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,...

Pakistani aviation, tourism hit by Islamabad bombing

" The massive suicide bombing of an upscale hotel in Islamabad last week that killed 60 and injured over 270 has started to take its toll on Pakistan’s aviation and tourism industries and experts fear the deteriorating law and order can scare off foreign carriers and...

Malnourished toddlers in need of cash assistance

"Two-year-old Geraldo is fading away. His condition, brought on by acute malnutrition, is gradually deteriorating. Despite undergoing medical treatment in an isolated ward at the WZ Yohannes General Hospital in...

The Bard Needs Some New Digs

Do not taunt Shakespeare's bones."Fix the gravesite. But don't touch the bones. That's the work order, in a nutshell, for brave architects contemplating a fixup job for the deteriorating gravesite of William...

Banks face "systemic margin call," $325 billion hit: JPM

It is shocking that more people aren't cognizant of this impending crisis." NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street banks are facing a "systemic margin call" that may deplete banks of $325...

World stocks tumble

"LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it. MSCI's main world stock index, a benchmark gauge of stock markets globally,...

Al Qaeda Second in Command Invites Questions for Online Interview

I have been pretty busy lately so I have not been able to post a lot but found this very interesting. My first thought was "finnaly, I have wanted to ask one of the leaders in this ' extremists Jihad' a question...

Mexico : Fidel Almost Room Temperature

I unlike others here in Miami who think he is dead, believes he is alive but the cancer is in its final stages."Mexican newspaper Reforma reports the latest news about Castro's health Reforma, one of Mexico's most...

Iranian expat asks, "what to do about Iran"

"There is no shortage of proposals regarding what to do about the present Iran conundrum. Some proposals are authored by experts such as Henry Kissinger, while others are put forward by a variety of lesser luminaries. I am one of the lesser luminaries. I have been observing...

Colin Powell: US losing Iraq war

"Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said overstretched US troops are losing the conflict in Iraq.  Mr Powell told CBS News that bolstering troop numbers would be unlikely to reverse the "grave and deteriorating situation" in the country."

Three Alarm Fire Destroys San Jose Home

"California - Units of the San Jose Fire Department were alerted to a house fire at 1845 Newport Ave. in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood just before 2:30 a.m., Saturday, November 11, 2006. Firefighters found...

U.S.: Castro's health is deteriorating (AP)

" WASHINGTON - The government believes Fidel Castro " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Fidel Castro 's health is deteriorating and that the Cuban dictator is unlikely to live through 2007. That dire view was reinforced last week when Cuba's foreign minister...

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