When Did We Become Mentally Modern?
Ever since Darwin came up with the whole idea of evolution, there’s been one dominant picture of the moment we truly became human. It’s that cartoon sequence: You see a hairy ape man with a…
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Police arrest two suspected terrorists
The National Police counterterrorism squad arrested on Saturday two suspected terrorists but missed another during a raid on a house in Pasirbiru subdistrict in the West Java capital of Bandung. The two suspects, identified by…
Death toll climbs to 337 in China mudslides
Beijing, China (CNN) — Massive mudslides in northwestern China have killed 337 people, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Monday. An additional 1,148 people are missing, the news agency said, citing the civil affairs department…
Germany Shuts Mosque Used By Sept. 11 Hijackers
Police in the German port city of Hamburg shut down a mosque that was used by several Sept. 11 hijackers Monday for its suspected links to terrorism. Security services say they believe the Taiba mosque…
Obama attacks Bush policies in Bush’s home state
Texas – President Barack Obama attacked the economic policies of his Republican predecessor George W. Bush in Bush’s home state on Monday as evidence of the way Republicans would operate if given power in November…
FPI attacks HKBP church members in Bekasi
Hundreds of people from the Islam Defender Front (FPI) attacked members of the HKBP church in Pondok Indah Timur at Mustika Jaya district, Bekasi, West Java at 9 a.m. on Sunday. “He hadn’s started our…
Almost invisible mirrored tree house built in Sweden
They said it couldn’t be done. When we first wrote about the almost invisible tree house to be built in Sweden by Tham & Videgard, 899 commenters thought it was computer-generated eye candy, impossible to…
AS Hadiri Peringatan Bom Hiroshima
“Saat bom atom jatuh di Hiroshima dan Nagasaki, saya baru berumur satu tahun.” – Kota Hiroshima, Jepang, memeringati peristiwa jatuhnya bom atom di kota tersebut, Jumat, 6 Agustus 2010. Ini merupakan peringatan pertama yang dihadiri…
Insight: Rupiah redenomination: A step in the right direction
In a hearing with the House of Representatives Commission XI last week, the Board of Governors of Bank Indonesia announced its 10-year plan to reduce the value of the rupiah by dropping three zeros from…
Senate approves Obama nominee Kagan to top court
President Barack Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court won Senate approval on Thursday, his second appointment to the court that decides abortion, death penalty and other contentious cases. The Democratic-led Senate voted…
Banks Refuse to Testify at California Consumer Protection Hearing
Nation’s Largest Banks Reject Opportunity to Explain Home Equity Line of Credit Suspension Practices (SACRAMENTO) — Large national banks with a substantial presence in California, including Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo and Bank of America, have…
Judge overturns Calif. gay marriage ban
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge overturned California’s gay-marriage ban Wednesday in a landmark case that could eventually force the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right…
NY mosque near September 11 site wins approval
A New York city agency on Tuesday cleared the way for construction of a Muslim cultural center near the site of the September 11 attacks. In a case that triggered national debate, the City Landmarks…
Barnes & Noble up for sale
Barnes & Noble (BKS.N), the number one U.S. book store chain, is putting itself up for sale as business suffers in the high-stakes battle for a leading role in the digital books market. Barnes &…
ETAN Condemns U.S. Plan to Get Back in Bed with Indonesia’s Kopassus Killers
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today condemned the Obama administration’s decision to resume engagement with Indonesia’s notorious Kopassus special forces. “Slipping back into bed with Kopassus is a betrayal of the brutal…
Crown fire grows to more than 13,000 acres
The blaze in northern L.A. County has forced the evacuation of 300 homes. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph were making the fight difficult. The governor visited the site Friday. Firefighters launched an aerial…
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