Sat Sep 29, 2:44 PM
By The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the negative reception he received at Columbia University failed to damage Iran's image and instead hurt America's prestige abroad.
By Khaled Yacoub OweisSat Sep 29, 8:58 AM ET
Syria accused Israel on Saturday of making excuses for war by spreading what it described as false reports that an Israeli air raid targeted a site linked to weapons of mass destruction.
Saturday, 29 September 2007 Written by Chris Perver
As the British University and College Union decides against implementing its proposed boycott of the Jewish state due legal difficulties, the Methodist Church is considering divesting from companies that provide Israel with equipment for maintaining law and order in the Palestinian territories. The UCU has sought legal advice on its boycott of Israeli academia and has been told that such a boycott would run foul of anti-discrimination legislation in the United Kingdom. The UCU's decision to boycott Israel was strongly criticized by the UK government, and professors from leading British universities stated it was hard to find any explanation for the resolution other than plain old anti-Semitism. The UCU has dropped plans for an academic boycott of Israel, but is pressing ahead in other areas where it can legally demonize Israel.
2007-09-28 By CHRIS KAHN Associated Press Writer
PHOENIX (AP) -- It sounds like science fiction but it's true: A killer amoeba living in lakes enters the body through the nose and attacks the brain where it feeds until you die.
Raises concerns over international implications of epidemic
Posted: September 28, 2007 El Universal
Dozens of people in a Mexican city are gravely ill with what is being treated as a possible outbreak of avian flu, according to a new report from a Spanish-language website.
