"South Africa probes nuclear illness claims"

'US Invasion of Iraq Was a Resource War'
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA -- With the rapid decline of global oil supplies, the United States is heading for an economic crash unlike anything since the 1930s. And the collapse of the dollar will affect every nation on earth.

This is the chilling warning from academic Richard Heinberg of the New College of California. Heinberg is in Cape Town, South Africa, this week to share his views on what governments and societies need to do to mitigate the imminent global crisis after world oil production peaks.

South Africa probes nuclear illness claims
South Africa's state nuclear energy company is investigating links between workers' illness and deaths, and exposure to radiation, it says.

Africa polio strain suspected in Indonesia

New road map to help fight TB in Africa
A detailed plan for fighting the increasing number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Africa was unveiled in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Wednesday, according to the global Stop TB Partnership.

Africa worst for moms, kids
Africa is the worst place on earth to be a mother or child, according to a study published on Tuesday by the British-based charity Save the Children, with Mali, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia being the worst countries.

Malaria kills one million a year,
says first UN global report on the disease

People of Madagascar have origins in Borneo, Africa
A new study in the American Journal of Human Genetics confirms that the people of Madagascar have origins in both East Africa and also distant Borneo.

Madagascar populated from Africa, Borneo - study

Breaking the UN's Anti-Zionist Resolution
Those campaigning against John Bolton's nomination for U.N. ambassador continue to collect anecdotes testifying to his bullying, abrasive style. (Seems the Brits were so peeved by his behavior in the Anglo-American negotiations with Libya's Col. Qaddhafi, which resulted in Libya's agreement to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, that they asked he be removed from the talks.) And daily we learn more about his lies and exaggerations, most recently about those publicly raised in late 2001 concerning Sudan's supposed interest in biological weapons. In response to the controversy, Rice, Cheney and Bush continue to express confidence in Bolton, insisting he's just what the doctor ordered for the ailing United Nations.

Saddam's Lawyer Claims Assassination Plot

Polio in Indonesia; First Time in Decade
Indonesia has detected its first case of polio in a decade, prompting the government to launch a massive vaccination campaign that is expected to inoculate more than 5 million children, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

SANS Updates Critical Internet Vulnerabilities List
What is the most striking part of the SANS update is that the top vulnerabilities identified include, in addition to the commonly targeted Microsoft software, security software from major antivirus companies and media-player software from companies like Apple and Real Networks.

Microsoft Updates XP Wi-Fi Security Support
Microsoft over the weekend rolled out an update to its Windows XP operating system to add support for WPA2, aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, the wireless security specification approved by the IEEE.

Giuliana Sgrena Killing: The uncensored U.S. report

Chavez Frias is beating the arrogant crowd in Washington to the punch...
President Chavez said that a woman in the US Armed Forces had been detained by authorities while taking pictures of military installations in central Venezuela. He stated, "If she or any other US official does this kind of activity again, they will be imprisoned and face trial in Venezuela."

Chavez also said several American journalists were detained taking pictures of a refinery 60 miles west of Caracas. They, as well were released. Rather than the US taking initiative against Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez Frias has taken an aggressive stance against the US ... he is beating the arrogant crowd in Washington to the punch.

French lead counter-attack against Google library
The French literary establishment has rallied 19 European national libraries to counter a plan by search giant Google to create a global virtual library with a project of their own.