Greek police arrest leader, deputies of far-right Golden Dawn party
Source: Reuters - Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:55 AM Author: Reuters By Renee Maltezou and Harry Papachristou ATHENS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Greek police arrested the leader, two lawmakers and…
Stop lending money to the yakuza, FSA tells Mizuho
Criminals' bank of choice: Pedestrians walk by a sign for Mizuho Bank in Tokyo. Financial regulators on Friday ordered the mega-bank to stop lending money to yakuza. | BLOOMBERG AFP-JIJI…
Millions in advanced US weaponry stolen by Libyan jihadis
Posted By Brendan Bordelon On 12:49 PM 09/27/2013 In Daily Caller News Foundation Libyan militants allied with terrorist groups stole millions of dollars in high-grade American military equipment, including armored…
Cyprus: arrest warrant issued for former Central Bank head
27 September, 14:39 (ANSAmed) - NICOSIA, SEPTEMBER 27 - An arrest warrant has been issued against a former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus who failed to show up…
Japan to raid Novartis over alleged data fabrication
27 Sep 2013 Tokyo (AFP) Japanese authorities are preparing to raid the local arm of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis over data fabrication claims, reports said Friday. A health ministry panel of…
First scoop of Mars soil contains 2 percent water: study
27 Sep 2013 Washington (AFP) The first scoop of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's Curiosity rover held about two percent water, offering hope for hydrating humans who someday explore the Red…
Hormone disruptors are regenerating themselves in darkness / casting doubt on environmental risk assessments
Hormone disruptors rise from the dead Broken-down pollutants reform in the dark, casting doubt on environmental risk assessments. Mark Peplow 26 September 2013 The vast amounts of steroids that are…
Nazis offered peace with the Allies in 1941… but only if they were allowed to invade Russia
The high-ranking Nazi was carrying out orders from the Fuhrer Offered the British a deal that would see Germany pull out of Western Europe - so long as the fascists…
Matchstick-sized sensor can record your private chats ( From far away )
26 September 2013 by Jim Nash Magazine issue 2936. A sensor previously used for military operations can now be tuned to secretly locate and record any single conversation on…
Militant Sunnis add Pakistani Christians to hit list
Deadly attack on church signals shift in fight against rival Muslims AP Sep 25, 2013 Article history Online: Sep 25, 2013 Print: Sep 26, 2013 Last Modified: Sep 25, 2013…
Cold War documents show NSA spied on US senators ( “Minaret ” )
26 Sep 2013 Washington (AFP) The National Security Agency eavesdropped on civil rights icon Martin Luther King and heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali as well as other leading critics of the Vietnam War…
Revealed: Qatar’s World Cup ‘slaves’
Exclusive: Abuse and exploitation of migrant workers preparing emirate for 2022 Pete Pattisson in Kathmandu and DohaThe Guardian, Wednesday 25 September 2013 12.46 EDT Link to video: Qatar: the migrant workers forced…
Why ARE so many people being labelled bipolar? More and more celebrities say they have it, but here a top psychiatrist warns the disorder is far too readily diagnosed, leaving many trapped on ‘zombie’ pills
What it means to be bipolar has undergone a transformation Once seen as rare and disabling, it now vaguely refers to 'mood swings' The drugs used to treat the condition…
Foot Cream Kills HIV by Tricking Cells to Commit Suicide
Ciclopirox is currently approved by the FDA as a topical antifungal cream (Credit: Fougera) A common drug that dermatologists turn to treat nail fungus appears to come with a not-so-tiny…
Google chiefs travel on YOUR tax dollars after NASA sell them cut price fuel for their private jets
Investigation finds firm owned by Google execs keeps jets at Nasa facility There it buys fuel at prices from a half to nearly a fifth of market rate Planes used …
Warning of Potential Side Effects of a Product Can Increase Its Sales
Sep. 24, 2013 — Drug ads often warn of serious side effects, from nausea and bleeding to blindness, even death. New research suggests that, rather than scaring consumers away, these…
American women’s wages won’t be equal to those of American men for another 45 years, says a recent study
Women earned 77 cents for every dollar men earned last year Most full-time employed women will be retired by the time wages are equal between women and men Stagnant wages…
Scientists find ‘black holes’ at sea: The ocean whirlpools from which nothing can ever escape – not even water
Eddies are so tightly surrounded by water paths that nothing can escape Scientists have found they are mathematically equivalent to black holes The findings may help explain the spread of…
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