The acting U.S. Surgeon General, Rear Adm. Steve Galson, made a stop in Harrisonburg Wednesday for an important cause. He says childhood obesity numbers are going up fast. "I think it's fair to call it an epidemic," states Galson. Galson says this is ...
19 Nov 2008
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on rebels in Darfur and Sudan's government to refrain from attacking each other after reports of fighting. Mr Ban said he had received "troubling reports" of aerial bombings near Kutum in north Darfur, and ...
19 Nov 2008
KANYABAYONGA, Congo (Reuters) - Hundreds of Congolese rebel fighters pulled back on Wednesday from frontline positions in a move U.N. peacekeepers hoped would open the way for talks on ending weeks of conflict in east Congo. U.N. foot and air patrols ...
19 Nov 2008
The Saudi Arabian company negotiating with Somali pirates who brazenly captured the biggest prize in modern history does the world no favors. This global problem needs a coordinated, global response. Negotiating away individual problems only arms ...
19 Nov 2008
An Indian warship destroyed a pirate "mother vessel" in the Gulf of Aden, the navy said Wednesday, as bandits demanded a ransom for a Saudi super-tanker seized in the most daring sea raid yet. The Indian frigate INS Tabar, one of dozens of warships ...
19 Nov 2008
New Delhi: Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tabar has successfully repulsed an attack by pirates off the Somali coast and sunk their ship, an official said here on Wednesday. The Indian Navy ship was fired at by pirates in the Gulf of Aden late ...
19 Nov 2008
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls on Sudan's government and Darfur rebels to refrain from attacking each other after reports of fighting.
19 Nov 2008
The independent Chile-based developer to bring its unique first-person fighting game to PC's in Q1 2009.
19 Nov 2008
Changes to a state program for children with special needs -- including those with autism -- are reducing the number of hours of special education the state will fund. Parents, including Tara Turner, are now fighting for their children's education.
19 Nov 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all sides to the Darfur conflict to refrain from hostilities as the United Nations tries to verify "troubling reports" of aerial bombings by Sudanese military forces and renewed fighting in recent days across the war-torn region.
19 Nov 2008
Congress strategy not to project a chief ministerial candidate in the six election going states to prevent factional fighting from marring party's chances appears to be coming unstuck in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
19 Nov 2008
Federal health advisers said an antibiotic developed by Theravance appears safe and effective for fighting "superbug" bacteria, despite potential risks for pregnant women.
19 Nov 2008
Jackson — The Humane Society of the United States has announced that people can now earn a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person involved in illegal animal fighting in Mississippi. ...
19 Nov 2008
Despite 39 profanity and threat filled text messages from the Cell Phone of Dana White, President of the UFC, FIGHTING POLITICS is here to tell the real story of Cage Fighter Matt Lindland. FIGHTING POLITICS has been submitted to the 25 ...
19 Nov 2008
“I feel like I’m already one week out from the fight. I’m not peaking too soon, but my coaches and everybody, we’re having the ‘one week out’ talk three months out, and we’re just pumped for this. But we’ve been at this for a long time ...
18 Nov 2008
Fighting the Financial Crisis, One Challenge at a Time, by Henry Paulson, Commentary, NY Times: We are going through a financial crisis more severe and unpredictable than any in our lifetimes. We have seen the failures, ...
18 Nov 2008
Content Monetization: Fighting Unlicensed Content Republication Via Distribution Networks And Ad Sharing.
18 Nov 2008
DCU that I hadn't played a current-generation fighting game since, like, Street Fighter Alpha 2 on the Sega Saturn. I'm not entirely sure why; as a kid, I loved fighting games, but I haven't played one in years--with the exception of ...
17 Nov 2008