The far-right in Austria has received 29 percent of the vote in Austria's early election. Thc growing sucess of the far right in Austria mirrors similiar gains by far right parties in other European countries such as...
Japan is set to elect a new Prime Minister. The outspoken former foreign minister Taro Aso is most likely to take over the reins from Yasuo Fukuda, who suddenly quit this month leaving a policy vacuum as the economy...
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"Obama makes gains in national polls" (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama has widened his lead over Sen. John McCain, according to CNN's latest "poll of polls." ...
"What are we to make of the more than $100 gains in the gold price within the past 24 hours? It is certainly a historic day with the biggest movements in precious metals ever seen. But as US President Ronald Regan once commented: ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet!’"
"President Bush's top defense advisers have recommended he maintain 15 combat brigades in Iraq until the end of the year contrary to expectations that the improved security in Iraq would allow for quicker cuts, The Associated Press has learned. Military leaders told the AP...
"PRINCETON, NJ -- The Democratic convention appears to have helped solidify support for Barack Obama among former Hillary Clinton supporters, with the percent saying they will vote for Obama in November moving from...
"Alexa no longer counts traffic that a site gains from social media sites like Digg and Reddit. For people whose traffic Last two to three weeks have been good due to social media buzz, they have noticed that it had...
Gunmen ambushed Shiite pilgrims in the a Sunni town south of Baghdad Monday. The pilgrims were marching to a major shrine there for a religious holiday.The area is a former stronghold of Al Qaeda in Iraq and was touted as one of the success stories of the US military surge,...
After continuously increasing for many weeks now fuel prices for the first time prices have fallen down. Stronger dollar is also helping in reducing the crude price. dollar has appreciated against major currencies....
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What the ....?"A student who scribbled an expletive on an English language exam paper was awarded 7.5 percent for accurate spelling and effective communication, The Times newspaper reported on Monday.The pupil, who...
Another female suicide bomber has struck in Iraq, this time killing 15 people."The latest in a wave of female suicide bombers killed 15 people and wounded more than 40 others on Sunday near a heavily fortified courthouse and government outpost in central Baquba, Iraqi...
" Although all U.S. households are hurt in the economic slowdown, Hispanic households are more vulnerable and are likely to suffer first and to suffer more, according to a report released last week by the Center for American Progress.The 1990s were fruitful for ...
Chief of Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned that rising food prices could stall poverty eradication measures in poor countries. " The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned that the crisis of rising food prices could reverse gains made in...
The US census has confirmed that Hispanics are the fastest-growing minority group in the US, increasing by 1.4 million last year to 45.5 million, a 3.3 percent increase. This fact will surprise few, but what is interesting to note is that the majority of this growth has come...
"The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex closed the day with a gain of nearly 258 points on good buying support in metal, banking and consumer durable counters.The 30-share Sensex advanced by 258.13 points, or 1.57%, at 16,739.33 to end the day.The index touched the...
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