Gordon Brown 'mortified' by his 'bigoted woman' slur

Yep, if there's one sure way of winning hearts and minds, it's by calling honest questioners of your policies 'bigots'. This is the dumb ass that's our Prime Minister?

India opposition parties strike over high food prices

"Food prices in India have risen by as much as 20% over the past year."

Egyptian restaurants hold 'meat strike' as prices soar

"The price of meat in Egypt has risen so quickly over the last few months that restaurants removed it from their menus during a one-day protest."

Central Chile struck by magnitude 6.1 earthquake

"An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has struck central Chile in the same region that was badly damaged in a powerful quake on 27 February."

Illegal banana gin 'kills 80' in Uganda

"Some 80 people have died in Uganda after drinking illegal home-made banana gin laced with methanol, a health official says."

Alzheimer's drugs cause brain damage and actually worsen memory loss

"Big Pharma drugs that are being used on humans right now and promoted as potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) could cause the very brain damage and memory loss they are supposed to treat. That's the conclusion of University of California at San Diego (UCSD) scientists who just published their groundbreaking findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

Potentially Lethal Airborne Fungus May Spread to California

"A strain of potentially lethal airborne fungus recently discovered in Oregon may soon spread to California and other neighboring areas, scientists warn.

Several people in Oregon have died after being infected with the new VGIIc genotype of Cryptococcus gattii. In the 21 Pacific Northwest cases analyzed by researchers, the strain has a death rate of about 25 percent."

Potentially deadly fungus spreading in US, Canada

"WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - A potentially deadly strain of fungus is spreading among animals and people in the northwestern United States and the Canadian province of British Columbia, researchers reported on Thursday."

China holds national day of mourning for quake dead