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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/03/wo...hp&oref=slogin sorry, the thread ran ahead of me!!! Anyway, tooo late to fix now. Just read the link, please and comment.

Hitler plot survivor dies aged 90 The last known survivor of a group of German army officers who tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944 has died aged 90, his family says. Philipp von Boeselager provided the explosives used to pack a briefcase planted under a table in the Nazi leader's...

US rebuke over Palestinian funds Ms Rice was careful not to pinpoint individual Arab...

Freed Guantanamo prisoner is home A cameraman from the al-Jazeera television station, freed from US detention in Guantanamo Bay, has arrived home in Sudan. Sami al-Hajj had been in US custody for more than six years. He was detained in Afghanistan in 2001. He arrived in the Sudanese...

Keyboards 'dirtier than a toilet' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7377002.stm

Bush offers $770m for food crisis Mr Bush said more still needed to be done to fight...

US storm over book on Israel lobby The power of America's "Jewish lobby" is said to be legendary. Commentators the world over refer to it, as though it were a well-established fact that US Jews wield far more influence than their numbers (2% of the population) would suggest. ..... Two US...

Air raid kills Somali militants The...

As Euro Nears 10, Cracks Emerge in Fiscal Union FRANKFURT — The euro turns 10 next January, a milestone that will be marked with celebratory speeches, inch-thick scholarly papers and a commemorative 2-euro coin, designed by a Greek sculptor. It was chosen from five candidates in an online poll...

A nun, badly needing to use the restroom, walked into a local Hooters. The place was hopping with music and loud conversation and every once in a while 'the lights would turn off.' Each time the lights would go out, the place would erupt into cheers...

'Provocative' Clinton angers Iran Tehran has complained to the UN about remarks made last week by Hillary Clinton on the circumstances under which the US might attack Iran. The Democratic presidential hopeful said last week the US could "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacked Israel...

China Investigates Forced Child Labor China Daily, via Reuters A girl cried after being rescued on Monday from a factory where she had been forced to work in Dongguan, China. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/wo...hp&oref=slogin...

Prince William made secret trip to Afghanistan LONDON — Prince William, second in line to the British throne, paid a secret visit to Afghanistan to meet front-line British troops, his office said on Wednesday. A spokesman said the 25-year-old prince, recently awarded his Royal Air Force wings...

We should warm to the idea of melting poles. Within our lifetimes, and possibly in less than a single generation, we may witness the opening up of Arctic sea lanes that are fully navigable year-round: The strategic, economic and diplomatic consequences will be enormous. Complete article here...

B.C. bill creates 11 new parks, 70 conservancies VANCOUVER — The Liberal government introduced legislation Tuesday to create 11 new parks and 70 new conservancies in a move provincial Environment Minister Barry Penner called the largest single creation of protected areas in B.C. history...

Paris rat-catchers tackle rodents The French capital has launched its annual effort to reduce the number of rodents roaming the streets. The city, with its canals, river and restaurants is something of a rodent paradise, experts say. There are four times as many rats as humans in Paris...

US ordered to act on polar bear A judge has told the US government to decide within weeks whether to list polar bears as an endangered species. The decision was hailed by conservation groups which have been hounding the government on the issue for years. The federal judge rejected the...

It takes all kinds to make this world go round! Austrian man admits holding daughter captive http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/Top...captive_080428 --------------------------------------------------------------------- I think, this should point out to the authorities, like the police in the...

U.S. puts China, Russia and 7 other countries on piracy watch list WASHINGTON - The United States is accusing China, Russia and seven other countries of failing to protect American producers of movies, computer software and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy...

Canada is much more than a hotel Citizenship can neither be bred by preaching nor be enforced by law. It can be encouraged or not. At present it is not. Canada's national interest requires, first, a major change in the legal terms on which migrants come. After three years as residents they may...