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Food crisis: Bush asks for $ 770 million more
Yesterday President Bush asked congress for 770 million dollars in food aid in addition to the 200 million already given last month by the...
Several killed more injured in Sanai bus crash
Nine people were killed and 28 injured when a bus carrying European and North Americans crashed and caught fire in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula Thursday....
Obama – Clinton : Joe Andrew switches allegiance
Indianapolis – Superdelegate Jo Andrew who endorsed Hillary Clinton last November, unexpectedly and without the knowledge of the two democratic presidential candidates switched allegiance...
Obama – Clinton : Hillary zooms in to take advantage of Wright issue
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday fanned the flames surrounding Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright when she voiced outrage over “anti-American” remarks by her rival’s former...
Obama’s Chicago church to be headed by a new pastor
According to AP, Rev. Otis Moss III will become the next pastor to head Senator Obamas 8,000 member Trinity United Church of Christ in...
The poor stand to lose from anti-patent crusades
Should poor governments be allowed to break drug patents for humanitarian reasons? That question is front-and-center at a major public health conference sponsored by...
Obama – Clinton : Obama loses his cool and denounces Wright
A visibly angry Barack Obama on Tuesday all but disowned Jeremiah Wright, his former pastor, whose increasingly provocative comments are widely believed to have...
Britney Spears on “How I met your mother” again
The American pop singer, Britney Spears, will be Abby the secretary again on the May 12th episode of How I met your mother according...
Obama – Clinton : Democrats reach out a helping hand to McCain
Last week’s vote in Pennsylvania was an even worse result for the Democratic party than is widely supposed. Hillary Clinton’s impressive victory will sustsain...
Europe’s oil companies make unexpectedly high profits
Royal Dutch Shell and BP, Europes largest oil companies surprised analysts with their increasing profits while oil prices soar. According to The Financial Times...
Indoor pollution worse than outdoor pollution
Shut away snugly inside our homes and our workplaces we may think we are safe from pollution … but we’d be wrong. In fact,...
Obama – Clinton : Rev Wright meets the media
Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama’s former pastor, on Monday gave a defiant address in Washington DC that looks likely to add to Mr Obama’s growing...
Mars buys Wrigley to create world’s biggest candy company
The confectionary group Mars bought Wrigley the gum company for 23 billion dollars according to The Financial Times. The deal results in the biggest...
Obama – Clinton : Obama stays focused and unfazed
Barack Obama on Sunday said that Reverend Jeremiah Wright, his former pastor, was a “legitimate issue”, surprising those calling on the Republican party...
Iraq : 22 militia fighters killed
According to CNN 22 Shiite militiamen were killed in Sadr City, Baghdad, on Sunday afternoon. US military and Iraqi soldiers indicated that a large...
Marijuana and Tobacco : Discovering the new highs
Marijuana and tobacco are an explosive combination for the lungs.
It appears that regular tobacco smokers who also use marijuana run a
considerably increased risk of...
Obama – Clinton : Howard Dean declares campaign deadline
The Democratic party’s “superdelegates” have every right to overturn the popular vote and choose the candidate they believe would be best equipped to defeat...
Dilemma of a black woman who wanted to be light skinned
A British medical team recounts the misfortunes of a young woman of African origin who was obsessed about the colour of her skin. She...
Hillary Clinton to obliterate Iran or Barack Obama ?
When I first heard Hillary Clinton had promised to annihilate someone, I assumed the chosen target was Barack Obama.
by Philip Stephens
Well...
Southern Africa could impose travel sanctions on Zimbabwe gov’t
The Southern African Development Community is showing signs of being fed up with Zimbabwe and has given Saturday as the day for the Zimbabwe...
Deadly overnight clashes in Baghdad
At least 11 people were killed and 32 wounded during last nights clashes between Shiite militia and US soldiers in Baghdad. In March the...
Top US envoy to Africa : “Mugabe should step down”
The top US envoy to Africa, Jendayi Frazer, declared that Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader, had won the elections in Zimbabwe and that Robert...
Three year prison sentence for Wesley Snipes
The American actor, Wesley Snipes, was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for tax evasion in Florida. The actor had willingly not paid...
New images of Syrian nuclear facility released
The American intelligence service released new images of what is said to be a nuclear facility constructed in Syria with help from the North...
US encourages LRA to back Final Peace Agreement in Uganda
The United States has called on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to demonstrate its commitment to a peaceful and permanent resolution of the conflict...
Heavy debt relief for Liberia from the US and Paris club
The United States and other Paris Club official creditors have reached an accord with the Government of Liberia to forgive approximately US$ 254 million...
Obama – Clinton : Obama’s loss still a win and a threat to McCain
Is Hillary Clinton’s Pennsylvania win and its accompanying exit polls representative of a strong social disparity that has long existed in America or a...
Paul’s letters to the Corinthians and Timothy on homosexuality
Some people use St. Paul’s views in his letters to the Corinthians and to Timothy to say that homosexuality and homosexuals are bad.
What do...
Male-Male penetration
The Bible does not criticize or condemn any form of sex between men (including oral sex, deep kissing, fondling and mutual masturbation) except for...
The book of Romans and Sexuality
Some people use Romans Chapter 1 to say that homosexuality is sinful and homosexuals are bad.
SEX BETWEEN FEMALES
Chapter 1 of Romans contains the only...