World | Africa - Reuters.com

World | Africa - Reuters.com: "Despite having the four men in custody, police were unable to locate the uranium."

Scientists recreate out-of-body experiences (no drugs) - Yahoo! News

Scientists recreate out-of-body experiences (no drugs) - Yahoo! News: "Now neuroscientists have manipulated a group of perfectly healthy volunteers into thinking they had moved outside their bodies by distorting their perception of reality. Using virtual reality goggles to mix up the sensory signals reaching the brain, they induced the volunteers into projecting their awareness into a virtual body. Participants confirmed they had experienced sitting behind their physical body and looking at it. The illusion was so strong that the volunteers reacted with a palpable sense of fear when their virtual selves were threatened with physical force. The findings suggest there may be a scientific explanation for these types of out-of-body experiences, which are often thought of as delusional or paranormal, and the scientists believe their research could have important applications."

Quebec police says masked protesters were cops : Top Stories : News : Sympatico / MSN

Quebec police says masked protesters were cops : Top Stories : News : Sympatico / MSN: "The Quebec police force admits that three masked protesters at the Montebello summit were undercover officers -- the same men accused of trying to incite violence. "

Biofuels switch a mistake, say researchers | Environment | The Guardian

Biofuels switch a mistake, say researchers | Environment | The Guardian: "Increasing production of biofuels to combat climate change will release between two and nine times more carbon gases over the next 30 years than fossil fuels, according to the first comprehensive analysis of emissions from biofuels."

Syrian-Saudi war of words bodes ill for troubled region - International Herald Tribune

Syrian-Saudi war of words bodes ill for troubled region - International Herald Tribune: "BEIRUT, Lebanon: A new war of words has erupted between Syria and Saudi Arabia, signaling a further low in relations between the Mideast's two key regional players — one of them aligned with Washington and the other with Tehran."

Pentagon to suspend anti-terror database - Yahoo! News

Pentagon to suspend anti-terror database - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Tuesday that it will shut down an anti-terror database that has been criticized for improperly storing information on peace activists and others whose actions posed no threat. It will be closed on Sept. 17 and information collected subsequently on potential terror or security threats to Defense Department facilities or personnel will be sent by Pentagon officials to an FBI database known as Guardian, according to Army Col. Gary Keck, a Pentagon spokesman. Keck said the Pentagon database is being shut down because 'the analytical value had declined,' but not because of public criticism of how it was used."

The Raw Story | Former CIA officer: US to attack Iran within 6 months

The Raw Story | Former CIA officer: US to attack Iran within 6 months: "Fox News asked former CIA field officer Bob Baer on Tuesday whether the US is 'gearing up for a military strike on Iran.' Baer has written a column for Time indicating that Washington officials expect an attack within the next six months."

PeoplePC - News

PeoplePC - News: "FRANKFURT, Germany - A two-day outage that left millions of Skype users unable to use the popular Internet phone service was caused by an abnormally high number of restarts after people had downloaded a Windows security update, the company said Monday. The worldwide outage, which began on Thursday and ended on Saturday, left millions of Skype users unable to log on to make phone calls or send instant messages."

WestEnder - Top Stories

WestEnder - Top Stories: "The Turks have never been happy about America’s closeness to the Kurds who helped the United States bring down Saddam Hussein. But, they are more concerned about those Iraqi Kurds sitting on huge oil reserves around Kirkuk. Therefore, if Iraq descended into all-out civil war, Kurdistan in northern Iraq could become a totally separate and very rich entity on Turkey’s border."

GoldMoney - Founder's Commentary

GoldMoney - Founder's Commentary: "Is a German-style hyperinflation really our future? Central banks in the past week created 1/3rd of a trillion dollars out of thin air in the blink of an eye. Does that sit right with you?"