People in drought-stricken countries could one day create rain clouds on demand thanks to laser technology.

Physicists have discovered that firing short laser bursts into the air can trigger the formation of water droplets. The breakthrough technique could help

stimulate rainfall in the future.

Scientist Jerome Kasparian and his team from the University of Geneva wanted to find a more environmentally friendly alternative to cloud seeding. This…

Niger is threatened with total crop failure in some areas and the situation is worse than the 2005 crisis, the UN humanitarian chief has

told the BBC.

But John Holmes said the new government is co-operating in aid efforts.

Ex-President Mamadou Tandja, toppled in a coup in February, was criticised for doing too little then and saying the crisis had been exaggerated.

Nearly 8m people are affected by the drought this year and the UN says up to $130m…

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PLAN OF SAN DIEGO. With the outbreak of revolution in northern Mexico in 1910, federal authorities and officials of the state of Texas feared that the violence and disorder might spill over into

the Rio Grande valley. The Mexican and Mexican-American populations

residing in the Valley…

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Students punished for wearing American flags on Cinco de Mayo

Five students at a California high school were forced to leave school and then face disciplinary action yesterday for the crime of wearing clothing printed with American flag designs.



If you’re wondering how being patriotic could possibly merit punishment, it’s because the kids displayed the American flags on May 5. And as everyone knows, American flags are absolutely…

As the Obama Administration continues the military privatization agenda, a CIA-connected firm and an Israeli-run company named

Instinctive Shooting…

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The dog takes a frontline position as protesters confront riot police

Doctors left a premature baby to die because he was born two days too early, his devastated mother claimed yesterday.

Sarah Capewell begged them to save her tiny son, who was born just 21 weeks and five days into her pregnancy - almost four months early.

They ignored her pleas and allegedly told her they were following national guidelines that babies born before 22 weeks should not be given medical treatment.…