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Analysis: Proliferation program effective?
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Feb 4, 2008A nuclear non-proliferation initiative came under recent attack in Congress after a report accused the program of failing to accomplish its original purpose. The 14-year-old Initiative for Proliferation Prevention program, operated by the U.S. Department of Energy, has already received one negative review from the Government Accountability Office in its lifetime. The GAO's second report ... more The CIA operation that should have prevented the Iraq war 
Amman (AFP) Feb 4, 2008When Saad Tawfiq watched Colin Powell's presentation to the United Nations on February 5 2003 he shed bitter tears as he realised he had risked his life and those of his loved ones for nothing. As one of Saddam Hussein's most gifted engineers, Tawfiq knew that the Iraqi dictator had shut down his nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programmes in 1995 -- and he had told his handlers in ... more Analysis: Rules stop U.S. entering mosques 
Washington (UPI) Feb 4, 2008The U.S. military's rules of engagement in Iraq in the fall of 2005 forbade troops from entering mosques, even during a firefight, without the permission of senior commanders who would consult Iraqi authorities. The rules, which have likely been amended since, also mandated that any planned strike that might cause more than 30 civilian casualties had to be personally authorized by the s ... more Suicide attack on Pakistan army bus kills six 
Rawalpindi, Pakistan (AFP) Feb 4, 2008A suicide attacker rammed a motorbike into a Pakistan army bus taking medical staff to work in the garrison city of Rawalpindi Monday, killing six people and wounding 38, officials said. The bomber struck during the morning rush-hour near the headquarters of the Pakistani military, destroying the minibus and damaging several other cars. Security officials cordoned off the area. Pakistan ... more Turkey confirms jets bombed Kurdish rebels in Iraq 
Ankara (AFP) Feb 4, 2008Turkey's military confirmed Monday that its warplanes had carried out heavy raids for several hours on suspected Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq. "Turkish aircraft heavily attacked some 70 targets from 3:00 am," a statement on the armed forces website said, adding that the operations had terminated at 3:15 pm (1515 GMT). The statement gave no further details of the latest attacks ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Feb 4, 2008India and Pakistan on Monday signed an agreement to exchange security information, officials said, opening up a new channel of communication between the two nuclear-armed rivals. The accord clears the way for regular contact between India's military-funded Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA) and Pakistan's state-run Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS). "The purpose is to b ... more Africa quake toll rises as homeless add to aid crisis 
Kigali (AFP) Feb 3, 2008The death toll from a series of earthquakes that hit central Africa rose Monday to 44 as a major aid operation for hundreds of injured and thousands of homeless gathered pace amid new aftershocks. At least 38 people were killed in Rwanda's Western Province and six around the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu, which was near one epicentre, authorities said, while more than 450 were ... more Limited Economic Impact But Chief Meteorologist Says China Unprepared For Weather 
Guangzhou, China (AFP) Feb 4, 2008China's chief meteorologist admitted Monday the country was not prepared for the severe winter weather that has stranded millions of people struggling to get home for Lunar New Year. The blizzards and icy temperatures that have lasted nearly three weeks have left millions stuck at airports, train stations and bus depots across south, central and eastern China. "We didn't expect the snowy ... more Walker's World: A recession election? 
Washington (UPI) Feb 4, 2008Is this a recession or not? Is the United States about to be plunged into an election campaign dominated by unemployment figures, home foreclosures and demagogic attacks on globalization and the loss of American jobs to low-wage economies? In a sense, it barely matters whether the U.S. plunges into what economists formally call a recession, which is when the gross domestic product turns ... more Analysis: Putin to head Gazprom? 
Washington (UPI) Feb 4, 2008As the world's attention increasingly focuses on Russia's March 2 presidential election, speculation is rising about what President Vladimir Putin will do in the aftermath. While it's a foregone conclusion in Russia that First Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will most likely replace Putin, various theories have been floated, several of which seem to have Putin's support ... more |
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Oakland CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Despite an apparent flurry of activity by corporations to improve their environmental performance, U.S. companies aren't yet making much of a difference in addressing major environmental problems, according to a new report. "State of Green Business 2008," a free report published by GreenBiz.com, reports that companies are making good progress on fewer than half of the 20 measures of performance ... more Intel Becomes Largest Purchaser Of Green Power In The US 
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Intel reports that it will purchase more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates as part of a multi-faceted approach to reduce its impact on the environment, making Intel the single-largest corporate purchaser of green power in the United States, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company said it hoped the record-setting purchas ... more Researchers Create Gold Aluminum, Black Platinum, Blue Silver 
Rochester NY (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Using a tabletop laser, University of Rochester optical scientists have turned pure aluminum, gold. And blue. And gray. And many other colors. And it works for every metal tested, including platinum, titanium, tungsten, silver, and gold. Chunlei Guo, the researcher who a year ago used intense laser light to alter the properties of a variety of metals to render them pitch black, has pushed the sa ... more Bio-Crude Turns Cheap Waste Into Valuable Fuel 
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Feb 05, 2008CSIRO and Monash University have developed a chemical process that turns green waste into a stable bio-crude oil. The bio-crude oil can be used to produce high value chemicals and biofuels, including both petrol and diesel replacement fuels. "By making changes to the chemical process, we've been able to create a concentrated bio-crude which is much more stable than that achieved elsewhere in the ... more World Bank slashes 2008 China growth forecast 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 4, 2008The World Bank said Monday it had slashed its growth forecast for the Chinese economy in 2008 by 1.2 percentage points to 9.6 percent due to a weaker global outlook. The World Bank made the adjustment in its quarterly update on the Chinese economy, while also warning about growing signs of inflation. "The slowdown in the global economy should affect China's exports and investment in the ... more
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