Walther, Johannes (1860-1937)
German geologist
Johannes Walther (1860–1937) was instrumental in the development of stratigraphy. Walther's two-volume work, Modern Lithogenesis, published...
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said he suspected that the person behind the effort to strip Lieberman of his registration as a Democrat was a peace activist named Henry Lowendorf.
This morning, Lowendorf confirmed in a phone in...
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Jerusalem (dpa) - Outgoing Israeli President Moshe Katsav signed a
plea bargain with state prosecutors Thursday under which he will not
be indicted for rape he is accused of...
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Sydney (dpa) - Australia wants the pilots of the Garuda jet that
crashed on landing in the Javanese city of Yogyakarta in March to be
prosecuted and said Tuesday they would ...
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OTTAWA(Reuters) - An independent advisor asked to
work out the best way to investigate allegations of improper
behavior by former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney must
report back by Jan. 11...
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As many as one million people may have died in North Korea's
political prison camps, a British organization claimed Tuesday.
The leaders of the reclusive Stalinist state have also committed...
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Friday called for a ban
on HIV-positive people immigrating to Australia.
Speaking on local radio, Howard said HIV-positive people should
not be all...
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Sana'a (dpa) - At least 58 African migrants, mostly Somalis, were
feared dead after a smuggler's boat capsized off the coast of Yemen,
a Yemeni coastguard source said Friday...
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Jerusalem (dpa) - Israeli President Moshe Katsav gave his version
of events that led to rape and sexual harassment allegations by
several former female employees in a verbal...
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The 15-year-old son of two doctors successfully performed a filmed Caesarean section birth under his parents' watch in southern India in an apparent attempt to set a record as the youngest surgeon,...
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The 15-year-old son of two doctors performed a filmed Caesarean section birth under his parents' watch in southern India in an apparent bid to gain a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as t...
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