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Oct 20 2008
Two US fighter planes were scrambled and ordered to shoot down an unidentified flying object (UFO) over the English countryside during the Cold War, according to secret files made public on Monday
Oct 19 2008
A TIBETAN monk who helped make a film about alleged Chinese repression in his homeland has been freed after seven months in jail but says he was tortured while in custody, the film-makers said.
Oct 13 2008
The world’s governments will fail to meet their agreed target of curbing biodiversity loss by 2010
Oct 10 2008
The global economy is losing more money from the disappearance of forests than through the current banking crisis, according to an EU-commissioned study.
Oct 9 2008
FOR centuries poets have been inspired by long-distance passion to produce some of their finest work. But a modern twist on the theme of unrequited love yesterday delivered a top poetry award to Scotland’s Don Paterson.
Oct 8 2008
The massive stock market crash of the 1930’s and the consequent human suffering can’t happen again, can it ? I am quite disgusted at the ways in which the US economy, allegedly the driver of the world economic system, has caused such...
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Oct 8 2008
The financial crisis in Asia could drive more women and children into prostitution, according to a report by the International Labour Organisation.
Oct 7 2008
One in four mammals on Earth is at risk of disappearing forever, according to the new “Red List of Threatened Species” released by the Geneva-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on Monday.
Oct 7 2008
The Army says it wants to build what could be the world’s most powerful solar power plant, as part of a far-reaching effort to cut back on the service’s dependence on fossil fuels. The question is whether the Army will actually make good on...
Oct 7 2008
French film legend-turned-activist Brigitte Bardot took a swipe at Sarah Palin on Tuesday, saying the US vice presidential candidate was a disgrace to women.