Lost Innocents

My close friend Ashraf and I have worked, eaten, discussed... even disagreed, through so many broadcasting assignments - some under intense pressure as Palestinian gunmen in Gaza fight Israel, or each other.

Costa Rica quake toll pushes higher

The number of people killed from an earthquake in Costa Rica rose to 34 on Saturday, a government official said. Another 64 people were listed as missing two days after the 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook north-central Costa Rica, the official said.

On the trail of the Arctic wolf

During summer 2007, professional explorer Jim McNeill travelled to Ellesmere Island with a BBC Natural History Unit crew, to capture the elusive Arctic wolf on camera.

Calls for ban on monkey testing

A Scottish MEP has called for a proposed ban on primate testing to be extended to include monkeys used in Scottish laboratories. Labour MEP David Martin said Scotland runs proportionately more tests on primates than any country in the EU.

30 Unexpected and Unusual Things You Can Still Put in the Compost

Composting isn't just for food, silly! You'll be surprised at all the strange, random junk you can toss in the compost bucket.

Wait a Second: Why 2008 Was a Long Year

On Dec. 31, just before 7 p.m. Eastern time, a leap second will be added to atomic clocks around the world to realign Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the international standard for atomic clocks, with Earth's rotational period.

The Christ of India

In the Himalayan fastnesses Jesus was instructed in yoga and the highest spiritual life, receiving the spiritual name "Isha," which means Lord, Master, or Ruler, a descriptive title often applied to God, as in the Isha Upanishad. Isha is also a particular title of Shiva.19

Zimbabwe's children 'wasting away' - aid group

Some of Zimbabwe's children are "wasting away" as political turmoil and economic crisis has caused a severe food shortage, according to a report from Save the Children. Children sleep rough on the border between Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Iranians join Bush shoe protest

Dozens of Iranians in the country's capital Tehran have held their own shoe-throwing rally in protest at US President George W Bush.

Each grain of sand a tiny work of art

Explosives Get Greener, Cheaper

Explosives and green tech aren't two things you might always think of as going hand in hand.

Haitians 'screaming for help' after storms

Haitian families scrambled onto rooftops and screamed for help Tuesday in a city flooded by Tropical Storm Hanna, as U.N. peacekeepers and rescue convoys tried in vain to reach them.

Beautiful Foot & Mouth Art Works

Beautiful art pieces done unconventionally. In fact, they were painted the difficult way, the Foot and Mouth way.

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Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics

In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers.

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Night club drug could ease depression: scientists

Scientists have unraveled how a horse tranquilizer and hallucinogenic night club drug known as "Special K" can ease depression, researchers said on Friday...

Polar bears 'at risk' in Canada

"Polar bears in Canada are at risk from climate change but not threatened with extinction, a panel of experts has advised the Canadian government."

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