LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – While there was no official word from Israel, a spokeswoman for the Israeli military confirmed that the air force had not attacked Gaza since Sunday evening. “There is no agreement. Our policy is that if we see someone getting ready to fire a rocket, we will act. [But] if [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – Peru is currently the world’s leading coca grower and could easily surpass Colombia as the globe’s top cocaine producer. The coca plant has been commonly used in Peru and other Andean nations for centuries. Many people here chew coca leaves or drink coca tea. In addition, coca is considered [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – Locals said that three Hamas compounds in Gaza were targeted and bombed overnight. One of the victims of the attack was a leader of the local Popular Resistance Committees (PRC). At least one of the victims was a child. Reports indicate that 17 others were wounded. The PRC has [...]
TRIPOLI, LIBYA (Catholic Online) – The deal is especially sweet for those closest to Gadhaffi who may be worried about being punished as part of his regime. The new governing council has announced amnesty and pardon for any crime committed by a member of his inner circle. Of course, the threat is obvious–members of Gadhafi’s [...]
Growing up starved of calories may give you a higher risk of heart disease 50 years on, research suggests. Researchers in The Netherlands tracked the heart health of Dutch women who lived through the famine at the end of World War II. Those living on rations of 400-800 calories a day had a 27% higher [...]
By MELISSA KORN For-profit colleges are facing a tough test: getting new students to enroll. New-student enrollments have plunged—in some cases by more than 45%—in recent months, reflecting two factors: Companies have pulled back on aggressive recruiting practices amid criticism over their high student-loan default rates. And many would-be students are questioning the potential pay-off [...]
By JULIE JARGON Wrigley Wrigley’s alternate-reality Web game. In May, Aaron Allar saw an ad on the Web soliciting “test subjects” for an alternate-reality game, and he soon plunged into a world of pulsing beats and blinking lights, black packages arriving at his door and game clues that unlocked more games. “This is the first [...]
Some folks watch movies, TV shows and videos from the Internet on their TVs by plugging in their computers, using ugly cables, keyboards, or mice that seem out of place in the living room. That PC-to-TV experience is more like using the computer than leaning back to enjoy TV. WSJ Personal Technology Columnist Walter S. [...]
They may not be the most attractive creatures on Earth but there is no doubting their success. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk © 2011 BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Tiny structures found in 3.4bn-year-old sandstones in Western Australia represent some of the oldest, best preserved evidence of life on Earth. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk © 2011 BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)