Is this the begining of a green revolution in Africa?

With the sharp rise in global grain prices, many affluent countries with limited arable land have begun looking to Africa for food security. Countries like Angola, Tanzania and Ethiopia have already shown interest...

Google SMS search, an easy and flexible search

Google India has launched some useful SMS service to the mobile users. This service will be of great advantage to people who don’t have a web-enabled phone. Google claims that this SMS service works just like the...

US global dominance 'set to wane'

US global dominance 'set to wane' The US navy is likely to have more company in the years to come US economic, military and political dominance...

New players challenge world order

[New players challenge world order Brazil, Russia, India and China, the so-called Brics, are predicted to emerge as major world players by 2050. In this,...

McCartney, Guns N' Roses albums to launch on MySpace

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and Guns N' Roses released their biggest hits on vinyl records and compact discs, but on Thursday, their new albums will debut online on MySpace. Users of...

Verizon Says Employees Hacked Obama's Account

"Several Verizon Wireless employees gained unauthorized access to the cell phone account of President-elect Barack Obama, the provider revealed Thursday. "This week we learned that a number of Verizon Wireless...

CA Supreme Court To Hear Gay Marriage Suit

"The California Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear a controversial lawsuit filed by opponents of Proposition 8 a voter-approved initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California.The Court also...

Aide: Obama on track to nominate Clinton

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- An aide to Barack Obama's transition team says the president-elect is on track to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving. One week after the former primary...

Internal Report Found CIA Lied About Plane Shootdown in Peru, Says GOP Congre...

" Posted November 20, 2008 A classified CIA report suggests that the agency lied to Congress and withheld information from the Justice Department concerning a clandestine...

'Iran already has enough nuclear material for one atomic weapon'

What is the rest of the world going to do to prevent Iran from following up on her threat to bomb Israel. "Iran has produced approximately enough nuclear material to assemble an atomic weapon, according to several...

Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

Tibetans to push for independence, Ball in China’s court now: Tibetan Prime...

Tibetans are mulling over the future course of action in their ongoing conclave at their exile headquarter in Dharamsala in north India. They are likely to push demand for full independece from China rather than...

Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales of crime

Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales of crime   HOUSTON (Reuters) - A grand jury in South Texas indicted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney...

Artistes of hypocrisy in Sri Lanka

"The response by a critical mass of Sri Lanka’s artist community to the protests by South Indian artistes to the fighting in the North of Sri Lanka will be noted down as a shameful moment by future generations of creative Sri Lankans. While war lobbies have often recruited...

New UK law to criminalise men who pay for sex with trafficked women

The UK government has unveiled new laws for cracking down on men who pay for sex. The new laws will apply specifically to trafficked women, or women who are being controlled and pay money to a pimp."New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no...

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