Bush Concedes Iraq War More Difficult Than He Expected

President Bush acknowledged today that the war in Iraq has been more difficult than he anticipated, but insisted that it could still be won. He said the “extremists and radicals” behind the bombing and attacks in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq “can’t run us out of the Middle East.”

Wi-fi: should we be worried?

Concern about the safety of wireless networks is mounting, with people blaming everything from headaches to cancer on the technology
It started as a low murmur, and has now risen to a persistent hum. Thanks partly to a lively correspondence in the pages of The Times, the debate about the safety of wireless networks is gathering […]

Sending more troops will only fuel violence, says Pentagon

President Bush’s controversial plans to send tens of thousands more US troops to Iraq are being resisted by leading figures at the Pentagon.The Joint Chiefs of Staff, the US military’s most senior generals, are concerned that such a short-term surge in the US presence would further fuel the fighting by armed factions in Iraq rather […]

Experts blame hospital hygiene

Research has always suggested that the infected children contracted HIV because of poor hygiene and sterilisation practices at al-Fateh hospital which predated the arrival of the health workers in Libya.