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Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel

Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel

11.14.08 posted by pondy 26 views no comments image
Tensions between Hamas, the radical Palestinian rulers of Gaza, and Israel increased markedly on Friday after Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into southern Israel, sending 18 Israelis to the hospital with shock and mild injuries.
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North Korea backs away from nuclear deal

North Korea backs away from nuclear deal

09.19.08 posted by pondy 46 views no comments image
So much for diplomacy. North Korea said on Friday it was working on restarting its nuclear plant and dismissed the prospect of being removed from a U.S. terrorism blacklist in return for a disarmament deal.
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Trial of anti-AIDS vaccine in an Indian lab a major success

Trial of anti-AIDS vaccine in an Indian lab a major success

08.11.08 posted by pondy 120 views no comments image
A lab in India reports they have made progress on a potential HIV vaccination. Preliminary results of phase one trial have successfully proved the vaccine's safety and its ability to stimulate immune response (that might provide protection against infection), the center's head told reporters.
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Xinjiang border police apologize to Japanese reporters

Xinjiang border police apologize to Japanese reporters

08.05.08 posted by eguda 128 views 4 comments image
16 police killed in suspected terrorist attack in Xinjiang in 4th Augest. Lots of reporters came to this city, but local officers are some kind of unwilling to allow them to "mess" it.
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Signs Point to McCain Picking Sarah Palin for VP

Signs Point to McCain Picking Sarah Palin for VP

08.29.08 posted by pondy 80 views no comments image
Here's one way to go after those former Hillary Clinton Voters...A rumor has a chartered plane from Alaska landing a while ago near Dayton, Ohio. If true, that could mean McCain's selection could be an outside-the-box game-changer: picking Alaska's first female governor, Sarah Palin, a 44-year-old mother of five and political maverick in her own right.
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Odierno Succeeds Petraeus in Iraq

Odierno Succeeds Petraeus in Iraq

09.16.08 posted by pondy 48 views no comments image
In an ornate palace built by Saddam Hussein, the United States military command in Iraq changed hands on Tuesday from Gen. David H. Petraeus, who created the strategy known as the surge, to Gen. Ray Odierno, who oversaw its day-to-day operations across a country in which violence has dropped significantly.
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Chiluba and Rupiah have teamed up - Sata

Chiluba and Rupiah have teamed up - Sata

10.01.08 posted by hapanda 26 views no comments image
PATRIOTIC Front (PF) president Michael Sata has charged that former president Frederick Chiluba has teamed up with Vice-President Rupiah Banda because they both believe in shortcuts.
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Zimbabwe Prime Minister Tsvangirai says Mugabe can't be prosecuted

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Tsvangirai says Mugabe can't be prosecuted

09.16.08 posted by pondy 46 views no comments image
Zimbabwe's new prime minister said President Robert Mugabe could not be held accountable for the political violence during his 28-year rule but that others might face prosecution in the future. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, spoke a day after his longtime opposition group signed a power-sharing agreement with Mugabe.
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North Korean leader is very ill, U.S. official says

North Korean leader is very ill, U.S. official says

09.09.08 posted by jason 56 views no comments image
Kim Jong-il, North Korea's leader, is seriously ill and is likely to have suffered a stroke weeks ago, raising the prospect of a chaotic power struggle in nuclear-armed North Korea. he failed to attend a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of North Korea and that American intelligence agencies believed that he was now under the care of doctors in Pyongyang.
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China astronauts return to Earth triumphant

China astronauts return to Earth triumphant

09.28.08 posted by pondy 31 views no comments image
2008 will certainly go down as a historic year for China. Today's news is no exception. Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth, completing a three-day mission that included China's first-ever spacewalk. China's official news agency, Xinhua, quoted medical officials saying the astronauts were all in good health.
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China's quake: Why did so many schools collapse?

China's quake: Why did so many schools collapse?

05.13.08 posted by pondy 388 views 2 comments image
Of all the harrowing images from the China earthquake, perhaps none are as sad as those of schools that collapsed, killing many students in the process. This article asks an interesting question, and it certainly is a point worthy of discussion. Do contractors cut corners in the building of schools or are China's building codes not up to par? This article looks at both questions.
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