People living in the Gulf of Mexico states have reported symptoms of over-exposure to crude oil. Some of those in authority have suggested the cause to be mental illness ‘stress’, while others, such as BP Chief, Tony Hayward, blamed the illness on food poisoning.
Read how there are reports of a military build-up in all the Gulf states…
Claiming full-body xrays go against Dubai’s national customs and ethics, the international airport of Dubai has decided not to introduce the new technology of full-body scanners.
As the battle over religious customs and symbols continues read what France and Spain have done…
When power-brokers ousted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and moved Julian Gillard in to power, as Australia’s first woman prime minister, it took the number of simultaneous female world leaders to 14.
This number has increased once again with Rosa Otunbayeva being sworn in as president of the troubled republic of Kyrgyzstan, taking the number of women world leaders to an even greater height.
Mrs Otunbayeva took power following violent street riots in April, which ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
Read how Sydney residents are overwhelmed by women leaders…
Urumqi in China’s Xinjiang region, security is tight ahead of the first anniversary of the deadliest ethnic riots in decades. Armed police have been deployed in the city and thousands of “riot-proof” CCTV cameras set up in public places. All police leave has been cancelled.
Amnesty International challenges the official Chinese version of what took place a year ago…
There is a new world record of the number of female world leaders simultaneously in power.
Read the full list and how long they have been in power, beginning from 1997…
Being thrown out of a job is bad enough, but when you are in the ‘top position’ in a nation under the Westminster system of parliament, you also have to make a quick exit from your residence.
Read how The Lodge is not your ideal dream of a home…
The Queen of England is expected to share some of the British public’s pain from the toughest spending cuts in years, after the finance minister said he would freeze her annual state allowance this year.
Read how the Queens estate is worth just under $15 billion…
The annual World Drug Report from the United National says that global opium cultivation, used to make heroin, has dropped 13% to around 657 tons.
Consumption is particularly strong in Western countries such as the Italy, France, United Kingdom and, Germany. The national level of heroin use is on the decline in the United States.
Read how Iran and Pakistan are among the highest users and the Golden Triangle is clean…
Joe Lieberman, Independent senator, chairman of the U.S. Homeland Security committee and former presidential candidate, is concerned about a ‘Digital Pearl Harbour’. Sen. John Rockefeller, first introduced the idea of a ‘kill switch’ in April 2009.
Read how the US President will be given an Internet ‘kill switch’…
Tens of thousands of gallons more oil are gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, after an undersea robot bumped a venting system, forcing BP to remove the cap that had been containing some of the crude.
Read how BP CEO has been removed as head of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico…
