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U.S. News

McCain Pushed Land Swap That Benefits Backer

PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Sen. John McCain championed legislation that will let an Arizona rancher tra ...

9 May 2008 | Source: Washington Post

Who Is West Virginia? A Pre-Primary Tour

In advance of the Mountain State's Tuesday primary, at which 39 delegates are up for grabs, Wes ...

9 May 2008 | Source: NPR Politics

McCain girding for battle with Obama

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that Democrat Hillary Clinton is fading, Republican John McCain's U. ...

9 May 2008 | Source: Reuters Politics

Obama narrows Clinton's lead in superdelegates

Sen. Barack Obama closed in Friday on Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead among supedelegates, the Demo ...

9 May 2008 | Source: CNN Politics

World News

Export food identification system established in Fujian Province

China's first exported food identification tracing-down system - "exported eel products identif ...

9 May 2008 | Source: People's Daily - Beijing

Speculate to accumulate

The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organisation promised that more trade would ...

9 May 2008 | Source: Le Monde Diplomatique

Hezbollah in control of west Beirut

Building of Hariri-owned Future TV set ablaze as opposition fighters assert their strength.

9 May 2008 | Source: Al Jazeera

Two Killed in Clashes in Lebanon

Security officials in Beirut, Lebanon, say two civilians were killed in clashes between Shiite ...

9 May 2008 | Source: NPR Middle East

Militias 'to rig Zimbabwe poll'

Zimbabwe's "war veterans" militia plan to intimidate voters inside polling stations, a policema ...

9 May 2008 | Source: BBC UK Africa

Financial

Citigroup Looks to Slim Down

Citigroup plans to wind down more than $400 billion in assets over the next two to three years ...

9 May 2008 | Source: Wall Street Journal

New Way to Ride Nuclear's Revival

A recently launched ETF provides access to an industry that's making a comeback.

9 May 2008 | Source: Kiplinger

The Stock That Changed My Life

Maybe one Fool's story can change your life.

9 May 2008 | Source: Motley Fool

Spencer keeps Africa close to heart

Michael Spencer's latest punt, an investment in an African hedge fund, combines his interest in ...

9 May 2008 | Source: Financial Times Mid East

Science/Tech

Great tits cope well with warming

Great tits in Britain seem to be adapting to climatic change, scientists report, unlike some ot ...

9 May 2008 | Source: BBC UK Science

Microhoo Tea Leaf Watch: Proxy Directors Set Free

Microsoft has released potential directors in a hostile takeover of Yahoo, in what the Wall Str ...

9 May 2008 | Source: Wired : Tech

'Early birds' adapt to climate change

Individual birds can adjust their behaviour to take climate change in their stride, according t ...

9 May 2008 | Source: Physorg

Cow's milk may increase the risk of diabetes

Could infant formula made of cow's milk cause children to produce antibodies that mistakenly de ...

9 May 2008 | Source: New Scientist

Humanitarian

U.N. agency suspends Myanmar flights after seizure

Source: Reuters * Myanmar impounds food, U.N. agency halts flights * France wants to send nav ...

9 May 2008 | Source: AlertNet

Lebanon faces most serious crisis since civil war – UN envoy

Date: 09 May 2008 Source: UN Regional Information Center

9 May 2008 | Source: ReliefWeb

Give Your Grad a Carbon Clean Slate!

WorldChanging TeamWhat do you get the globally conscious grad who has everything? If you're loo ...

9 May 2008 | Source: World Changing

COTE D ' IVOIRE: Centre offers children health and hope

BOUAKE, 8 May 2008 (PLUSNEWS) - A straw hut in the courtyard of the Ariel Glaser Paediatric Cen ...

9 May 2008 | Source: IRIN PlusNews