Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia border.
Harleysville National Corp. said a majority of its shareholders voted against a non-binding shareholder proposal made by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System to adopt majority voting for board candidates who have no opposition.
The Pakistani army’s belated assault this week on Taliban insurgents in Buner district—just 60 miles from the capital, Islamabad—is more than merely welcome. If it reflects a new seriousness about the country’s internal security, a new determination to confront and crush Islamist militants, then it could mark one of the most significant and promising developments in Pakistan’s 62-year history.[more …]
The head of the FBI in Detroit defended his agency's work in a meeting today with Arab-American leaders amid allegations the agency is using undercover informants inside mosques.