At the Pentagon, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli said suicides reported among Army soldiers in the last four and a half months totaled 51, compared to 41 in the first two months of the year alone.Suicides reported among soldiers have tapered off from extreme highs of early this year amid intense Army [...]
For those who remember being glued to the TV on July 20, 1969, when Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin walked on the moon, and for a beleaguered space agency hoping to recapture lunar glory, Monday’s 40th anniversary of the first landing is a powerful historical beacon.The moon landing was “nothing less than a turning point [...]
About 1.6 million people are claiming unemployment benefits. Economists called the data “truly horrible”. The West Midlands has become the first British region in the current recession to see its unemployment rate reach double figures: 10.3 per cent. There is also increasing evidence that workers are turning to temporary and part-time work, as well as [...]
Our correspondent says the talks in Delhi promise to be spirited, although there is no indication of what outcome is expected. Mrs Clinton has sought to allay fears the US will press India on carbon emission cuts but will also argue they do not contradict economic development.She will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other [...]
The findings come from the latest roadside survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration based on breath, saliva, blood samples and questionnaires taken from randomly selected drivers in 300 locations around the United States. In 1973, 7.5 percent of drivers had a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. (A level of .08 is [...]
The sporty hybrid CR-Z, which was inspired by the CRX and unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, will enter the Japanese market next February.Analysts believe the Japanese company’s reputation for quality and its strong balance sheet should let it weather the current downturn and increase market share once consumers start buying big ticket items [...]
Rattner’s decision to step down after fewer than five months on the panel follows the administration’s successful plan to march GM and Chrysler through what Rattner once called “quick rinse” bankruptcies, backed by government aid that totals $85 billion. Rattner also carried out the firing of former GM Chairman Rick Wagoner as part of the [...]
Large groups of police armed with semi-automatic weapons and batons were deployed close to the scene of Monday’s violence, where Chinese authorities said police shot and killed two Uighur “lawbreakers” and wounded another.An Algerian-based Al-Qaeda affiliate was meanwhile calling for reprisals against Chinese workers in northern Africa, according to an intelligence report by London-based risk [...]
The tremors have increased under the San Andreas fault and is giving scientists as well as government officials sleepless nights. According to reserchers Robert Nadeau and Aurellie Guilhem ’s findings the earthquakes in 2003 and 2004 of magnitude 6.5 and 6.0 near the San Andreas Fault were preceded with background noises which were actually tremors. [...]
As for the future of the sheep, the team believes that they are still shrinking. Scientists first began studying Soay sheep, on the island of Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago, in 1985.Since then, the sheep have decreased in size by 5% – their legs getting steadily shorter and their body weight decreasing. The wild [...]