NEW GENOCIDE NEAR EUROPEAN UNION BORDERS IGNORED BY EU
The Moroccan army attacked Gdeim Izik refugee camp this week which houses 20,000 people in West Sahara. Many people have died and many others are reported missing. The November 8, 2010 raid and...
Chip-in-a-pill may be approved in 2012
Giant Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG, based in Basel, is developing a pill containing an embedded microchip, which it hopes to submit for regulatory approval in Europe within 18...
Sexual harassment will only be eliminated when men take part in ending it
Sexual harassment will only disappear when men take an active role in ending it. Most men don’t harass, and most don’t condone it. But sexual harassment is largely a...
Burma’s military-backed party ‘wins’ election
Burma's military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) claimed an overwhelming victory in Sunday's (Nov 7) polls on Tuesday (Nov 9) even as ethnic rebels and government troops clashed...
Mali, Mauritania to fight al-Qaeda
The government of Mali has joined forces with Mauritania in a fight against al-Qaeda through the establishment of the first ever joint patrols between the Malian and Mauritanian armies.
This...
Zambia, Botswana express worry over crimes
The Zambia-Botswana joint permanent commission on Defence and Security has expressed serious concerns about the increasing threats of transnational crimes such as human and drug trafficking, smuggling and money...
Cholera spreads in Haiti
The deadly Cholera outbreak in Haiti has spread to the country's capital Port-au-Prince, with scores of cases confirmed and numerous suspected deaths reported.
The waterborne disease, which thrives in unsanitary...
Color Comes to E Ink Screens
E-book readers are lightweight and use little power, but most have a distinct disadvantage to colorful tablet computers: their black-and-white displays.
But on Tuesday at the FPD International 2010 trade...
Nanogenerator Powers Up
Devices that harvest wasted mechanical energy could make many new advances possible—including clothing that recharges personal electronics with body movements, or implants that tap the motion of blood or...
Russia to develop Linux-based OS, increasing digital security
In a move to decrease Russia's dependence on American technology, the Russian government has announced plans to develop a state-sponsored national operating system. Shifting away from Windows would mean both...
Google CEO: China’s Internet censorship will fail
China's strict controls on its Internet usage will eventually fail as more of the country's people go online and express themselves, said Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
"Ultimately, the people will...
China denies Rare Earths Embargo to West
China vehemently denied Wednesday that it has halted export of rare earth materials amid news reports that Beijing started blocking shipments of the crucial minerals to the United States...
