Juba (AFP) Dec 25, 2013 - Thousands of South Sudanese have been killed in more than a week of violence, with reports of bodies piled in mass graves, the UN said as it moved to nearly double its peacekeepers there.
New York (AFP) Dec 25, 2013 - A US federal judge has rejected a bid from BP to require companies prove their losses are directly linked to the 2010 massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill before getting a payout.
Quito (AFP) Dec 24, 2013 - Ecuador President Rafael Correa warned Monday that reports US intelligence played a role in a 2008 Colombian attack on FARC rebels in his country could threaten regional peace efforts.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 24, 2013 - The U.S. Energy Department, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP), the Consumer
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 23, 2013 - Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity without any loss of energy. In order to exhibit this property, however, classical superconductors need to be cooled almost to absolute zero
Washington (AFP) Dec 23, 2013 - The US military on Monday deployed a special Marine Corps unit and aircraft to the Horn of Africa to prepare for possible further evacuations of Americans from South Sudan, officials said.
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Dec 23, 2013 - UBC researchers have discovered a universal electronic state that controls the behavior of high-temperature superconducting copper-oxide ceramics. The work, published this week in the journal
York, UK (SPX) Dec 23, 2013 - Scientists at the University of York have made a significant step in the search to develop effective second generation biofuels. Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at York have discovered
Juba (AFP) Dec 22, 2013 - Rebel forces in South Sudan threaten the crucial oil fields key to the economy, experts warn, risking possible military intervention by old enemies Sudan should production not be protected.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2013 - The lithium-ion batteries that power our laptops, smartphones and electric vehicles could have significantly higher energy density if their graphite anodes were to be replaced by lithium metal anode
San Mateo CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2013 - Space-Time Insight has announced that the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has implemented Space-Time Insight's geospatial and visual analytics software. The software facilitates f
Juba (AFP) Dec 21, 2013 - A top South Sudan army commander based in the key oil-producing Unity state appears to have defected to rebel forces, the country's army spokesman said Friday.
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 20, 2013 - Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) and the firm Luz WaveLabs are developing an innovative Terahertz generator that improves signal quality by one million times as compared to
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - Brazil's mining giant Vale said Thursday it has agreed to sell about half of its stake in a consortium that runs the Belo Monte dam in the Amazon.
London (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Friday to defend the Falkland Islands after a momentous year in which residents voted to remain a British overseas territory.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - A Chinese state oil company said Friday it was evacuating workers because of political violence in South Sudan that has left hundreds dead.
