"African science must regain control of local resources"

African science must regain control of local resources
Kazhila Chinsembu says Africa risks being 'enslaved' by technology it doesn't own and urges African nations to regain control over their biological resources and indigenous knowledge.

Brazilian Black Female Workers Make Half As Much As White Women
Black and mulatto women in Brazil receive, on the average, around half of what white female workers are paid. This is one of the findings of a survey conducted by the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies, based on data gathered between July and September, 2005, in six Brazilian capitals.

Land worth over R2-billion returned to claimants
Land worth R2,2-billion has been restored to South Africans who lodged land claims, the Land Claims Commission said on Friday. Tozi Gwanya, Chief Land Claims Commissioner, said out of 79 696 land claims lodged nationally, 68 730 have been settled -- benefiting 186 862 households. He said that land restitution had a role to play in achieving economic growth by focusing on achieving development and an improved quality of life.

Finance:Groups Question World Bank's Role in Troubled Mine
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, who has sought to cast himself as a champion of transparency, is facing accusations that his office is suppressing a report on a Bank-backed mining project in Africa that allegedly contributed to the deaths of dozens of people.

African 'biopiracy' debate heats up
The debate is intensifying over how local communities should share the benefits of research based on Africa's biodiversity while protecting the intellectual property rights of the researchers involved.

Bush wants 'freedom' for Zimbabwe
UNITED States President George Bush has kept Zimbabwe on his international policy radar, declaring that the "demands of justice" require the country's "freedom" from President Robert Mugabe's "dictatorship".

Egyptologists find goddess, Nubian king statues
Egyptologists have discovered two 3 400-year-old statues of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet and a rare statue depicting a king with Nubian features, an archaeological conservation director said yesterday. War goddess Sekhmet embodied the cruel powers of the sun, and was also responsible for both curing and causing illness.

Experts Claim Official 9/11 Story is a Hoax
A group of distinguished experts and scholars, including Robert M. Bowman, James H. Fetzer, Wayne Madsen, John McMurtry, Morgan Reynolds, and Andreas von Buelow, have concluded that senior government officials have covered up crucial facts about what really happened on 9/11. They have joined with others in common cause as members of "Scholars for 9/11 Truth" (S9/11T), because they are convinced, based on their own research, that the administration has been deceiving the nation about critical events in New York and Washington, D.C.

Iranian anger as 'bullies' talk sanctions

Five Ways To Keep Your Google Searches Private

Video Shows Officer Shooting Airman

"God Given Right"
Palestine and Native America

Mali farmers reject GM crops as attack on their way of life