♦ Risk of breast cancer relapse is low after surviving 5 years

Breast cancer survivor Fran Staiman holds 6-month-old Ethan Kahl as she's hugged by Ethan's mom, Rana Kahl, also a breast cancer survivor, during the 2007 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Washington. Women who survive breast cancer five years have a relatively low relapse rate. Women who survive five years after being diagnosed with breast cancer have a good chance of remaining cancer-free...	1 vote

♦ Coral grief

A climatologist who is trying to explain why even the most immediate and drastic steps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions may not save the coral reefs, has embarked on a metaphor for climate change. "The climate is like this big ship, right? We are all on this big ship and the problem is once you hit the brakes it takes a long time for the ship to actually slow down and stop...	1 vote

♦ Do albinos get your protection?

The BBC has been investigating the unexplained murders of albinos in Tanzania and uncovered a gruesome trade in body parts. The evidence points to albinos being killed to order by witch doctors, who use their body parts for magic potions to make people rich. There is a widely held belief in Tanzania and many parts of Africa that albinos have mystical powers. In Mali for example...	1 vote

♦ Ontario police targeted 4 people in wiretaps during native protest: CBC

That information has emerged in the case against Shawn Brant, a Mohawk leader facing a possible 12 years in prison for a protest that shut down Highway 401 and CN rail lines in Eastern Ontario. Under the law, most wiretaps need a judge's approval but police can act on their own in extreme emergencies if they suspect the targets of the surveillance are about to commit serious crimes. In this case...	1 vote

♦ Hurricane watch issued in South Texas as Dolly nears

A man watches the waves break at the beach in the resort city of Cancun, Mexico, a few hours before the arrival of Tropical Storm Dolly on Sunday. CANCUN, Mexico A hurricane watch was issued for parts of the Texas and Mexico coasts Monday as Tropical Storm Dolly entered the Gulf of Mexico.	1 vote

♦ US will sign N-deal even with minority Govt: Boucher

Speaking in an interview to the website rediff.com, Boucher said: "We are going to work with the Indians. We are going to work with the Congress, and we are going to take this as far as we can go." Boucher also said that the Bush Administration is quite excited by the prospect of going ahead with the deal...	1 vote

♦ Polishing May Be Bad For Your Teeth

So far, scientists lacked measuring techniques to assess tooth abrasion caused by chewing, and effect of toothpastes. The effectiveness of a prophylactic paste has been measured by how well the granules that it contains are able to smoothen a rough surface.	1 vote

♦ 3 men plead guilty to lesser charges in airline plot

Three men accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic flights, including two Canada-bound ones, have pleaded guilty to lesser offences, saying they never meant to detonate the bombs in mid-air, a jury was told Monday in London, England. Those three defendants plus two others have also admitted to "conspiring to cause a public nuisance" by publishing videos threatening suicide bomb attacks.	1 vote

♦ Egyptian police uncover explosives cache in Sinai desert

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian security official says police have discovered 550 pounds of explosives hidden in the Sinai desert near the border with Israel. The official says Bedouin trackers working for authorities found an underground hiding place in Nagaa Shabanah, a village a few miles south of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.	1 vote

♦ Doctors' strike spreads in Nepal

A strike by doctors in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, has spread to clinics and hospitals across the country, medics say. Medical staff began the industrial action on Wednesday, demanding improved security at work. They say they have been subjected to violence and threats from relatives of patients who accuse them of negligence.	1 vote

♦ Salt is killing Canadians: researchers

Our addiction to salt is causing up to 17,000 excess cases a year in Canada of stroke, heart attack and heart failure, according to new Canadian research.	1 vote

♦ Vatican to mark anniversary of death of Pope Pius XII

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Tuesday it will mark the 50th anniversary this year of the death of Pope Pius XII, describing the controversial World War II pontiff as a great pope who spoke out when necessary. The Vatican has often defended Pius from charges that he remained largely silent in the face of the Holocaust.	1 vote

♦ Ex-spokesman McClellan blasts Bush administration in book

Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President Bush "veered terribly off course," was not "open and forthright on Iraq," and took a "permanent campaign approach" to governing at the expense of candor and competence. • McClellan charges that Bush relied on "propaganda" to sell the war.	1 vote

♦ James Bond is back in book form with the 'Devil'

Sebastian Faulks puts a whole new spin on James Bond. (Doubleday, 278 pp., $24. What it's about:  A new James Bond novel by Englishman Sebastian Faulks, writing in the style of Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, who died in 1964. The publisher is keeping the plot a secret but says it's set during the Cold War in exotic locations around the world.	1 vote

♦ Record level of benefits 'stolen'

Record levels of benefits and other public money are being "stolen" or overpaid, but authorities are not doing enough about it, says a report. Some £140m of fraud or overpayments have been detected in England by a biennial Audit Commission study. The figure including £24m in housing benefit overpayment and fraud had risen 26% since its 2004/05 findings.	1 vote