» Senate passes energy bill, hikes fuel economy norms
Written by : Waddah Yaman |  Published on : 06:21:01EST Fri, 22 Jun 2007

The U.S. Senate passed an energy bill Thursday that prescribes new automobile fuel standards and imposes stricter regimen on fuel use.

» Desalination worsens water crisis
Written by : Archibald Freeman |  Published on : 01:48:00EST Thu, 21 Jun 2007

Environmental group WWF has warned that using sea water to produce drinking water would not only worsen the water crisis, but would in fact play a part in global warming.

» Cadbury pleads guilty in salmonella case
Written by : Archibald Freeman |  Published on : 01:03:00EST Sat, 16 Jun 2007

Cadbury Schweppes Plc pleaded guilty Friday to charges of selling contaminated products in Britain and Ireland during 2006. The admission could lead to the confectioner having to pay unlimited fine.

» New Diana coroner warns of costs
Written by : Paco Tyee |  Published on : 09:12:01EST Wed, 13 Jun 2007

LONDON - Lord Justice Scott Baker, who is the new coroner in charge of the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed, has said that there was a need to reign in the costs connected with the whole affair. Justice Baker is the fourth person to head the inquest and replaces Baroness Butler-Sloss who resigned earlier this year.

» U.S. Supreme Court rules home-care workers not covered under wage law
Written by : Archibald Freeman |  Published on : 04:51:00EST Tue, 12 Jun 2007

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that minimum wages and overtime payment rules do not apply to home-care workers employed by companies and other organizations.

» Immigration reform is still on, says Bush
Written by : Tabitha Ratliff |  Published on : 11:30:00EST Sat, 09 Jun 2007

WASHINGTON - The defeat of President Bush's planned immigration legislation this week underlines the fact that he no longer has the power to persuade the Congress to back his ideas simply because the Democrats are now in control. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, who played a stellar role in drafting the legislation so as to make it acceptable to both parties, is sure that they will not give up on the legislation and get back to it in future.

» Israel threatens to boycott British goods
Written by : Waddah Yaman |  Published on : 10:48:00EST Mon, 04 Jun 2007

Israel has taken strong exception to the threat of a boycott by the British Union of Colleges and Universities as well as the union UNISON supposedly because Israel is occupying Palestine.

» Four Dutch men arrested over HIV gang rape
Written by : Paul Robinson |  Published on : 12:03:00EST Fri, 01 Jun 2007

AMSTERDAM - Four gay men have been arrested over a weird case involving gang rapes in order to spread HIV infection in the Netherlands. Police confirmed that two of the men were arrested in Groningen because they were supposedly infection other people intentionally.

» EU asks Google to explain its privacy policy
Written by : Caron Armande |  Published on : 11:12:04EST Mon, 28 May 2007

The European Union has told Google that the company's decision to store people's search information for a period of two years is against European privacy laws and has asked the search engine giant to explain its policy to the panel.

» Russian man focus of Madeleine inquiry
Written by : Paco Tyee |  Published on : 10:42:00EST Thu, 17 May 2007

PRAIA DA LUZ - A Russian man is now being treated as a suspect in the kidnapping of four-year-old Madeleine McCann, Portuguese media reported today. Police detained the man in Praia da Luz on Wednesday afternoon at his apartment and later took him in for questioning.