NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Russian push to investigate Libyan civilian deaths 'cheap stunt' – US
US military ready to engage in a conflict with Iran
It's official: Housing market was sicker than we thought
Russia to build 100-ton ICBM to penetrate US missile defenses
HEALTH/MEDICAL
Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services
The FDA Thinks It's Totally Cool For Us To Eat Seafood 10,000 Times Over The Contamination Limit.
French breast implant fears spread around world. Fears over the safety of silicone breast implants made by a now defunct French firm spread to Australia, South America and across Europe on Thursday as French officials prepared to decide if thousands of women should have their implants surgically removed.
TECH
U.S.
Why America's Death Penalty Just Got Us Sanctioned by Europe ~ By Ford Vox. The European Union is now blocking importation of lethal injection technology into the United States.
Local police stockpile high-tech, combat-ready gear
EPA Caps Toxic Air Pollution From Power Plants After Years of Industry Opposition
AMERICAS
Cuba to pardon close to 3,000 prisoners. Cuba's President Raul Castro has announced his country will release some 3,000 prisoners on "humanitarian grounds," and "gradually" reform its strict foreign travel laws.
CANADA
Toronto goes TOU - Smart Grids in Canada
MIDDLE EAST/ASIA
Children’s cancer rates have risen sharply in Iraq’s Basra province. ‘These children’s disease leads to the moral and economic ruin of their families’. The area held a key position in the frontline of wars over the past 30 years. A connection between the two can be made, says a children’s cancer NGO.
Americans ready to turn the page on Iraq War. With the Iraq War officially over, Americans still have mixed feelings about the decision to topple Saddam Hussein. But unless things turn ugly in Iraq, the war won't feature much in the election campaign.
AFRICA
Land grabbing in Ethiopia - foreign investors and famine. Although one in 10 Ethiopians is going hungry, the government is leasing fertile land to foreign investors. Deutsche Welle spoke with Essayas Kebede from the Ethiopian government about so-called land grabbing.
MARKETS/BUSINESS
Beijing-based airline ties up with American Airlines
Home sales during housing bust worse than thought
SC/ENVIRONMENT
200,000 Years Of Human History Say This Growth Spurt Can't Last
