The fall of 2009 was a truly special season for the Emsland Group: For the first time in the history of the largest German potato starch manufacturer, it processed Tilling potatoes, which exclusively contain amylopectin starch.

When Egypt's government banned Islamic veils and all-encompassing robes in the dorms of public universities, it cited reports of men wearing the garb to sneak into the women's quarters.

A beach that featured in the closing scene of the film Shakespeare in Love has been left covered with slick of dead starfish. Up to 10,000 of the sea creatures died after being washed up onto Holkham Beach in Norfolk by strong currents during recent storm

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Seven years-old John Sangiti was sleeping with two of his siblings when the hyena broke through the cordon of thorns and thistles around the entrance. The eldest boy tried to ward it off but soon saw that this was a losing battle and sought refuge in

We know how to prevent genocide. But today, over 60 years after the Holocaust, the crisis in Darfur continues. One year ago this week, the Genocide Prevention Task Force issued clear recommendations for doing better, but the U.S has still fai

Israel and Lebanon have more pressing concerns than war with each other, but bickering could escalate to incite war if the U.S. and Europe don't help, said a report published by the Christian Science Monitor (CSM). It said Western policymakers, h

After departing Athens, Greece on October 30th, the Olympic Flame has been traveling across Canada, now about 1/3 of the way into its 106-day, 26,000 km overland relay (another 18,000 km by air).

Violence against them is "endemic" and Afghanistan's government fails to protect them from crimes such as rape and murder, a rights group said on Monday. Human Rights Watch said in a report the situation for women in Afghanistan is "dismal in every area

Doc 'The End of Poverty?' reveals poverty isnt an accident & began with globalization- not the 20thC variety engendered by multinationals & friends at the IMF, World Bank & WTO. They just codified practices that've kept developing countries poor. Read on!