Month August 2005

Temperatures for the next ten days will be between 110-116. Electricity and water supplies are still spotty, so grab water when you can, and sleep on the roof where it’s cooler (But watch out for U.S. attack helicopters who might…

India moves to spread wealth India passed its most ambitious antipoverty program in decades Tuesday in an effort to spread more widely the spoils of the country’s rapid economic growth. Presenting the bill in parliament, Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi…

Tropical storms have doubled in destructive potential in the past 30 years because ocean surfaces have become warmer, according to a leading climate researcher. This is the first time that an increase in the size, duration and power of tropical…

Armed police officers fired at Jean Charles de Menezes for over 30 seconds when they killed him at Stockwell tube station, according to a witness statement made to independent investigators and obtained by the Guardian. The witness says the shots…

A top Sunni Arab negotiator said Saturday that no agreement has been reached on the draft constitution and called on Iraqis to reject it in an Oct. 15 referendum. A government spokesman indicated talks were hopelessly deadlocked and said “this…