Strong earthquake hits off southern Japan coast The News & Observer | TOKYO -- A strong earthquake shook several small islands off Japan's southern coast on Sunday, rattling buildings over 100 miles (160 kilometers) away in Taiwan and causing officials to temporarily issue a tsunami warning. | There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. | Japan's Meteor...
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker The Guardian | Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by computers. Photograph: Corbis | Figuring out who was behind the hack of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Angl...
Japan balks at $2 billion bill to host US troops The News International Monday, February 08, 2010 | GINOWAN, Japan: In a country where land is a precious commodity, many US bases in Japan boast golf courses, football fields and giant shopping malls whose food courts offer everything from Taco Bell to Subway and Starbucks...
Japan balks at $2 billion bill to host US troops The News & Observer | GINOWAN, Japan -- In a country where land is a precious commodity, many U.S. bases in Japan boast golf courses, football fields and giant shopping malls whose food courts offer everything from Taco Bell to Subway and Starbucks. | They are the most ...
Strong earthquake hits off southern Japan coast The News & Observer | TOKYO -- A strong earthquake shook several small islands off Japan's southern coast on Sunday, rattling buildings over 100 miles (160 kilometers) away in Taiwan and causing officials to temporarily issue a tsunami warning. | There were no immediate...
Chuck Shepherd Star Tribune | Chuck Shepherd writes the syndicated column News of the Weird. Recent content from Chuck Shepherd | A December USA Today analysis revealed that during the first 18 months of the recent recession, beginning December 2007, the number of federal emplo...
Japan's new government balks at $2 billion spent annually to host US troops Star Tribune | GINOWAN, Japan - In a country where land is a precious commodity, many U.S. bases in Japan boast golf courses, football fields and giant shopping malls whose food courts offer everything from Taco Bell to Subway and Starbucks. | They are the most v...
Gov't says court can dismiss Uighur detainee case The Examiner Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - The Obama administration is suggesting the Supreme Court dismiss a case that tests whether a federal judge can order Guantanamo Bay detainees released in the United States. | The move follows Switzerland's decision t...
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker The Guardian | Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by computers. Photograph: Corbis | Figuring out who was behind the hack of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia requires some digital forensic skills – and a...
International Potato Center opens Asia branch in China The Himalayan | LIMA: The International Potato Center, repository of the largest potato gene bank in the world, has opened a regional office in China to help boost Asian production of the ubiquitous tubers, the Peru-based center said. | "Research into potatoes and sweet potatoes will receive a new boost in a region which urgently needs to guarantee its own ...