 | DR Congo, Allegations of Trafficking by U.N. Peacekeepers - The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) today announced that allegations that a number of its peacekeepers based in the Ituri District have engaged in gold and weapons trafficking are under investigation |
 | Montgomery and Bourbon County School Boards to Reduce School Bus Diesel Emissions - As part of EPA’s Clean School Bus USA program, the Southeast Diesel Collaborative will present a grant for $171,000 to the School Boards of Montgomery and Bourbon Counties, KY, to retrofit 51 buses |
 | Task Force Lightning Soldiers attacked - TIKRIT, Iraq – Two Task Force Lightning Soldiers were killed in Baghdad Province, Tuesday when an explosion occurred near their vehicle. |
 | Central African Republic Under Probe of International Criminal Court - Acting on a referral by the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR), the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today announced an investigation into |
 | Spirit Unearths Surprise Evidence of Wetter Past on Mars - PASADENA, Calif. - A patch of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's rover Spirit is so rich in silica that it may provide some of the strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars was much wetter than it is now. |
 | Coalition Forces free 12 Iraqis - BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces freed 12 Iraqis who were held captive and beaten by terrorists during a raid Tuesday morning on a site northeast of Karmah targeted for its ties to another terrorist detention facility. |
 | Chenango Valley Pet Foods Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Certain Pet Foods - Chenango Valley Pet Foods previously recalled dry pet foods manufactured with a shipment of rice protein concentrate supplied by Wilbur-Ellis that possibly contained melamine contamination. Chenango Valley Pet Foods |
 | CDC Report Finds Significant Differences in Stroke Prevalence Among U.S. States - Stroke prevalence varies widely from state to state, with some states and U.S. territories having more than double the stroke prevalence of others, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report |
 | FAX-A-FRAUD, The FBI Is Watching You - The unsolicited faxes to small businesses in and around Scranton, Pennsylvania, seemed plausible enough: Get a 50-inch plasma-screen TV for less then $800. |
 | A380 embarks on series of demonstration tours - The world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, is embarking on a visit to the Asia-Pacific region as part of a series of demonstration tours that will take place during the year. The Asia-Pacific tour will take the A380 development aircraft MSN7 to Narita (Japan) from 4th |
 | U.S. General Wants to Know Why Iraqis Won't Reject the Violence - The top military commander in Iraq has urged people there to support the country and government and reject violence and sectarianism. |
 | EPA Hearings on California Air Resources Board's Request for Waiver - Washington, D.C. EPA will hold hearings in Arlington, VA on May 22 and Sacramento, CA on May 30, to provide additional opportunity for the public to participate in a comment period regarding California Air Resources |
 | Palestinian ceasefire in Gaza Not Holding - Voicing hope that the ceasefire reached by Palestinian factions operating in the Gaza Strip will hold after a week of deadly clashes, Secretary |
 | Protection of Civilians Must Come First in Lebanon - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against the fighting Lebanon and called on all sides to protect civilians. |
 | Graduation and the Real World - During the convocation speeches she gives, educator and bestselling author Susan V. Bosak likes to remind graduates that there's only one American Idol each year. |
 | Turkish Situation is Misunderstood by the West - Millions of Turks are demonstrating in Turkey, because they see that Turkey faces a serious risk of loosing her secularism. |
 | Radiation Detection Test Center Established For U.S. Rail System - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon begin conducting multiple projects in the Port of Tacoma, Wash., to evaluate technology and concepts of operations for radiation detection that will scan cargo at various points in transfer from ship to |
 | U.S. Visa System Reform Would Change Will Immigration - Washington – If enacted, a proposed plan for immigration reform would create a new merit-based immigration system and provide a path to citizenship for those |
 | Petraia Maritime Ltd Guilty of Environmental Crimes - WASHINGTON - A jury in Maine returned a guilty verdict against Petraia Maritime Ltd. late yesterday, for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution From Ships (APPS). Petraia was convicted of failing to maintain a record of its overboard discharges of oily bilge waste that |
 | Hazard Mitigation Grant Helps Fight Fires - CHICAGO, Ill. -- Seven wildfire-focused Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) projects funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in |
