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Using the private sector as a potent anti-terrorist force provides additional ammunition in the War on Terror.

And the “Support Antiterrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002″ (Safety Act) is a powerful tool for corporate America, providing significant liability protections to the sellers and users of anti-terrorism technologies. The result is an ever-growing catalog of current processes and products that can protect any company against terrorist actions. for more click here

“This is a summary of a documentary that aired recently on Dutch national television. The documentary was based on a script made by an economist who was assigned the task to make a ‘what if’ scenario about how the dollar could crash within 24 hours.” for more click here

Hundreds of residents of Sderot spontaneously launched a street protest Monday. On Tuesday, more PA attacks hit a home and a medical clinic. for more click here

Age of Terror: Episode 2 clip. for more click here

The share of pupils in England’s schools speaking English as a second language has risen to a record high, government figures show.

Some 14.4% of primary school pupils spoke a language other than English as their first language in 2008 – a rise of 0.9 percentage points on 2007. for more click here

Oil firms Royal Dutch Shell and BP have made better-than-expected first-quarter profits thanks to the rising price of oil, which is close to $120 a barrel.

Shell made profits of $7.8bn (£3.9bn) in the first three months of the year, up from $6.9bn a year ago. for more click here

The good thing about not following the herd, is that in the long run, it delivers you opportunities that no one else can take advantage of.

Warren Buffett, largely seen as one of the world’s top investors, spent most of the credit boom sitting on his hands. Sure, he made a few deals, but nothing spectacular. Largely, while everyone else was borrowing like mad, he amassed an even bigger cash pile than he already had.

Of course, now that credit is a dirty word, and basic, non-derivative-based hard cash is suddenly worth something again, that cash pile is in demand.

And that means Mr Buffett is suddenly doing deals again…
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The BBC is facing a High Court challenge over its decision to censor a party political broadcast in the run-up to Thursday’s local elections.

A Christian party has begun legal action after the corporation insisted on changes to a short film in which the party voiced opposition to the building of Europe’s biggest mosque next to the site of the 2012 Olympics. for more click here

The Nationwide yesterday announced some of the most dramatic changes to the mortgage market in 60 years.

The building society, the country’s second largest lender, capped the amount it is prepared to lend to new borrowers at £500,000. for more click here

The Queen’s ministers interfere with the constitutional monarchy at their peril, as the Solicitor General, Vera Baird, has discovered to her cost. for more click here