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  US lifts ban on war dead photos
Date: February  26, 2009  

The US defence department has lifted a ban on news organisations showing pictures of the coffins of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.Defence Secretary Robert Gates said photographs of the flag-draped caskets of US war dead being returned home will be allowed if their families agree.The move overturns a ban put in place by President George Bu
  More seeds for doomsday vault
Date: February  26, 2009  

Almost 90,000 food crop seed samples have arrived at the "doomsday vault" in the Arctic Circle, as part of its first anniversary celebrations.The four-tonne shipment takes the number of seeds stored in the frozen repository to more than 20 million.The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, built 130m (426ft) inside a mountain, aims to protect the world s food
  Ignored factors
Date: February  26, 2009  

AnalysisMichael BlastlandBBC NewsWhat caused the recession Or is the answer obvious Banks and bankers and regulators and debt, surelyIt s simple.But maybe too simple. It sounds, in fact, more like a story than the messiness of economic life.I m not arguing that banks and debt weren t critical, far from it, but I wonder if we ve forgotten something:
  Hacker step closer to extradition
Date: February  26, 2009  

British computer hacker Gary McKinnon has lost the latest round of his battle against extradition to the US.The Crown Prosecution Service refused to bring charges against him in the UK.Mr McKinnon, 42, from Wood Green, north London, faces up to 70 years in prison if found guilty in the US of breaking into military computers.Supporters had called on
  Earliest human footprints found
Date: February  26, 2009  

The earliest footprints showing evidence of modern human foot anatomy and gait have been unearthed in Kenya.The 1.5 million-year-old footprints show signs of a pronounced arch and short, aligned toes, in contrast to older footprints.The size and spacing of the Kenyan footprint trails - attributed to Homo erectus -reflect the height, weight, and wal
  Why Florida researchers are using magnets to confuse crocodiles
Date: February  26, 2009  

Magnets are being attached to crocodiles in Florida to disrupt their sense of direction and so make them less of a threat to humans.Crocodiles use the influence of the earth s magnetic field to help them navigate, according to researchers.Attaching magnets to a crocodile s head seems to disrupt its "homing" ability.The technique is now being tried
  Brazil priest suspended for views
Date: February  26, 2009  

By Gary DuffyBBC News, Sao PauloA Roman Catholic priest in Brazil who defended the use of contraceptives and the rights of homosexuals has been suspended by his local archbishop.Father Luiz Couto has been told he can resume his priestly duties in the north-eastern state of Paraiba if he publicly renounces his views. The priest is also a member of C
  Lesbian couple sue over baby row
Date: February  26, 2009  

A lesbian couple from Glasgow is suing health officials for £20,000 over their refusal to help them have a baby.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) denied Caroline Harris and Julie McMullan IVF treatment as they were not classified as an infertile couple.But both women say this amounts to discrimination and are seeking a judicial review of the d
  Rapid HIV evolution avoids attack
Date: February  25, 2009  

HIV is evolving rapidly to escape the human immune system, an international study has shown.The Nature study highlights just how tough it could be to develop a vaccine that keeps pace with the changing nature of the virus.The researchers showed HIV was able to adapt rapidly to counter human genes controlling immune system molecules that can target
  Detainees split Zimbabwe cabinet
Date: February  25, 2009  

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said the country s attorney general is blocking the release of political detainees. About 30 activists are currently being held, including a senior member of Mr Tsvangirai s MDC party, Roy Bennett.Mr Tsvangirai said President Robert Mugabe had agreed a deal that would see the release of the detainees.Bu


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