Enough is Enough (plus 78 more items)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 06:24 PM PST

The UK Jewish Chronicle is apparently stupid enough to unveil the ferocity of Zionist lobbying within the British Government and its corridors of power. The Jewish weekly is happy to outline the relentless measures that are being taken by Jewish lobbyists in order to Zionise the British legal system and its value system.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 06:01 PM PST

I was not at all surprised to read that officials in New York City took David Axelrod aside and told him that the city could not allow the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed and other 9-11 suspects to go ahead.

After a dinner in New York on Dec. 14, Steven Spinola, president of the Real Estate Board of New York, pulled aside David Axelrod, President Obama's closest adviser, to convey an urgent plea: move the 9/11 trial out of Manhattan.
Source: "U.S. Drops Plan for a 9/11 Trial in New York City", New York Times, January 29, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/30/nyregion/30trial.html

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 06:01 PM PST

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:19 PM PST

Toyota's president has apologized for a series of recent recalls of its vehicles around the world as the deepening crisis may further damage its sales.

In his first remarks since the latest round of recalls for the gas pedal problems in the United States and Europe, Akio Toyoda said Friday that the company will fix the problem as soon as possible.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:10 PM PST

Two days after former British premier Tony Blair gave his evidence before the country's independent inquiry into the Iraq war, a former cabinet minister has described his testimony as "ludicrous."

Clare Short told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that it was fallacious to suggest that al-Qaeda would team up with "rogue states," after the September 11 attacks.

Democrats brace for another Senate blow

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:07 PM PST

The Republicans, emboldened by a recent Senate victory in Massachusetts, are preparing themselves to occupy yet another Democratic seat: This time in President Barack Obama's state, Illinois.

Illinois for long has been a Democratic domain, but Republicans think they can capitalize once more on the public dismay with Democrats that they think are responsible for Scott Brown's capturing of the late Edward Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts in January.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:02 PM PST

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected Saudi claims of Tehran's interference in Yemen, urging Riyadh to revise its own policies regarding Sana'a rather than pointing fingers at others.

The goings-on inside Yemen are its internal affairs and Iran calls on other countries to avoid interfering in the impoverished country, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 03:58 PM PST

A Libyan appeals court has cleared of all charges one of two Swiss businessmen caught in the middle of a Bern-Tripoli diplomatic row since July 2008.

The ruling overturned Rachid Hamdani's jail sentence for illegally overstaying his visa and alleged illegal business activities, Swiss television reported on Sunday.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST

Iran is studying the case of two German Embassy staffers linked with the recent post-election unrest in the country, a diplomat close to the case said Sunday.

"We are looking into the case and the result will be announced after the investigation is finalized," the source said.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 03:40 PM PST

In reaction to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks on Iran's nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki warned Sunday about the consequences of "tension-seeking" American policies.

"We believe the world public opinion should be concerned about tension-seeking US policies and their consequences on regional and international peace and stability," Mottaki told reporters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 03:30 PM PST

Scientists have suggested a new theory saying that the Moon was created as a result of a nuclear explosion on Earth.

The new hypothesis is based on the 19th century fission theory, which said Earth and Moon were created after a molten rock collided with the planet and part of it was thrown into the orbit around it, becoming the Moon.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 03:30 PM PST

The Pakistani army said Sunday it is investigating reports that a top militant leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, may have been killed in a US drone attack two weeks ago.

Pakistani intelligence officials said according to unconfirmed reports, Hakimullah Mehsud died of injuries he sustained in a drone attack on January 17.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 03:21 PM PST

More than nine years after the invasion of Afghanistan, US military commanders in the country are reportedly urging troops to avoid tactics that may harm civilians.

The tactical directive issued six months ago by the top US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, requires the US Air Force to exercise more restraint in its operations and be certain bombs are not dropped on Afghan civilians and their homes.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 03:06 PM PST

Head of Dubai's law enforcement refuses to rule out that the Israeli intelligence apparatus, Mossad, may have been behind the recent assassination of a senior Hamas commander.

"It could be Mossad," police chief Dhahi Khalfan was quoted as saying by AFP about the targeted killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, the co-founder of the Palestinian resistance movement's armed wing, Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, in a Dubai hotel on January 20.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 02:55 PM PST

Chinese and Japanese scholars have released the result of a three-year joint study showing differences between the two nations on controversial modern events, including the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, remain unresolved.

Ten historians from each country had gathered to review the history of relations between China and Japan for over the past 2,000 years.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 02:52 PM PST

Iran's Judiciary chief announced on Sunday that the convicts executed earlier in the week were either armed members of nonconformist and terrorist groups or detained with explosives in their possession before the election.

Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said the rights of the two convicts, who were hanged "on time" early on Thursday, were "precisely" respected throughout their trial, the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) reported.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 02:27 PM PST

Having a family member suffering from type 2 diabetes more than doubles a woman's risk of developing the disease, a new study finds.

Previous studies had reported that diabetes runs in families. The known gene variants, however, failed to explain such a relationship.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 02:12 PM PST

A Saudi military source says the Houthi fighters in northern Yemen, which Riyadh waged war on November, do not pose a threat to the Kingdom's security.

"They do not really pose a threat," the source was quoted by Reuters as saying on Sunday.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 01:57 PM PST

The $700 billion rescue program has failed to revamp the economic system so that financial crises do not occur in the future, a watchdog report said Sunday.

The special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) said in the report to Congress that although "some aspects of the financial system are more stable", a number of the bailout's main goals "have simply not been met."

Malawian leader chosen to chair AU

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 01:50 PM PST

Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has succeed Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi as the new chairman of the African Union (AU).

Qaddafi is said to have sought a second term following his last-year election as AU chief.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 01:45 PM PST

Haiti's president has criticized a lack of coordination among nations participating in relief efforts in the quake-hit country nearly three weeks after the devastating earthquake.

Many donor nations are helping with "all good intentions" but "without coordination", Rene Preval was quoted by Deutsche Welle as saying. He added that "a large part of the financial aid by the countries is returned to the contributors."

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 01:35 PM PST

British Justice Secretary Jack Straw is seeking to bypass Freedom of Information laws by refusing to publish details of his 2007 conversations with a BP lobbyist over Libya.

The calls in question were made weeks before Straw reversed a government move to block the release of a man charged with the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 01:19 PM PST

As Iran prepares to hold ceremonies to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, an official says more than 200 foreign reporters have been cleared to provide coverage of the occasion.

"The ceremonies will be covered by 226 reporters from 120 foreign media," the director general of Iran's Culture Ministry for foreign media affairs, Mohammad-Javad Aqajari, told Fars News Agency on Sunday.

Ecstasy more harmful for healthy youth

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 01:07 PM PST

Compared to regular drug users, 'ecstasy' places healthy young adults at a greater risk of death, a new study finds.

Ecstasy, chemically known as 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), is ranked as one of the most dangerous illegal drugs, alongside heroin and cocaine, in countries such as the UK.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 11:08 AM PST

Yemen said Sunday it killed at least two dozen Houthis after the fighters launched a fourth attempt to make peace with the government.

The offensive in the strife-torn north, the Yemeni government said, killed a leader responsible for training the fighters.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 11:02 AM PST

Bill and Melinda Gates will spend $10 billion over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccines to the children in the developing world.

"There are 135 million children born every year, and the vast majority are in these poorer countries where today they are not getting the full range of vaccines," said Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 10:58 AM PST

The vaccine against rotavirus, the main cause of diarrhea in the developing world, can save the lives of two million children over the next decade, experts say.

Rotavirus is responsible for the death of more than 500,000 children younger than five years of age annually. Nearly half of victims are from Africa.

Large waistlines up apnea risk in kids

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 10:58 AM PST

While having large tonsils had long been linked to sleep apnea in children, a new study suggests abdominal obesity as another important factor contributing to the condition in this age group.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder in which the sufferer repeatedly stops breathing, for a minute or longer, during the night. The condition is often accompanied by heavy snoring.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 10:43 AM PST

China on Sunday renewed a warning to the United States over its arms deal with Taiwan, after Washington defended the five arms sales transactions worth $6.4 billion.

"China firmly opposes and is strongly dissatisfied with arms sales to Taiwan by the United States," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in a statement Sunday, Al Jazeera reported.

Koreas to hold talks on Kaesong project

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 09:58 AM PST

South and North Korea will resume talks on revitalizing a joint industrial state in the face of increasing tensions after the two neighbors exchanged artillery fire near a disputed sea border off the west coast of the peninsula.

South Korea's Unification Ministry says Pyongyang has informed Seoul of its participation in the talks on Kaesong, the only cross-border reconciliation project still functioning since 2004.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 09:36 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai described Sunday the recent conference on his country in London as successful and urged Taliban militants to lay down arms and join his government.

Referring to proposals to hold talks with Taliban leaders, President Karzai said the new approach was a "good chance for peace in the country" and called on insurgent leaders to embrace it.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 08:27 AM PST

Iran and Iraq have signed one hundred memorandums of understanding since 2003 to boost their economic cooperation, an Iranian official says.

The plenipotentiary envoy of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) to Iraq noted that the high number of agreements reflects the two countries' determination to enhance the level of their economic ties.

Yemen rejects Houthis' 4th peace offer

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 08:17 AM PST

Yemen has declined to accept Houthi leader's initiative to put an end to the government's offensive against the Shia fighters in the mountainous north.

On Saturday, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi offered a truce for the fourth time to end the fighting in a bid "to avoid...the annihilation of civilians."

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 07:58 AM PST

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says Israel's settlement policy is a "mistake" and "could be an obstacle to peace."

In an interview published Sunday in the Israeli daily newspaper, the Haaretz, the Italian premier said, "I would like to say to the people and government of Israel, as a friend, with my hand on my heart, that persisting with this policy is a mistake."

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 07:41 AM PST

Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of capital Athens to voice concerns over the country's growing public debt.

The rally went into the night as participants erected tents around the parliament in Athens demanding action from politicians, the British newspaper The Guardian reported Saturday.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 07:20 AM PST

Real Madrid has managed to break a 19-year winless run over Deportivo La Coruna at the Riazor Stadium with a 3-1 victory.

The visitors took an early lead after 13 minutes when Esteban Granero headed in *unmarked after La Coruna's defense failed to clear on Saturday night.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 07:13 AM PST

A new report says Bush administration lawyers who drafted legal theories leading to torture of terror suspects will not be referred to authorities for sanction.

The Washington Post cited a forthcoming ethics report on Sunday that the work of John Yoo and Jay Bybee, officials in the Bush Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, provided the basis for harsh interrogation methods, including sleep deprivation and waterboarding.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 07:00 AM PST

Sixteen people, including four security personnel, have been killed and 47 others injured in separate insurgent attacks in Pakistan's northwest tribal region.

Fourteen civilians and two police officers died, when a suicide bomber struck a market in Khar, the main town in Bajur tribal region on Saturday, local government officials confirmed.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 06:38 AM PST

Iran's Foreign Ministry has dismissed the final declaration of the London conference on Afghanistan as "domineering."

"The London declaration adopted a tone of dominance that infringes on the sovereignty and integrity of other nations," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ramin Mehman-Parast, told reporters on Saturday.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 06:14 AM PST

Around 10,000 people have staged a rally in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, demanding tax cuts and more jobs that were lost under Premier Vladimir Putin.

The Saturday demonstration was in protest to the "25-30 percent" hike in housing, transportation, water and electricity bills, Reuters reported.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 05:50 AM PST

In addition to imposing new sanctions on the Tehran government, the US has reportedly begun beefing up its military presence and war paraphernalia off the Iranian coast.

US military officials told AP on condition of anonymity that Washington has taken silent steps to increase the capability of land-based Patriot missiles on the territory of some of its Arab allies in the Persian Gulf region.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 05:44 AM PST

Iran's free trade zones have attracted two billion dollars of foreign investment with some countries expressing interest in setting up banks in such areas, an Iranian official says.

"Azerbaijan, Turkey, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are ready to set up banks in Iran's free trade zones to enhance their trade ties with Iran," said Hamid Baqaei, the caretaker of the Center for Free and Special Economic Zones.

'Arafat died of thallium poisoning'

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 05:33 AM PST

Former senior advisor to the late Palestinian leader says Yasser Arafat had been poisoned by a lethal dose of thallium in his food or drinking water.

Bassam Abu Sharif, once advisor to Yasser Arafat, accused Israel of poisoning Arafat through the food or drinking water that he received when he was under siege in his headquarters in Ramallah.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 05:15 AM PST

Tokyo has lodged a protest with Moscow after the Russian Coast Guard reportedly opened fire on two Japanese fishing vessels.

The incident took place near a chain of disputed islands in the Pacific which both countries claim. The four islands are known as the South Kuril Islands by Russia and the Northern Territories by Japan.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:53 AM PST

Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani has urged all groups to take part in the country's February 11 national day demonstrations.

"Those who care for the Islamic Republic, irrespective of their group or faction, must aim for a grand and peaceful February 11 national day demonstration, because any violence or confrontation would only serve enemy interests," Hashemi-Rafsanjani said on Saturday.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:50 AM PST

Deputy Head of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters, Taha Taheri, says drug trafficking inflicts annual damages of about $8.5 billion on the country's economy.

"Drug trafficking inflicts an annual damage of about $8.5 billion on Iran's economy," Mehr news agency quoted Taheri as saying on Saturday.

Poll reveals 2009 hunger rate in US

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:22 AM PST

A new survey indicates that nearly one in five US households could not afford to buy enough food at least once during the past year.

An anti-hunger group said the poll found 18.2 percent of households reported "food hardship" -- lacking money to buy enough food -- in 2009.

Six more US banks shut down

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:01 AM PST

US regulators have closed at least six more banks as the fallout from its financial crisis continues to be felt by smaller financial institutions across the country.

The banks closed on Friday include two in Georgia, the Community Bank & Trust, with $1.21 billion in assets, and the First National Bank of Georgia in Carrollton, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Ban Ki-moon calls for Sudan unity

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 03:38 AM PST

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for national unity in Sudan in an effort to stop a possible partitioning of the country by the 2011 referendum.

Ban said that the United Nations would work with the African Union (AU) in order to prevent secession by the southern Sudan region.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 03:19 AM PST

Iranian intelligence agents have arrested 15 members of a money embezzlement ring in a suburban town west of Tehran Province.

The mayor of the town, who has not yet been identified, together with three city council members were among those detained in the anti-fraud operation on Saturday, according to IRNA.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 02:59 AM PST

Iran's Steel Azin FC midfielder, Ali Karimi, has been selected as the world's 11th most popular football player in 2009.

The 31-year-old Iranian star was selected by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) with 17.905 points.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 02:12 AM PST

Iran plans to build seven new oil refineries with a capacity of 1.6 million barrels that could turn the country into a gasoline exporter.

Iran's official news agency, IRNA, in a report announced that the production of gasoline by the new refineries will not only meet domestic demand, but could result in sufficient production to turn the country into an exporter of gasoline.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 02:11 AM PST

The United States has defended a $6.4 billion proposed military sale to Taiwan amid deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing.

A spokeswoman for the US State Department told reporters in Washington on Saturday that the sale contributed to "security and stability" across the Taiwan Strait.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:42 AM PST

After one year in office, President Barack Obama has failed to deliver on any of his key campaign promises. Public opinion of the Obama White House has clearly changed. Obama has only succeeded in protecting the outrageous 9-11 deception, wasting billions of dollars in bailing out Maurice Greenberg's criminal enterprise A.I.G. and the corrupt investment banks he insured, and increasing the killing and suffering in the Middle East and Central Asia. To understand why Obama seems unable to deliver we need to know much more about his Senior Advisor David Axelrod -- the man who made Obama president.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:27 AM PST

Russia has signed a deal with Libya to provide nearly $2 billion in arms to the North African nation, Russian state media reported Saturday.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced that the agreement was sealed on Friday during a visit of Libyan Defense Minister Abu Bakr Yunis Jaber, the BBC reported.

Germany mulling burqa ban

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:21 AM PST

As France has moved closer to a ban on burqas, German politicians are debating whether a similar measure should be taken in their own country.

After a French parliamentary commission ruled earlier this week that the enveloping garment worn by some Islamic women is unacceptable and recommended a ban in schools and public offices, a former Social Democratic parliamentarian, Turkish-German Lale Akgun, made a case for a similar ban in Germany, RIA Novosti reported on Saturday.

'Hezbollah prepared for any surprise'

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:09 AM PST

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that the Lebanese resistance movement is ready for any surprise from Israel.

"Hezbollah is prepared and ready for any surprise. As long as Israel exists in the Middle East region, it poses a considerable threat to the entire region and will try to give the wrong impression about Iran's civilian nuclear program," the senior Hezbollah official said in Beirut on Saturday.

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST

The chief of staff of Iran's Joint Armed Forces says Iran is planning for a promising and rosy future more audaciously and ambitiously than ever.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran is looking at a bright future under the aegis of the visionary leadership of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and the support of a considerable number of devotees inside and outside the country," Brigadier General Seyyed Hassan Firouzabadi said in Tehran on Saturday.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:49 PM PST

The Haitian police have arrested 10 US citizens after they tried to take 33 Haitian children out of the earthquake-stricken nation.

One of the suspects, who says she is the leader of an Idaho-based charity called New Life Children's Refuge, denied they had done anything wrong.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:20 PM PST

The governor of the central Gaza Strip has told the leaders of Fatah that they can visit Gaza whenever they like.

On Saturday, Abdullah Abu Samhadana, who had chastised Fatah leaders seeking to enter Gaza on January 20, said that they can enter Gaza without hesitation whenever they intend to. "Gaza isn't owned by anybody. It is a part of Palestine and it is the homeland of all the Palestinians, including Fatah leaders," he said.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:52 PM PST

Pakistani citizen Aafia Siddiqui, who is charged with attempted murder of FBI agents and US military personnel, has told a New York court that the charges against her are "ridiculous."

On Friday, the prosecution at the New York court brought in a gun instructor from Boston.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 08:32 PM PST

Hundreds of Italian judges have reportedly walked out of nationwide judicial ceremonies to protest government plans to reform the legal system.

"At least 50 judges and prosecutors walked out of the court in Rome when the government representative began his speech," news channel Sky-TG24 reported on Saturday.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 07:22 PM PST

An Iranian aviation expert who was mistreated by US agents for two years while detained in Thailand says his case is proof of human rights violations by the United States.

Jamshid Qassemi was arrested at Bangkok airport after the US administration made serious accusations against him and sought to imprison him for 45 years.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 06:36 PM PST

After five days of debates, the World Social Forum (WSF) has ended in Porto Alegre, the capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The events of the 10th annual World Social Forum were attended by roughly 35,000 people from 39 countries.

Five dead in Brooklyn fire

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 04:14 PM PST

Five people were killed when apartments above a row of stores in Brooklyn caught fire early Saturday, authorities say.

As the interior walls collapsed, flames trapped residents on the second and third floor. About 125 firefighters were called to the scene, where they tried pulling out residents from inside two apartments above a restaurant.

Central Iraq blast kills two

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 03:19 PM PST

At least two people have died and 20 others have sustained injuries in an explosion, which took place in the central Iraqi city of Samarra.

The incident occurred on Saturday outside a restaurant in the city which is located in the Salahuddin Province north of the capital Baghdad, Xinhua reported.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 03:15 PM PST

The Shia fighters in Yemen make their fourth attempt to realize peace with the government, which they accuse of forestalling their previous initiatives.

Shia leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi on Saturday said, "In order to avoid...the annihilation of civilians we reiterate our acceptance," of the government's conditions for peace, Reuters reported, quoting an online audio message attributed to him.

Obama says deficit reduction 'critical'

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 03:11 PM PST

US President Barack Obama has highlighted the importance of rein in budget deficits that put the economic recovery at risk.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama praised the Senate for restoring the pay-as-you-go law, which requires that any new spending be paid for with tax increases or equivalent spending cuts elsewhere in the budget.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 02:33 PM PST

Iranian researchers have announced the birth of Iran and the Middle East's first transgenic animals in the Rouyan Research Institute in Isfahan.

A transgenic animal is one that carries a foreign gene, constructed using recombinant DNA methodology, in its genome. Sheep and goats produced through this method express foreign proteins in their milk and are, therefore, considered valuable sources of protein for human therapy.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 02:31 PM PST

Following the assassination of a Hamas members in Dubai by Israeli agents, the Palestinian resistance movement warned that Tel Aviv seeks to take the conflict between the two sides to a new phase.

"We have maintained that the confrontation between us and the Israeli enemy be within the occupied land," Xinhua quoted Senior Hamas member Mahmoud al-Zahar as saying on Saturday said.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 01:53 PM PST

Being involved in competitive sports in childhood increases the risk of developing lower back pain in the long run, a new study finds.

According to the study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, college students who had been involved in competitive sports since elementary school are more likely to have experienced at least a single episode of low back pain in their life than their less-competitive peers.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 01:50 PM PST

UNESCO has asked the international community to ban trading Haitian artifacts and prevent cultural objects from being plundered.

Director General of the United Nations' culture and education agency Irina Bokova said in a Friday interview that the agency is launching a campaign to protect Haiti's art collections following the devastating earthquake.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 01:18 PM PST

While many believe the harmful effects of secondhand smoke are limited to smokers, a new study finds this smoke may even be harmful the smokers.

Previous studies had reported the additional dangers of inhaling secondhand smoke for smokers to be negligible in comparison to the risks posed by the direct inhalation of cigarette smoke.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:56 PM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has brought the dominant world order under question, saying it has reached an impasse in economic terms.

"The arrogant system is currently at an economic impasse. It cannot resurrect its financial status," the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted Ahmadinejad as saying on Saturday.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:49 PM PST

In freezing Germany, snow, high winds and icy roads led to over 300 traffic accidents in one state alone and brought transport systems to a halt.

Bad weather also prompted authorities to shut roads in the north, while in some areas railways stopped operating.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:07 PM PST

Georgian political scientist and former diplomat Vakhtang Maisaya has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of spying for Russia during the August 2008 war.

Maisaya, head of the political science department at Tbilisi State University, was accused of passing information on Georgian arms purchases and military movements to Russia, the Kommersant daily reported on Saturday.

US plans to reduce energy use

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:04 PM PST

The White House announced that the federal government has planned taking steps to reduce its energy use and heat-trapping emissions.

The US government is the largest user of electricity and fuel in the country and if the plan reaches goal, the emission will reduce to 28 percent by 2020 compared with 2008 levels. It would also save USD 8 billion to USD 11 billion in energy costs over the next decade.

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:00 PM PST

Hamas says the assassins of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, one of the Palestinian resistance movement's senior figures, could have used an Israeli ministerial convoy as a cover.

Commenting on the last week assassination of the 50-year-old co-founder of Hamas' armed wing Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades in Dubai, senior member of the Hamas leadership Mahmoud al-Zahar said the perpetrators could have accompanied Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau's convoy into the United Arab Emirates.

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