Israel bans Arab parties from coming election

I am very worried about the state of things in the Middle East. Please, stop firing and start talking and treat everyone equally. "Israel on Monday banned Arab political parties from running in next month's parliamentary elections, drawing accusations of racism by an Arab...

Pakistan names new governor of central bank

The Pakistan government on Monday reportedly named new governor of the central bank of the country, who will take charge of his office on completion of three-year tenure of incumbent Dr Shamshad Akhtar whose tenure ends on January 1, 2009."Chief Executive of Pakistan Business...

Americans may be sleep walking into an economic Depression

Food stamps are the symbol of poverty in the U.S. In the era of the credit crunch, a record 28 million Americans are now relying on them to survive - a sure sign the world's richest country faces economic crisis. We knew things were bad on Wall Street, but on Main Street...

Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses

"Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI Published: December 11, 2008 WASHINGTON — A report released Thursday by leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said top Bush...

Brazil registers highest net capital outflow in nine years

" The escalation of the international financial crisis caused Brazil to have a net capital outflow of 7.15 billion U.S. dollars in November, the country's Central Bank said Wednesday.     The figure was a surge from the 4.6 billion dollar outflow...