Wildlife has been vastly affected by the deadly oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In particular, pelicans are greatly troubled by the oil. Their feathers end up soaked in oil whenever they try to grab a fish. These birds were brought to the Louisiana bird rehabilitation center where they received aid from volunteers. The [...]

NEW YORK – Giant tobacco companies filed a case against New York City’s rule mandating almost 11,500 cigarette merchants to publicize graphical danger signs about cigarette smoking. One advertisement shows a picture with rotting tooth, stating “Smoking causes tooth decay. Quit smoking today.” There are also same posters with x-ray images of a smashed up [...]

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has announced last Thursday that President Barack Obama’s trip to Australia and Indonesia will have to be rescheduled. He did not mention any specific reason for the postponement. Some sources say the postponement is due to the president’s focus on cleaning up the oil spill. It is estimated that [...]

South Korea has plans of calling on the UN Security Council to handle the North Korea problems after Pyongyang threatened that war could erupt soon. South Korea President Lee Myung-Bak is appealing to its allies and the international community to aid in their retaliation and to help force North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons [...]

The Malaysian government has pleaded with Israel to allow their aid ship to safely head to Gaza. The Irish ship funded by Malaysia is the MV Rachel Corrie. Onboard are 11 activists which includes a Nobel Peace laureate named Mairead Corrigan. Corrigan is an Irish peace activist who seeks to bring attention to the Israeli [...]

The convoy going to Gaza was discovered to have a hidden agenda. Knives, clubs, Kevlar vests, night vision goggles and some slingshots were found aboard the ships that were supposed to bring aid to Gaza. There were indeed medical equipment on the ship but these other things seem to indicate that the convoy had hostile [...]

Workers in China protested, and the companies responded by increasing hefty pay. This is good news for China and the world, because it implies that the country is slowly leaning on towards the benefit of the workers. This is a good indication because it will lead to increase in domestic consumption. Aside from this, it [...]

China’s manufacturing increased slower than expected in May, as the reports indicated property sales drops in three major Chinese cities. This resulted in stock declines all over Asia as they speculate that China’s economy may slow. The manufacturing index, from which the figures are based on, is announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics. The [...]

Shaken by the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship, Russian experts arrived in Seoul last Monday to shed some light on the issue. They will review the findings of the investigation that is blaming North Korea as the culprit. The incident occurred while South Korean troops were having a practice sortie near the tense [...]

Scientists have now found hope in an experimental vaccine that prevented infection with the AIDS virus. In a large scale AIDS vaccine trial in Bangkok with more than 16,000 Thai volunteers, researchers announced that this breakthrough vaccine diminished the risk of being infected by HIV by more than 31 percent.