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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 2006

Page

13

Video games may reshape education says scientists

The Federation of American Scientists urged federal research into turning video game dynamics into learning tools. The group argues games build analytical thinking teamwork multitasking and problem solving under duress and could boost school outcomes.

Washington, D.C Federation of American Scientists

North Korea May Be Preparing Second Nuclear Test

Satellite images indicate North Korea is preparing for a possible second nuclear blast as large rallies and anti sanctions rhetoric rise. U S officials warn another explosion would be a belligerent act while diplomacy aims to tighten sanctions and isolate Pyongyang.

North Korea Seoul South Korea U.N China Pyongyang U.S Christopher Hill White House Condoleezza Rice Russia U.N. Security Council Sai

Bush signs bill authorizing interrogation and prosecutions

President Bush signed a law enabling tougher interrogation and prosecution of terror suspects. It protects CIA methods and allows prosecutions before military commissions, with fewer rights for defendants. The move follows Supreme Court rulings and honors Sept. 11 victims, naming detainees at Guantanamo Bay awaiting trial.

Washington, D.C Bush CIA al-Qaida United States U.S Supreme Court Congress White House Guantanamo Bay Cuba Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Ramzi ‘Binalshibh Abu Zubaydah Osama Laden

Iraqi Shiites bury dead as Balad violence surges

In Najaf and Balad clashes kill 95 amid sectarian slaughter. US returns to Balad after days of bloodshed. Iraq's 4th Army struggles to contain attacks as Sunnis flee across the Tigris after a string of killings. Two fuel trucks attacked on outskirts.

Najaf Baghdad U.S Balad Saghdad Iraq 4Th Tigris Nebil al-Beldawi

Karzai cites Taliban leader hiding in Quetta Pakistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai told the AP that Mullah Omar, the Taliban’s supreme leader, is in Quetta Pakistan. He urged Pakistan’s President Musharraf to crack down on sanctuaries as violence surges in Afghanistan and noted the U.S. reward for Omar’s capture.

Kabul Hamid Karzai Associated Press Mullah ‘Omar Taliban Pakistan Quetta Afghanistan Pervez Musharraf

Kenya reports first polio case in decades

U N says a 3 year old Somali refugee in Kenya has a new polio infection, the first in 22 years. The case marks a setback in eradicating the crippling disease as Kenya becomes the 26th country re infected since a 2003 vaccine boycott in Nigeria. WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib notes the polio strain in the Somali refugee came from nearby Somalia, which has seen re infection since 2008.

Geneva Kenya United Nations World Health Organization Fadela Chaib Somalia

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