May 15 2008
A trade union representing South Africa’s soldiers is taking the defence ministry to court, accusing it of discriminating against people with HIV. The South African Security Forces Union (Sasfu) says people with the Aids virus are not recruited,...
May 15 2008
Soon after the attack was reported on the tactical radio, two American military advisers were on their way to the scene, laser range finder in hand, to call in a Hellfire missile strike on a sniper position on the far side of a desolate no man’s...
May 13 2008
Special properties of mouse urine are being harnessed to build artificial noses — devices that can sniff out trace quantities of explosives or pollutants, or pick out different smells for food quality control.
May 13 2008
The 9-year mission of NASA’s Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ended in 2000 with a plunge into the Pacific Ocean. But its spare parts are living on — as a detector of dirty bombs.
May 13 2008
Rural families can slash their energy costs, improve their health and help preserve local forests by harvesting natural gas from rotting manure, researchers argue.
May 13 2008
Barack Obama had not been in politics for long when he got his tail whipped by a veteran Chicago Congressman in his own backyard. For a brief period that followed, Obama seemed a bit unsure about what to do with his life–the same kind of...
May 13 2008
In a rare instance of political accord, President Evo Morales and his critics have agreed to support a recall election for Morales and all eight sitting state governors. The referendum, scheduled for Aug. 10, will mark the third national vote in less...
May 12 2008
President Bush spent months joking about being a father of the bride, but on Sunday he was downright wistful about giving his daughter Jenna away to her longtime beau.
May 12 2008
A MAN who was arrested after dousing himself with kerosene died in a fireball after he asked for a smoke while he was being questioned by police.
May 12 2008
Four standard alcoholic drinks a day increases a man’s risk of developing bowel cancer by 64 per cent, a new report says.