Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers drawing jobless benefits hit a 25-year...

MIDEAST: HEBRON TUNNEL, HAMAS PROTESTS, THREATENS PNA

"MIDEAST: HEBRON TUNNEL, HAMAS PROTESTS, THREATENS PNA (ANSAmed) - GAZA, OCTOBER 15 - There is a risk that the cooperation underway on the West Bank between Palestinian and Israeli security forces will spark a revolt by the Palestinian people against the PNA of Abu Mazen...

Layoffs rise 68 percent in April vs March: survey

"U.S. companies' planned layoffs jumped 68 percent in April from the prior month to the highest since September 2006, pointing to further deterioration in the labor market, a report showed on Thursday."

Kayakers arrive in NZ after 62 days

"Two adventurers who spent two months paddling across the Tasman Sea in a kayak arrived in New Zealand today, becoming the first people to kayak there from Australia. Several thousand people crowded the shore at Ngamotu Beach, near New Plymouth on New Zealand's west coast, to...

Russell Watson 'critical' after op

"Singer Russell Watson remains in a critical condition in hospital but the signs are positive, hospital bosses have said. The popular classical singer earlier underwent three hours of emergency surgery on a brain tumour but is now conscious and sitting up in bed talking, they...

The Big Lie

"I find the cover of the latest Atlantic quite important, signaling a new shift (and deterioration) in the perception of George Bush. Initially, the justification for going to war, among other deceptive acts, was framed by mass media in terms of expedience and cunning. Then,...

Polonium-210 one of world's rarest elements

"LONDON, England (AP) -- Polonium-210 -- the radioactive substance used to poison a former Russian spy in London -- is one of the world's rarest elements, first discovered in the 19th century by scientists Marie and Pierre Curie.  It is highly lethal when ingested, and...