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Stress of Childhood Poverty May Have Long-Term Effect on Brain
By Nicole Ostrow Children raised in poverty or in orphanages experience chronic stress early in life that can have long-lasting effects on the brain, setting them
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Tajikistan pines for old Soviet Union strength
Polls reveal that up to 70 percent of the Tajikistan population longs for the Soviet Union era. Industrial output is a fraction of 1990 levels,
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Poverty Has Same Effect On The Brain As Constantly Pulling All Nighters
BY BRYCE COVERT The mental strain of living in poverty and thinking constantly about tight finances can drop a person’s IQ by as much as 13
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What it’s like to spend a night in a North Korean house
North Korean homestay offers unparalleled scenery, interaction with locals BY SUSAN AHN A state-owned “homestay” program on North Korea’s Chilbo Mountain invites foreigners to eat, sleep
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Greek neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn opens two new chapters in U.S.
By Scott Kaufman The Anti-Defamation League reports that American members of Greece’s neo-Nazi “Golden Dawn” party have created chapters in Los Angeles and in what they’re calling
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US-Backed Syrian Rebels Behead 24 Syrians, Including Baby
Al-Qaeda linked terrorists in Syria have beheaded all 24 Syrian passengers traveling from Tartus to Ras al-Ain in northeast of Syria, among them a mother
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Israel has 80 nukes, can about triple inventory – report
Israel has never confirmed or denied possession of nuclear weapons, but according to new report by US experts it has at least 80 operative warheads
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Arafat poisoned to death: Medical journal
A report by one of the world’s leading medical journals has supported earlier findings that Yasser Arafat, the late leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization,
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PM kidnapping fiasco: ‘Liberated’ Libya is chaos-state
Although the detention of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan only lasted a few hours, it was a bold indication of the country’s deepening instability since
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Flesh-Eating Drug Krokodil Is Now Attacking Chicago Suburbs
The flesh-eating drug Krokodil made its horrifying United States debut two weeks ago in Arizona, but as many feared, its use has spread: there have now been three
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