http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Although the rapid decompression of the Qantas Boeing 747 on July 25th was nothing short of bizarre, the pilots executed an emergency landing successfully in time to return to acceptable air pressure leaving passengers, though frightened, unharmed. Although the large... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/976685 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:43:50 -0700 Faced with the debilitating increase in fuel costs, many rural U.S. schools are reconsidering the recycled solution of a four-day school week. Despite concerns from some parents about childcare on the extra day-off, shaving one day off the school week... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/963122 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:16:29 -0700 President Bush, apparently, has an explanation to offer for the housing market slump that has elicited both domestic and international economic turmoil. Simply put, "Wall Street got drunk." Bush shared his opinion at a private event in Houston thrown to... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/952965 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:03:16 -0700 Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev stated in a press conference today that their countries would begin to work more closely on issues ranging from oil and gas markets to foreign policy. While Chavez called for... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/945927 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:13:00 -0700 In Iran, eight women and one man, between the ages of 27 and 50, convicted of adultery have been sentenced to death due to what traditional Islamic law considers capital offense. For this crime the Iranian penal code specifically indicates... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/934978 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:17:12 -0700 After a ride through Sydney's harbor on the outdoor deck of a white ferry, Pope Benedict addressed a crowd of over 150,000 youths on Thursday, warning them of the damage to the planet they are inheriting, noting scarred and squandered... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/903051 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:54:18 -0700 With accommodation niceties quickly becoming a perk of the past, and fuller flights forcing airlines to deal with problems en masse at the airport, hotel vouchers have virtually disappeared. Cutting costs from every angle, airlines are no longer quick to... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/882274 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:52:20 -0700 More than 100 deadly snakes were recently confiscated in a sting orchestrated by the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife branch of law enforcement, most from the home of pastor Gregory James Coots, including 42 copperheads, 11 timber rattlesnakes, three cotton mouth... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/869413 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:13:00 -0700 In the southern Cuzco Valley in Peru, indigenous women are beginning to accept the help of hundreds of clinics offering their assistance during the process of childbirth, a service they had declined due to cultural differences until now. The clinics... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/863017 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:06:15 -0700 While the Netherlands may be regarded as the pot capital of the world, a new report from the World Health Organization's Mental Health Initiative shows that Americans are twice as likely to have experimented with the drug than the more... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/862892 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:43:46 -0700