China milk scandal: Government says milk free of contamination

China milk scandal: Government says milk free of contamination

10.05.08 posted by jason 15 views no comments image
Tests on 609 batches of liquid milk, as sold in 27 cities under 75 different brand names, were all clear of melamine, the chemical at the center of the scandal, according to the product safety watchdog. A further 129 batches of baby milk powder and 212 batches of other kinds of milk powder were also clean.
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Huge Chunk of Antarctic Ice Collapses

Huge Chunk of Antarctic Ice Collapses

03.25.08 posted by jason 96 views no comments image
A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even larger portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said. Global warning is being blamed for the dramatic occurrence.

Spain Transport Companies to Paralyze Country in Fuel Protest

Spain Transport Companies to Paralyze Country in Fuel Protest

06.09.08 posted by pondy 36 views no comments image
The global food crisis hits Spain. Spanish transport companies have threatened to bring the country to a halt this week with a strike to protest surging fuel prices. The 90,000 Members of the National Federation of Transportation Employers began an indefinite strike at midnight last night in a bid to force the government to help them weather the surge in diesel fuel costs.
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Pakistan to negotiate with militants

Pakistan to negotiate with militants

03.21.08 posted by chab13 96 views no comments image
Faced with a sharp escalation of suicide bombing in urban areas, the leaders of Pakistan's new coalition government say they will negotiate with the militants believed to be orchestrating the attacks, and would use the military only as a last resort.
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Serbia to Hold Elections in Kosovo

Serbia to Hold Elections in Kosovo

03.31.08 posted by jason 90 views no comments image
Serbia has decided to hold elections in serb occupied regions of Kosovo. The problem? Kosovo declared independence from Serbia last month, making it a seperate nation.
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US Official: Mugabe Trying to Steal Election

US Official: Mugabe Trying to Steal Election

04.24.08 posted by pondy 68 views no comments image
The US Envoy to Africa said today that Robert Mugabe is trying to steal the Zimbabwe election. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer, said that the opposition party won the election and Mugabe should step down. Since the election was held, Mugabe has done everything in his power to remain in office.
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Report Sees Decade of High Food Prices

Report Sees Decade of High Food Prices

05.29.08 posted by jason 42 views no comments image
Agricultural commodity prices should ease from their recent record peaks but over the next 10 years they are expected to average well above the mean of the past decade, according to the latest Agricultural Outlook from OECD and the UN. The current high prices will hit poor and hungry people hardest, particularly those who are net food buyers in urban areas in low income countries.
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Dramatic Video of Volcano Eruption in Chile

05.06.08 posted by jason 58 views no comments video
Crackling with explosions, Chile's Chaiten volcano began spitting lava on Tuesday following its first eruption in thousands of years, and Navy warships were deployed to evacuate nearby residents in the southern region of Patagonia. This incredible video shows the volcano during eruption.

Dozens Killed in Bombings in Four Iraqi Cities

Dozens Killed in Bombings in Four Iraqi Cities

04.15.08 posted by chab13 73 views no comments image
In two Iraqi cities that American forces say they have largely taken back from Sunni insurgents, deadly suicide bombs exploded within hours of each other on Tuesday, killing at least 53 people.
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Sharon Stone, disastrous quake and the issue of Tibet

05.25.08 posted by qiulin 43 views 1 comment video
Wenchuan, the epicentre of the recent earthquake in China, locates in Aba. Aba is a Tibetan autonomous prefecture . In Aba, 52.9% of the population are Tibetans, Qiang accounts for 17.7%, Hui (Muslims) 3.2% and Han (the largest Chinese ethnic people) 26.6%. People died, Tibetans, Qiangs and Hans as well. When Stone asked "Is that a Karma?" She doesn't really know what she was talking about.

U.N. police returning to Kosovo towns

U.N. police returning to Kosovo towns

03.19.08 posted by jason 97 views no comments image
United Nations police began returning to the Serb-dominated part of this divided town Wednesday after Serb leaders promised they would not be attacked, a U.N. spokesman said. The international police force pulled out of Mitrovica on Monday after the worst violence since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia a month ago.
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