US economy is growing once again

" The US economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, its first expansion in more than a year. The growth was helped by a substantial government spending plan, including a scrappage scheme to...

International Day of Peace Celebrated On September 21

Today, the world celebrates the International Day of Peace for the 27th time. The day, which is dedicated to the celebration of global ceasefire and non-violence, is celebrated in all UN member states.The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United...

President Obama continues economic stranglehold on Cuba

On Monday, President Obama continued the economic stranglehold on Cuba for another year claiming "...that the continuation for one year of the exercise of those authorities with respect to Cuba is in the national...

Constitution Day Celebrated On September 17

The United States' Constitution turns 222 on September 17th. This holiday was established in 2004, with the passage of an amendment by Senator Robert Byrd to the Omnibus spending bill. Before 2004, Constitution Day was known as Citizenship Day. The Constitution was signed in...

Ted Kennedy's "True Compass" Memoir To Be Published In September

Ted Kennedy died Tuesday night at the age off 77 and his memoir will be published in September.  The "True Compass" book of Senator Edward M. Kennedy is 532 pages and according to the publisher will be out on...

PS3 Slim Specs And Release Date

Sony finally announced the release date of PS3 Slim, an upgraded version of its Playstation 3, which was first released in 2006. The PS3 Slim specifications, or specs, includes a blu-ray drive, a 120GB hard...

Netflix Prize Winner, Sequel To Be Announced In September

The online DVD rental company Netflix has not yet announced the winner of the first Netflix Prize-contest, but has already promised there will be a sequel. The first contenst was designed to help the company improve the prediction feature of its movie recommendation system....

Is this the End of Capitalism in Germany?

By, Uwe Paschen. Could this be the beginning of the end for Capitalism?  On Saturday another demonstration took place with an  estimated 100,000 Workers marching through Berlin in protest and anger. Stating on...

A new dawn for US-Latin American relations

"When later on today Barack Obama is sworn in, a new era of hope will be starting for relations between the two giants of the Americas. Kepa ArtarazIt is difficult to feel sorry for George W. Bush. He leaves the White House with the lowest approval ratings of any president in...

U.S. Toll in Afghanistan at Record High in 2008

the exact statistics about foreign casualties is unclear but in some news tells that around 300 foreign combative death in 2008 and in some other new came that more than 300 fighters, NATO had casualties  last...

Train Engineer Blamed for 25 Deaths Autopsy Revealed

The autopsy was finally revealed today regarding the operator of the Metrolink train who liked to text little boys when he operated the Metrolink. " December 14, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by...

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...

Health Concerns Cause Total Irish Pork Recall

Up until early this year Ireland had one of the best economies in the world but now everything appears to be going wrong. "Health Concerns Cause Total Irish Pork Recall By Tom Rivers London 07 December 2008 ...

Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years

"Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years Dec 5, 2008 Economy Dec 5, 3:22 PM (ET) By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON (AP) - Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years,...

PM's terror stand comes back to haunt him

"NEW DELHI: Of all his formulations, the one that has returned most often to haunt Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the assertion that Pakistan too, like India, was a victim of terrorism. The macabre irony...

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