UK Prime Minister's Father Died in France after Stroke

David Cameron's father died today after a suffering a stroke on holiday, shortly after the prime minister arrived at his bedside at a hospital in the south of France where he was being treated.

Downing Street confirmed that Ian Cameron, who was 77, passed away after being admitted to hospital suffering a stroke and heart problems.

Russia and India colonize Moon

The main tasks of the new Indo-Russian project Luna-Resource in the coming years include study of the Moon's poles by landers and delivery from the lunar surface to Earth samples of water and other substances. Research will shed light on the mystery of the origin of our planet, solar system and universe. Start of the project is scheduled for 2013.

The aftermath of Iraqi massacre

The war in Iraq began on March 20, 2003. Former US President George Bush sent troops there under the pretext that the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction. But the UN inspectors did not find them there.

The Half-Truths of Evolution

The Half-Truths of Evolution
by Babu G. Ranganathan
Thanks to Charles Darwin, many have confused natural selection with evolution itself. Yes, Charles Darwin did show that natural selection occurs in nature, but what many don't understand is that natural selection itself does not produce biological traits or variations. Natural selection can only "select" from biological variations that are produced. Natural selection only operates once there is life and reproduction and not before. Therefore, natural selection could not have had any influence in life's origin.

Arctic: Canada's Sabre-Rattling and Russia’s Strategic Interests

The recently completed Operation Nanook (August 6 to 26), an operation which Canada began after Russia made claims to Arctic territories in 2007, involved an unprecedented degree of collaboration among military forces from Canada, the USA and Denmark: NATO member states. Yet is there not a commercial interest behind the sabre-rattling?

Extraterrestrial Spaceships Land and Crash on Earth Regularly

Extraterrestrial Spaceships Land and Crash on Earth Regularly
Some researchers believe that there are specific areas on Earth where UFOs land on a regular basis. Often these alien “cosmodromes” sit on top of or inside mountai

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Cannibalism in Germany: Restaurant Advertises for Body Parts

A sick internet joke or a serious business proposition? A restaurant in Germany has been conducting an advertising campaign for people to donate body parts which will be transformed into delicious dishes at a new restaurant called Flime.

Who pays for the loss of life in Iran?

Since the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979 which toppled the U.S.-backed regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran has been facing with devastating and agonizing financial sanctions of the United States and its European allies who didn't favor the post-revolutionary Iran's doctrine of confrontation with the superpowers and its denial of Western liberal democratic values.

Europe's Last Dictator Seeks Forgiveness

Europe's Last Dictator Seeks Forgiveness
Belarus is trying to regain the trust of the West, lost in the mid 1990's. Against the backdrop of cooling relations with Russia, there is a “thaw” in the opposite direction (Minsk-Brussels). One notable indicator in this respect was the visit to Minsk of Sinikka Hurskainen, spokesperson on Belarus in the PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) on August 23.

Britney Spears will Answer in Court for Sexual Harassment

A former bodyguard for pop star Britney Spears has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her.

Fernando Flores has accused the singer of repeatedly parading around in the nude and having sex in front of him.

Mr Flores also claims Ms Spears caused him emotional distress by having violent quarrels with her boyfriend in front of her two children, BBC News says.

Lennon's Killer will Remain Imprisoned for at Least Two More Years

The man who killed John Lennon has been denied parole and will remain imprisoned for at least two more years, New York state officials have said.

Mark David Chapman, 55, was denied release for the sixth time following a video interview with a parole panel, BBC News reports.

Lithuanian TV incidentally knocks nationalists out

The situation around the Russian language and the position of Russian-speaking population in the Baltic States has long been the focus of attention of the politicians and the media. Until now, significant issues in this area had been observed in Latvia and Estonia. However, recently the problem has become acute in Lithuania

Smokers and drinkers to be taxed for their bad habits in Russia

Frequently drinking and smoking Russians should pay more to the state than those who do not abuse these habits and lead a healthy lifestyle. This is the opinion of the Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin, who offered to force smokers and alcohol consumers to pay more money to the government through an increase of excise taxes on these products.

American scientists learned to read thoughts

A mind-reading machine is a step closer to reality after scientists discovered a way of translating people's thoughts into words. Researchers translated brain signals into speech using sensors attached to the surface of the brain. The breakthrough, which is up to 90 per cent accurate, offers a way to communicate for paralyzed patients who cannot speak.

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Kiwis and Aussies most generous in the world

NEW YORK - Australia and New Zealand shared first place in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens to donate time and money to charity.

Girl, 15, double killer

Britain's youngest female double murderer has been given a life sentence for killing her father and a woman in separate incidents when she was just 15.

Obama plans to crank up business tax breaks

WASHINGTON - United States President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 per cent of their new capital investments through next year.

Haiti's earthquake similar but deadlier

Researchers have explained why Canterbury escaped with no loss of life and little damage compared with the devastation in Haiti.
Nearly a week on, comparisons are being made because both quakes had a magnitude of 7.1, occurred at a relatively shallow depth and were centred near population centres - one 40km west of Christchurch, the other 25km west of Port-au-Prince.

At last, science offers the right moves, Sept 08, 2010

We have all witnessed it - a packed dancefloor of bodies gyrating perfectly to the beat suddenly being emptied by the unwelcome appearance of a man flailing his arms about wildly.
But for the millions of wannabe lotharios who find it impossible to dance without looking like a malfunctioning windmill, a solution may be at hand: psychologists

Financier Soros gifts $139m to human rights watchdog

Continuing a lifelong habit of putting money where his mouth is, George Soros has announced a gift of US$100 million ($139 million) to Human Rights Watch, the organisation which seeks to monitor abuses of power and to lobby transgressing governments and companies.

Gillard ready to get down to real business

Australia gets back to the real business of politics today as both major parties meet in Canberra to map out the next three years under leaders who have each increased their stature in the nation's tightest election for decades.

Angelina Jolie Speaks Out At Planned Quran And Alerts Mental People To It

It must be awful being a wealthy celebrity who takes on the gig of UN ambassador. You have to go to all these poverty stricken places and you’re fully expected to blank out that room you have in one of your houses that is filled with jewels and 68.4 surround sound and the like. Awful. Simply awful.And that’s the plight faced by poor ol’ Angelina Jolie. When she’s not being really rich in the face of flood victims, she highlighting other bad things.

How Canada will become a superpower, making the Northern Rim the envy of the world

Although climate change could still have devastating effects for much of the world, some regions stand to benefit immensely. Canada, Scandinavia, and even Greenland could all become economic powerhouses, making "The New North" a very attractive destination.

No oil found off Greenland ... yet

Tensions in the Arctic are rising again after a Scottish company confirmed indications of oil off the coast of Greenland.
Cairn Energy has not struck oil, but it says its “first well in Greenland provides early indication of working hydrocarbon system”.

Greenland Minerals resumes trading on ASX

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Uranium explorer Greenland Minerals and Energy has resumed trading on the ASX following a lengthy suspension on speculation that a zero-tolerance policy towards uranium mining in Greenland would impact on its project in that country.

Greenpeace boards ship to prevent offshore oil drilling - Mail & Guardian Online: The smart news source

Greenland's prime minister has accused Greenpeace of threatening the safety of oil workers and the environment by forcing the rig to shut down.

The campaigners said the four protesters evaded a flotilla of armed Danish navy and police boats, which have been guarding the rigs in Baffin Bay off Greenland since the Greenpeace protest ship Esperanza arrived last week.

Science : Mammoth, reindeer lived on Iberian Peninsula 150,000 years ago

AP Bronze sculptures of mammoths in Moscow, Russia. File photo

Scientists at the University of Oviedo (UO) and the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have revealed that although in small numbers, the woolly mammoth, the woolly rhinoceros and the reindeer already lived in the Iberian Peninsula 150,000 years ago.

Activists taken from arctic oil rig

NUUK, Greenland, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Activists who scaled a drilling platform off the coast of Greenland were arrested after severe weather forced them off the rig, police said.

Scientists Look Under Greenland's 'Hood'

 
A team of investigators from the United Kingdom says that its current research effort, of peering at the geophysical

and hydrological conditions below the surface of the Greenland ice sheets, are critically important for the future.