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Russian General threatens Poland over missile deal

Posted August 19th, 2008 by Richard Pratt

Top Feature | Video | Politics

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stated on Friday that Poland’s agreement to accept a US missile defense system target his country. Washington claims the defense shield is aimed at blocking attacks by rogue nations. These developments follow the recent conflict between Russia, and Georgia.

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Scientists alarmed by ocean dead-zone growth

(08-14) 18:03 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Dead zones where fish and most marine life can no longer survive are spreading across the continental shelves of the world's oceans at an alarming rate as oxygen vanishes from coastal waters, scientists reported Thursday.

The Media's FARCed

In what most news outlets described as a daring and stunning military victory, on July 2, 2008, the Colombian government freed 15 hostages being held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

Is Anybody Watching?

The Olympics seem to have lost the race... to reality TV.

Internet Access Fuels Development in War-Torn Uganda

Not far from the closely packed mud huts of Pabo camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Northern Uganda, the Catholic parish office lights up like a beacon in the inky night of this war-torn area; the region has never had electricity.

Cracking the Pentagon Pundit Code

As reporters and researchers know all too well, releasing information isn't necessarily the same thing as releasing useful information.

China security tech supplied by US companies

Posted August 14th, 2008 by Richard Pratt

Feature | Video | Economy