In the news...

Yep, the world is still a crazy place.

NORTH KOREA CALLS CHENEY 'BLOODTHIRSTY BEAST'
North Korea has responded to recent comments by U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney, describing him as a "bloodthirsty beast."
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/06/02/nkorea050602.html

PARKING LOT NOT CLOSE ENOUGH FOR B.C. HOSPITAL STAFF
A Kelowna man who drove an unconscious man to the parking lot of his local hospital couldn't believe his ears when medical staff told him to call 911 and wait for an ambulance.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/06/02/hospital-death050602.html

UN SUSPENDS LANDMINE CLEARING OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN
The United Nations has suspended the clearing of landmines in southern Afghanistan after two Afghan workers were killed and five wounded by a roadside bomb.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/06/02/landmines050602.html

U.S. BAIT INDUSTRY POSES THREAT TO SHORE BIRDS
A species of nesting shore bird in the Arctic is disappearing at an alarming rate, scientists say.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/06/02/bird-redknot050602.html

Here's a bit of good news, though:

INDONESIA TO BAN FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
Indonesian health authorities are set to ban doctors and paramedics performing female circumcisions.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/06/02/circumcision050602.html

For those who don't know, "female circumcision" is better termed "genital mutilation."