Inside the Capture of Karadzic

Inside the Capture of Karadzic

07.22.08 posted by pondy 7 views no comments image
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader under indictment for war crimes, spent years disguised behind a flowing white beard and long hair, living and working in Belgrade as a practitioner of alternative medicine, and "freely walking in the city," the Serbian authorities said Tuesday. Wanting to join the EU, efforts of late were stepped up to find and capture the former strongman.
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Shocking Video out of Myanmar

05.12.08 posted by jason 785 views 1 comment video
This news crew was able to enter and shoot this dramatic footage out of Myanmar. The devastation is absolutely appalling. With 1 million homeless and approximately 100,000 dead, the natural disaster now may turn into a man made one as aid is very slow to arrive. The need for foreign aid is apparent and urgent.

Japanese Car Runs on Nothing But Water

06.16.08 posted by jason 208 views 2 comments video
Japanese company Genepax presents its eco-friendly car that runs on nothing but water. The car has an energy generator that extracts hydrogen from water that is poured into the car's tank. The generator then releases electrons that produce electric power to run the car.

Ransom claim in Ingrid Betancourt release

Ransom claim in Ingrid Betancourt release

07.06.08 posted by okami 43 views 2 comments image
Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France today after being held captive for six years in the Colombian jungle, amid claims that a ransom was paid to free her. The Colombian government said that she was freed in an audacious operation after the military tricked Farc into handing the French-Colombian politician over without a shot being fired.
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Bush lifts presidential ban on offshore drilling

Bush lifts presidential ban on offshore drilling

07.14.08 posted by jason 12 views no comments image
Putting pressure on congressional Democrats to back more exploration for oil, President Bush on Monday promised to lift an executive ban on offshore drilling that his stood since his father was president. But the move, by itself, will do nothing unless Congress acts as well to lift its own drilling ban.
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China Vows to 'Smash' Dalai Lama

China Vows to 'Smash' Dalai Lama

06.21.08 posted by jason 143 views 2 comments image
The Olympic torch relay has finished in Tibet with Government officials vowing to smash the Dalai Lama. "Tibet's sky will never change and the red flag with five stars will forever flutter high above it. We will certainly be able to totally smash the splittist schemes of the Dalai Lama clique." Tibet's hardline Communist Party Secretary General Zhang Qing Li said at the relay ceremony.
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The Global Warming Fix?

The Global Warming Fix?

06.08.08 posted by pondy 272 views 1 comment image
It has long been the holy grail for those who believe that technology can save us from catastrophic climate change: a device that can "suck" carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, reducing the warming effect of the billions of tons of greenhouse gas produced each year. Now a group of United States scientists say they have made a breakthrough towards creating such a machine.
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Iran says Israel a "dangerous regime"

Iran says Israel a "dangerous regime"

06.21.08 posted by pondy 139 views no comments image
Iran called Israel a "dangerous regime" on Saturday after a U.S. report that the Jewish state had carried out a large military exercise, apparently a rehearsal for a potential bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities. The comments by Iran's government spokesman came a day after the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said a military strike on Iran would turn the Middle East into a fireball.
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A Report From the Earthquake Zone by iConflict User Eguda

A Report From the Earthquake Zone by iConflict User Eguda

05.23.08 posted by jason 474 views 2 comments image
We posted Eguda's dispatch on blogflict, the official blog of iConflict.com. His report reveals how people are coping and how the media, both western and local, are covering the earthquake. A special thanks to Eguda for his report. All iconflict users are encouraged to submit their own reports for publication on Blogflict.
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Beijing's Air Still Not up to Olympic standard

Beijing's Air Still Not up to Olympic standard

07.08.08 posted by jason 28 views no comments image
Beijing is still failing to meet air quality standards set by the World Health Organization, which it promised to uphold in 2001, whilst bidding for the Olympics. The BBC tested air in the Chinese capital and on one particular day, the reading was seven times over the guideline level. On other days it also failed to meet the air quality standard it had agreed to reach.
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Unprecedented bill could spark renewables in US

Unprecedented bill could spark renewables in US

06.29.08 posted by jason 70 views no comments image
A new feed-in tariff bill, mimicking many laws already in place in Europe, could pave the road for a renewable energy revolution in the United States. The law would provide security for investments in the renewable-energy sector by guaranteeing rates for renewable-energy generation
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