Nigeria Rescues 400 Stranded Cameroonians On The High Sea
By David Ogah
NIGERIA yesterday rescued no fewer than four hundred Cameroonians from drowning in the high sea when their passenger vessels, conveying them to Cutonu, Republic of Benin to Gabon, ran short of fuel and drifted for several hours on the high sea.
One billion people now live in Africa, says a new report. The continent’s population is growing by about 24 million a year, and will double to nearly two billion by 2050, the report adds.
Israeli Scientists Prove DNA Evidence Can Be Faked
Scientists in Israel have discovered a way to prove that DNA evidence can be faked.
Long considered the most solid proof in any criminal court case, the biological goods can easily be planted at a crime scene, according to Dan Frumkin, lead author of a paper published in the online journal Forensic Science International: Genetics. “You can just engineer a crime scene,” Frumkin contends. “Any biology undergraduate could perform this.”
Israeli Government Outraged By “Blood Libel” – News Reports
Government officials and commentators in Israel described reports that its army was extracting the body organs of Palestinians killed in ongoing clashes as anti-Semitic and libellous.
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi: Profile of a Scapegoat
“To be incarcerated in a far off land, completely alien to my way of life and culture has been not only a shock but also a most profound dislocation for me personally and for my whole family,” he said.
Mexico Legalizes Drug Possession
August 21, 2009
Mexico enacted a controversial law on Thursday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging government-financed treatment for drug dependency free of charge.
A leading Swedish newspaper claims Israeli soldiers kidnap Palestinians to steal their organs and sell them in the black market.
In an article titled They plunder the organs of our sons, the daily Aftonbladet said Israeli soldiers abduct young Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip and return their bodies to their families after removing their organs.
Cannabis Treats Prostate Cancer – New Study
Following the growing interest in medical benefits of cannabis, a new study finds that the compound can help fight prostate cancer.
Philosopher Kings 2: The Knights Templar’s Revenge
by Paul A Drockton M.A.
