Beef ban: Caught in the lingo of Indian politics Deccan Herald Salil Misra | Should the question of cow slaughter be settled through legal and constitutional enforcement? Or should it be resolved through mutual accommodation? | On this and many other such sensitive questions, the makers of Indian Constitution were confronted with a genuine dilemma. Simply put, ...
Calcium supplements linked to higher risk of heart attacks The Examiner | Calcium supplements courtesy http://altmed.creighton.edu | New studies show that patients who took calcium supplements to treat and/or prevent osteoporosis have a 30% greater risk of heart attack than those who don’t. Results were garnered through five different trials conducted by the Unite...
Fiji Media Watch Maps Plan Scoop Sunday, 1 August 2010, 12:46 pm | Press Release: Pacific Media Watch | Fiji Media Watch Maps Plan | By Geraldine Panapasa | SUVA (The Fiji Times/Pacific Media Watch): Civil society organisation Fiji Media Watch organised an orientation session with b...
UN Officials Mourn Seminar Participants Killed Scoop Sunday, 1 August 2010, 12:35 pm | Press Release: United Nations | UN Officials Mourn Five Seminar Participants Killed In Accident In Jordan | New York, Jul 31 2010 4:10PM | Two senior United Nations officials today expressed deep sadness over the dea...
UN Agency Adds New Sites To World Heritage List Scoop Sunday, 1 August 2010, 12:30 pm | Press Release: United Nations | UN Agency Adds Two New Sites To The World Heritage List | New York, Jul 31 2010 1:10PM | Two new sites -- the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka and the Papahânaumokuâkea islands...
Fijilive Still Offline After Questioning Of Editor Scoop Sunday, 1 August 2010, 12:20 pm | Press Release: Pacific Media Watch | Fijilive Still Offline After Questioning Of News Editor | SUVA (Fiji Broadcasting Corporation/Pacific Media Watch): Leading independent web-based Fiji news service Fijilive.com wa...
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Philippines issues new rules on overseas employment Gulf News | Manila: The Philippines government has revised its overseas employment rules to provide greater protection and better working conditions for its eight million Filipino expatriate...
Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign Herald Tribune | WASHINGTON - Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges. | President Barack Obam...
Three crore pending cases? Prez wants review Deccan Herald New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) | President Pratibha Patil on Saturday called for a review of figures that put the number of pending cases before Indian courts at a staggering 3 crore. S...
Woman admits SECOND cry rape offence... but is spared jail as she is heavily pregnant The Daily Mail | A woman who falsely cried rape for a second time has been spared jail because a judge deemed it 'unfair' for her child to be born in prison. | Heavily pregnant Gemma Scoones, 27, stood before Judge Michael Taylor in the dock at Durham Crown Court o...
Nicole Kidman speaks out on Haitian sex crimes The Australian | NICOLE Kidman has visited earthquake-devastated Haiti to use her star power to spotlight sexual violence against women. | A United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, Kidman toured the Caribbean island nation to speak out about womens' welfare issues afte...
Mexican police free reporters nabbed by drug gang The Star | MEXICO CITY (AP): Federal police rescued two kidnapped news cameramen in northern Mexico on Saturday, five days after they were seized by drug traffickers in a bid to get their employers to broadcast cartel messages. | Local journalists in Mexico h...
Netherlands: Oil Trading Company Fined in Dumping of Toxic Sludge The New York Times | A Dutch court on Friday imposed the maximum fine of $1.28 million dollars on the oil trading company Trafigura for illegally exporting highly toxic sludge that ended up dumped in Ivory Coast and that was eventually linked to the deaths of 16 people and thousands of illnesses in 2006. The court also found the company guilty of covering up the haza...
One in 10 computers vulnerable to cyber attack Zeenews London: A new report says that cyber criminals attack millions of computers every month and infect approximately 10 percent of them. | Cyber criminals are increasingly making use of "toolkits" - developed to methodically infect personal computers - so that illegally obtained information can be bought and sold. | Criminal servers were typically host...
