Monday, August 7, 2006 Scientists used three Labrador Retrievers with basic behavioral dog training The dogs were trained to lie down next to a sample from a cancer patient, and to ignore other samples. Dogs …
Thursday, July 6, 2006 Canadian PM Harper with U.S. President Bush. Canadian PM Harper with U.S. President Bush walking into the East Room of the White House. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with President …
Sunday, April 17, 2005Starting in 2006, HM passport service of Britain will begin use of biometric chips in the issuance of passports. Essential to this scheme is the creation of a central database for passport …
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz President Fidel Castro of Cuba has temporarily handed duties, including command of the military forces, to his brother, Raúl Castro. Fidel Castro is undergoing intestinal surgery for …
Saturday, April 2, 2005 A dead mouse was found in the cooler, and feces was found on the meat slicer and cutting board. (file) Chicago city inspectors closed the landmark Lithuanian restaurant Healthy Food on …
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 The United States Supreme Court on Monday ruled that “tobacco companies that marketed ‘light’ and ‘low tar’ cigarettes may be sued for fraud.” The 5-to-4 judgment is expected to open the …
Monday, December 2, 2013 Location of West Midlands within England Police in the West Midlands in England today said nearly 200 kilograms worth of drugs with value possibly as great as £30 million (about US$49 …
Thursday, December 1, 2011 View from first floor into Grand Hall, with Burns’ statue from the Calton Hill Monument. Image: Brian McNeil. Today saw Edinburgh’s Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopen following a two-and-a-half-year, £17.6m (US$27.4m) …
Thursday, October 21, 2010 The new British coalition government has warned local authorities in the United Kingdom not to provide tax breaks to branches of the Church of Scientology. After an investigation by The Guardian …
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 A file photo of a Toyota Avensis. Image: Mytho88. Car manufacturer Toyota is to recall almost 1.7 million cars in two simultaneous recalls, that include the Toyota Avensis and Lexus IS …