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With newest technology, US police turn table on car thieves

Tomas — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:33:47 +0000

With one vehicle stolen every 26 seconds, using decoys to nab the bad guys is nothing new in police work, but in Arlington County just outside of Washington, the police don’t have to wait by the bait to nail their...

Irans missiles may target Canadians

Tomas — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:08:14 +0000

The BBC has raised the possibility that Iran may target NATO forces in Afghanistan, which include several thousand Canadian troops stationed in the province of Kandahar, with short-range...

The Next Big Thing for Mars: The Return Biosecurity will be an Issue

Tomas — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:01:15 +0000

Mars has been getting a lot of attention recently, with the Phoenix Lander sending back the most exciting Martian images outside of

Iraqi minister escapes unhurt in bomb attack

Tomas — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:17:12 +0000

An Iraqi minister Tuesday escaped unhurt when a roadside bomb exploded near his convoy in the capital, the interior ministry said. â€œWaheed Kareem, Minister of Electricity, escaped unhurt in a roadside bomb explosion targeting his convoy in...

Newcastle Fans Furious Over Planned Sale of Team to Bin Ladens

Tomas — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:09:54 +0000

FURIOUS football fans yesterday blasted plans to sell Newcastle United to the family of Osama Bin Laden.

Researchers Find Ancient Evidence of Snowball Earth

Tomas — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:53:47 +0000

LSU scientist Huiming Bao, along with colleagues from UCLA and China, recently discovered some of the first atmospheric evidence in support of the “Snowball Earth” hypothesis. This theory suggests that Earth was entirely covered by ice during the Cryogenian period, which took place from about 790 to 630 million years ago. Their findings were reported in the May 22 issue of Nature.

The Great Attractor: What is the Milky Way Speeding Towards at 14 Million MPH?

Tomas — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:19:17 +0000

Astronomers have known for years that something seems to be pulling our Milky Way and tens of thousands of other galaxies toward itself at a breakneck 22 million kilometers (14 million miles) per...

What could go wrong in Beijing? Everything.

Tomas — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:49:09 +0000

Toxic air, algae blooms, Tibetan uprisingsâ€”welcome to the 2008 Summer Olympics! As the Aug. 8 opening ceremony inches closer, the list of potential disasters gets longer every day. Below, we’ve collected all of the crises and glitches that might spoil the Beijing games. On our ranking scale, one torch is no big deal; 10 torches is a potential catastrophe. Print out this handy guide, and be prepared for the worst.

Will Beijing Continue Down its Environmental Path?

Tomas — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:17:52 +0000

We\’ve all seen the length to which China has gone in order to burnish its environmental credentials ahead of the Olympics.

Woman told to marry man before she can divorce him Metro.co.uk

Tomas — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:31:27 +0000

Siti Aishah, a 24-year-old Cambodian, married state assemblyman Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh in Kuala Lumpur in 2003, but the court now deemed her marriage certificate invalid on grounds of possible fraud, Mohamad Sibri...