90 Guns For Every 100 Citizens

U.S. Most Armed Country
The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said. U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies. About 4.5 million of the 8 million new guns manufactured worldwide each year are purchased in the United States, it said. "There is roughly one firearm for every seven people worldwide. Without the United States, though, this drops to about one firearm per 10 people," it said.

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Filmmaker & Journalist John Pilger

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The War On Democracy

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Community Drug Test

Scientists Drug-Test Whole Cities

Researchers have figured out how to give an entire community a drug test using just a teaspoon of wastewater from a city's sewer plant. The test wouldn't be used to finger any single person as a drug user. But it would help federal law enforcement and other agencies track the spread of dangerous drugs, like methamphetamines, across the country.

Russia's Military Might

Russia Restarts Cold War Patrols
Russia is resuming a Soviet-era practice of sending its bomber aircraft on long-range flights, President Vladimir Putin has said. Mr Putin said the move to resume the flights permanently after a 15-year suspension was in response to security threats posed by other military powers.

Russia, China Hold Joint War Games
Chebarkul Testing Range, Russia - Fighter jets streaked through the air as Russian and Chinese forces held their first joint maneuvers on Russian land Friday in a demonstration of their growing military ties and a shared desire to counter U.S. global clout. The war games in the southern Ural Mountains involved some 6,000 troops from Russia and China along with a handful of soldiers from four ex-Soviet Central Asian nations that are part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional group dominated by Moscow and Beijing.

Russia Steps Up Military Expansion
Vladimir Putin announced ambitious plans to revive Russia's military power and restore its role as the world's leading producer of military aircraft yesterday.

CIA Editing Webpages

Wikipedia 'Shows CIA Page Edits'
An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries. Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president

Fast Food Children?

Craving For Junk Food 'Inherited'
Mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy may be condemning their children to crave the same diet, according to animal tests. Royal Veterinary College researchers found that when pregnant rats were fed a diet of biscuits, crisps and sweets, their babies ate more unhealthy food.

Canadian Military Bases In Arctic

Canada To Strengthen Arctic Claim
As the battle to back up claims over the resources of the Arctic Ocean heats up, Canada has said it will build two new military bases in its far north. Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement during a tour of Canada's northern territories.

Global Credit Fears

World Shares Fall On Credit Fears
Global stock markets have been under pressure for a second day amid fears that problems in the US mortgage market will prompt a worldwide credit crunch. Billions of dollars, pounds and euros were wiped off share values, hitting businesses and individual investors.