Hilbert mourns hit-and-run victim

"Hilbert mourns hit-and-run victim By Jay Rey News Staff Reporter The students gathered around a young flowering pear tree, freshly planted next to a pond, in memory of one...

Bomb in northern Lebanese city kills 9

"A bomb exploded near a bus carrying civilians and members of the military in the northern city of Tripoli early Wednesday, killing nine people, including seven soldiers, security officials said The officials said the bomb was planted on the side of a road and went off when...

3 Charged in Federal Courthouse Bombing in California

Three people are charged with the bombing of a courthouse in San Diego and FedEx distribution center. If convicted of using a weapon of mass destruction, each defendent will recieve a life sentence, the minimum for such a charge."SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Three people have been...

Kill Your Lawn!

Article from Alex Steffen about the environmental impact of lawns, ending with the question: "What's your favourite idea for replacing lawns"? Mine is vegetables. Also we put in a littlle patch this weekend of ferns...

Floods cause corn prices to hit record high

Corn prices hit a record high today as a result of the flooding in the Midwest.  "The worst flooding in the Midwest for 15 years sent fresh shocks to global markets and consumers on Monday as corn prices hit...

Food prices alone won't stop Afghan opium growers: experts

Soaring food prices have brought smile on the faces of opimum growers in Afghanistan and some of them may stop growing opium and plant wheats & Paddies. " Global food price rises may push some Afghan farmers to plant wheat instead of opium but officials say any real...

Monsanto's Harvest of Fear

"Gary Rinehart clearly remembers the summer day in 2002 when the stranger walked in and issued his threat. Rinehart was behind the counter of the Square Deal, his “old-time country store,” as he calls it, on the...

Blast at Yemen mosque kills 18, wounds 60

At least 18 people were killed and 60 wounded when a bomb hidden under a vehicle went off as worshippers left a mosque in Yemen's northern city of Saada. Most of the killed and wounded were police officers who had...

Princess Diana Inquest: Mystery burglary at Big Pictures photo agency

"The flamboyant boss of Big Pictures photo agency Darren Lyons told Metropolitan police officers he was convinced that British secret service agents had raided his Clerkenwell Road office in London and either...

Race Spells Trouble for the Dems

"Whenever longtime Democrats gather to note how the chemistry and calculus of the 2008 campaign seem to favor their party this year, one or another will always add some version of the following: "Yeah, but we could screw this up before it's over." Podcast Race and the...

Greek lives scarred by inferno

The fire is gone for some months now but it will probably take years for people and nature to fully recover. "The scorched Hill of Kronos at ancient Olympia stands as a symbol of the inferno that swept across...

Financial support for forested nations a must, Yudhoyono says

""The world should be aware that most of the countries that have forests are developing nations, not industrialised countries," he said in remarks broadcast on radio as he kicked off a massive one-day tree planting exercise across Indonesia.He said rich nations should help...

Granite Seed is 'Planted' at Eden

A modern art sculpture designed to last forever and combine with nature has arrived in Cornwall. "A 70-tonne granite sculpture of a seed has been 'planted' at the Eden Project in Cornwall. The 13ft (4m) high work is...

Indonesian prosecutors seek 20-year jail term for Poso bomber

"Syaiful Anam, also known as Brekele, 26, is on trial for rigging and detonating a bomb that tore through a Christian marketplace in Tentena, a town in the religiously divided district of Poso. Prosecutor Bayu Adinugroho Arianto said Anam's act had "caused widespread fear in...

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