradicated the power woes with new facilities.   "The...

Police launch two-day blitz on metals theft

As prices for metals have risen throughout the world "metal theft" has become increasingly common. In the UK, police have launched an initiative to tackle the problem."Police have launched a nationwide blitz on the theft of metal, a fast-growing crime fuelled by rising prices...

UK confidence 'near all-time low'

Grim times ahead in the UK."UK confidence 'near all-time low' Rising prices have been blamed for falling confidence Confidence among UK...

The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...

" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...

Sex diseases 'double in over-45s'

I think young generation need to know how danger sex disease.... as we can see, there's no cure for HIV... the only cure is to keep our life balance, spiritual and emotional       " ...

Survey: 3 Out of 4 Angry About High Gas Prices

"June 27, 2008 Red states and blue states are united on at least one issue: Americans are increasingly angry and anxious about high gas prices and favor far-reaching action on energy and climate issues, according to a new poll. About three out of four Americans and a...

African Union: "Unite or Starve"

I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...

Study finds Arctic seabed afire with lava-spewing volcanoes

Has anyone noticed that this natural activity is NEVER added into the equation of Global Warming/Climate Change and the polar ice caps shrinking? It is only logical to see that volcanic activity spews CO2, moves...

Italy fingerprint plan criticised

Profiling of a community in Italy has triggered off  big controversy. Italian government plans to fingerprint immigrants living in Camps. "Italy's interior minister has sparked criticism with a proposal that would see police fingerprinting all members of the Roma...

Brazil Becomes the New Food Superpower

As commodity prices soar, South America's agricultural giant steps up to feed a needy world.   When I was a kid, in 1974, I moved with my parents to Brasilia, the brand new capital of Brazil, built in the middle...

Global Humanitarian Forum hears the human face of climate change

There have been a million posts on every website in the world about how climate change is affecting our lives on every level. Some people care, and some don't. I personally am very concerned about the environment and...

Woman locked up by family for 18 years

Seems like there are more and more stories like this everyday. People being locked in the basement for some odd reason, and they are living in ridiculous conditions and often abused. When they are finally found, 20years has gone by already. Can you imagine being locked up in...

Beating Runaway Inflation in Kenya

" This month Kenya's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released figures showing that Kenya's annual inflation has reached 31.5%.  There are many factors contributing to this trend amongst them are two...

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