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Green Party leader Caroline Lucas MEP today added her voice to those calling for sanctions against "the new illegal regime" in Honduras. Dr Lucas said: "It's simply unacceptable to remove a president at gunpoint, and I want to see the UK and the EU make this absolutely clear. "Gordon Brown needs to take appropriate action. He might consider withdrawing the British ambassador. "It would also be appropriate for the EU to cancel next week's planned trade negotiations with the Honduran authorities." (1) Business as usual, despite the coup? EU "association agreements" with other countries contain democracy clauses that represent a condition for the EU's trade dealings with the country in question. Where a country is suddenly being ruled by... [read full story]
Making the holidays better for those far from home. A group of students from the Corning area worked with the Red Cross to put together care packages for troops serving our country overseas. Our Kaitlyn Lionti tells us more...
A man digs beside a backhoe as they recover a vehicle that was dumped together with massacre victims along a hillside grave in Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. Police identified...
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Slashing carbon dioxide emissions could save millions of lives, mostly by reducing preventable deaths from heart and lung diseases, according to studies released Wednesday...
Building Society said recently that more than 650 million pounds had been wasted in foreign currency usage fees. The cost of cash withdrawals and purchases outside the UK are increased by 2.75 to 3.0 per cent by these fees. The...
