PORT VILA — A shallow 7.2 earthquake struck off Vanuatu Friday, seismologists said, sparking a tsunami warning which was later

cancelled.

The quake at 04:14 am (1714 GMT Thursday) hit at a depth of 36 kilometres (22 miles), 214 kilometres northwest of

Luganville, or 2,070 kilometres northeast of Brisbane, Australia,

according to the US Geological Survey.

The United States issued a tsunami warning for areas of the South Pacific including the Solomon …

ROME, May 26 (Reuters) - A deficit cutting package due to be

approved by Italy on Tuesday will ban cash transactions for more than

5,000 euros ($6,188) in an effort to crack down on tax evasion, a

government source said on Monday.

Reducing the ceiling on cash transactions, which currently stands at 12,500 euros, forms part of the package of public sector

hiring and wage reductions and spending cutbacks being prepared by

Economy…

Drug War: U.S. continues to inject billions into a losing fight

WINFIELD, Mo. — Mexican drug smugglers are increasingly peddling a form of ultra-potent heroin that sells for as little as $10 a bag and is so pure it can kill unsuspecting users

instantly, sometimes before they even remove the syringe from their veins.

An Associated Press review of…

Small businesses threatened with 1099 tax form tyranny provision in health care bill

Legalize Marijuana: California's Cannabis Choice in 2010

by David Kretzmann

Just Like 9/11? Oil Spill Responders Are Getting Sick ... But Are Being Told They Don't Need Any Safety Gear

The U.S. government suppressed health information after 9/11. For example, as Newsday noted in…

Elena Kagan and Monsanto

In the fourth quarter of 2009, 502 U.S. citizens took an extraordinary step… they made the decision to permanently renounce…

7-year-old girl killed in Detroit police raid

By the CNN Wire Staff



May 16, 2010 3:53 p.m. EDT

Aiyana Jones was shot and killed by police executing a search warrant, according to officials.

(CNN) -- Police in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday expressed "profound sorrow" at the …

Bayou Fisherman: Oil Execs "Should Be Treated Like Terrorists"

BARATARIA, Louisiana— It is the perfect blue sky, humidity-free spring day in bayou country that makes

you feel like everything should be all right in the world.

The intercoastal waterway leading to the Gulf of Mexico is calm, the canals that host fishing boats behind each neat suburban home reflect the midday sun, and…

Thai PM defends crackdown as bodies lie on streets

BANGKOK – Thailand's leader defended the deadly army crackdown on protesters besieging the capital's heart, saying Saturday

the country's very future was at stake. Protesters dragged away the

bodies of three people from sidewalks — shot by army snipers, they…

Digital Photocopiers Loaded With Secrets

Your Office Copy Machine Might Digitally Store Thousands of Documents That Get Passed on

at Resale…

Rogue Thai general aiding protesters shot in head

BANGKOK – A rogue army general working with anti-government protesters was shot in the head Thursday while talking

to reporters in downtown…

- May 12, 2010

Illinois School Nixes Basketball Team's Trip to Arizona Over Immigration Law

An Illinois high school says it's denying its girls' basketball team the opportunity to play in an Arizona basketball tournament over the Grand Canyon

State’s new immigration…

Police Stop Leaves Driver, Passengers Humiliated

Selling Diseases

This article is part of Big Pharma, Bad Medicine, a forum on the impact of the pharmaceutical

industry on medical training and science, and the responsibilities ofphysicians.

UN experts says Arizona law violates international human rights treaty

The…