TORONTO - Canada geese can carry antibiotic-resistant superbugs and may be spreading bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella wherever they migrate, a study suggests.
Researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control spent months testing goose feces from four water areas in Georgia and North Carolina to see if the birds could pick up and deposit E. coli

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Wednesday, May 04, 2005

WASHINGTON — The FBI arrested a Pentagon (search) analyst Wednesday on a charge alleging he passed classified information about potential attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq to employees of a pro-Israel group.
Larry Franklin (search), 58, of Kearneysville, W.Va., turned himself in Wednesday morning. He made a brief appearance in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., and was released on $100,000 bond under the condition he surrender his firearms and passport.
The single charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years. A preliminary hearing was set for May 27. Franklin's lawyer, John Richards, said he expects his client will plead not guilty.
The charge is the first in an investigation dating to 2001 about whether Israel improperly obtained classified U.S. information.
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Washington -- With Congress poised to make it virtually impossible for illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses, Republican leaders are preparing another crackdown on undocumented workers -- legislation to mandate a high-tech, counterfeit-proof Social Security card that would be required to get a job.

Rep. David Dreier, R-San Dimas (Los Angeles County), said on the House floor Tuesday that the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin work on his proposal next week, just about the time Congress gives final approval to an $81 billion supplemental appropriation for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Autism is a difficult disorder to miss, as it is characterized by noticeably abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted array of activities and interests. And while scientific consensus claims autism has been around for millennia at generally the same prevalence, that prevalence is now considered to be one in every 166 children born in the United States.
Therefore, with this devastating statistic in mind, one reporter set out to analyze the autism rates among Amish communities. Why? Because perhaps searching for autistic Amish children would reveal clues to the cause of autism ... and it did.
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SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
LONDON — Turkey was said to have massed troops along its southern border with Iraq.

Kurdish opposition sources said thousands of Turkish troops have been gathering in positions near the Iraqi border. They said the Turkish military formation was taking place in the Kurdish areas of southeastern Turkey.

The Turkish troops deployed near the Iraqi border were identified as units of two commando brigades, Bolu and Kayseri. The sources said the commando forces were seen in the Cukurca district of Hakkari.

The sources said more than 10,000 troops have been deployed in Cukurca.

They said information on the troop concentrations was relayed by the Turkish Gendarmerie Command to forces in the district.

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05 May 2005 00:16:50 GMT
Source: Reuters 
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The World Bank is willing to back a temporary Palestinian institution to oversee the transfer of assets to Palestinians once Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, a top bank official said on Wednesday.
Christiaan Poortman, World Bank vice president for the Middle East and North Africa, said the special institution would help ensure settlement houses in the impoverished Gaza Strip were not destroyed and that Palestinians did not rush to occupy the homes.

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