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Op-Ed: Zoos in UK put on alert amid fears of rhino horn poaching

It sounds unbelievable, but even rhinos in British zoos are not safe from poachers it seems. Wildlife parks and zoos in England, have been placed on alert amid fears that captive rhinos could be under threat from poachers.

In the Media by Elizabeth Batt - 2 comments

Op-Ed: Bears committing suicide to escape China's bile harvesting farms

Louis Ng, director of Animal Concerns Research and Education Society in Singapore (ACRES) recently reported that bears kept on bile farms in China and Vietnam are 'committing suicide' in an attempt to escape their miserable existence.

In the Media by Elizabeth Batt - 7 comments

Doctors succeed in removing 198-pound tumor from man's leg

Ho Chi Minh City - In a risky surgery, a man's 198-pound tumor has been successfully removed from his leg during a 12-hour operation in a hospital located in Ho Chi Minh City.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 2 comments

Record poaching in South Africa as rhino horns exceed gold prices

Home to 90 percent of the rhinos in Africa and the largest rhino population in the world, rhino poaching in South Africa has reached record proportions, with 50 percent of rhinos being taken from within Kruger National Park.

In the Media by Elizabeth Batt

Hints of 'God Particle' found by CERN scientists & researchers

Geneva - Originally meant to be built in Waxahachie, Texas, under the nickname of Desertron, Switzerland-France's CERN states it has seen "tantalizing hints" of the elusive Higgs boson, also called the "God particle," in two of their experiments.

In the Media by Nancy Houser - 2 comments

Japanese Koi carp: ‘living jewels’ in the pond Special

Koi carps, regularly present in ponds of Asian gardens, are well known for their beauty, docile temperament and longevity; they are also associated with love and happiness and can become enchanting pets.

Digital Journal Report by Igor I. Solar - 14 comments

Op-Ed: Bacteria smarter than world markets? Yes, and they can prove it

Sydney - There’s a business principle invented by CN Parkinson, the author of Parkinson’s Law. This theory is The Man Who Is Always Wrong. Global markets seem to have developed a strategy whereby unless something is wrong, they won't do it.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 7 comments

US sending State Secretary Clinton to Myanmar for needed reforms

US President Barack Obama is sending State Secretary Hillary Clinton to Myanmar (formerly Burma) to pursue what he calls "flickers of progress" in the country that endured five decades of global isolation and military oppression

In the Media by Leo Reyes

Australia: Boats sink, suicides, yet no real progress Special

The sacrifice asylum seekers make leaving troubled homelands is not made easier arriving in Australia where detention practices are likely to cause additional harm.

Digital Journal Report by Robert G Cope

Op-Ed: US Marines to be based in Darwin — World does not end

Sydney - Much hoo-ha is going on about an expected announcement of a permanent US Marine presence in Australia. Some say it will offend China. The deployment is based on future needs of USMC dispositions, training requirements and a range of regional situations.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 5 comments

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