20080529

In the U.S. (and elsewhere) people are more accustomed to exterminating insects than to eating them, but in scores of countries around the world--including Thailand, where food markets are stocked with commercially-raised water beetles and bamboo worms--bugs have long been a part of a well-balanced meal. Insect lovers like Gordon argue that entomophagy--the scientific term for consuming insects--could also be a far greener way to get protein than eating chicken, cows or pigs.

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The disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist, AQ Khan, has said that allegations he passed on nuclear secrets are false. In a rare interview, he said that there was pressure put on him to accept the charges "in the national interest".

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In the town of Selfoss, near the epicentre of the quake, buildings were damaged and residents poured onto the streets in panic, reports say.

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