We Must All Stand Against Iran

Bush Says US, Allies Must Confront Iran

President Bush said Sunday that Iran is threatening the security of the world, and that the United States and Arab allies must join together to confront the danger "before it's too late." Bush said Iran funds terrorist extremists, undermines stability in Lebanon, sends arms to the hardline Taliban regime, intimidates its neighbors with alarming rhetoric and defies the United Nations by refusing to be open about its nuclear program. "Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terror," Bush said in a speech about democracy that he delivered about midway through his eight-day Mideast trip, which began with a renewed push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace pact—an accord he said whose "time has come."

RFID Chip For Prisoners

Prisoners 'To Be Chipped Like Dogs'
Ministers are planning to implant "machine-readable" microchips under the skin of thousands of offenders as part of an expansion of the electronic tagging scheme that would create more space in British jails. Amid concerns about the security of existing tagging systems and prison overcrowding, the Ministry of Justice is investigating the use of satellite and radio-wave technology to monitor criminals

Russian Mars Mission

Russian Academic Claims Lead

In an echo of the 1960s space race, one of Russia's leading academics said Tuesday that Russia is already ahead in efforts to land people on Mars. While President George W. Bush's 2004 call for a manned U.S. mission to Mars has an undetermined target date, Lev Zelyony, director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said Russia will be ready by 2025 at the latest.

Iran A Threat To All

Bush Hopes To Persuade Gulf

Fresh from three days of trying to make peace in one part of the Middle East, U.S. President George W. Bush landed in the Persian Gulf yesterday, promising weapons and hoping to convince his allies of the threat he believes is posed by Iran.

From Sub-Prime To Credit Cards

American Express Warns About Earnings

American Express forecast first-quarter earnings below analysts’ estimates on Thursday and adopted a “cautious view” for 2008 because of a slowing economy... Another credit card company, The Capital One Financial Corporation, said that its 2007 earnings would fall short of its previous expectations because of increased loan delinquencies and additional legal reserves.

Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence
"But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations,pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism,it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security."

Canadian Gas Prices May Hit $1.50

$1.50-a-litre Gasoline On The Way

A growing gap between oil supply and demand will drive gasoline prices in Canada to $1.50 a litre "in the near future," according to a report Thursday by CIBC World Markets. The investment bank says increasing demand in developing countries, depletion in existing oilfields and delays in putting new fields into production will constrain supply growth over the next five years.

ISP Planning To Filter Internet Traffic

I.S.P.’s May Be Getting Ready to Filter

For the last 15 years, Internet service providers have acted - to use an old cliche - as wide-open information super-highways, letting data flow uninterrupted and unimpeded between users and the Internet. But I.S.P.’s may be about to embrace a new metaphor: traffic cop.

Est. Iraqi Civilian Deaths +150,000

More Than 150,000 Violent Iraqi Deaths

A new study estimates more than 150,000 civilians in Iraq have died from violence between March 2003 and June 2006. The national household survey was conducted by the Iraqi government and the World Health Organization. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from WHO headquarters in Geneva

America May Now Be In A Recession

Recession In The US 'has arrived'

The feared recession in the US economy has already arrived, according to a report from Merrill Lynch. It said that Friday's employment report, which sent shares tumbling worldwide, confirmed that the US is in the first month of a recession.