American bourses bouncing back

After a couple of month's bearish trend, American stock market is slowly recovering and even junks bonds are rallying. " Main Street may be struggling, but Wall Street is on a bit of a roll.Despite a drumbeat of bad economic news, the stock market is up — almost 11 percent...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

Is This Really The World's Happiest Man?

"To scientists, he is the world's happiest man. His level of mind control is astonishing and the upbeat impulses in his brain are off the scale. Now Matthieu Ricard, 60, a French academic-turned-Buddhist monk, is to share his secrets to make the world a happier place. The...

Spears upbeat after filing for divorce (AP)

" LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Britney Spears appeared upbeat, if a little off balance, as she took to the ice skating rink at New York's Rockefeller Center just hours after filing for divorce in Los Angeles. The 24-year-old...

Veteran Baghdad Reporter Punctures Upbeat U.S. Assessments

"Journalists in Iraq are often criticized for being too positive or too negative about the conflict there -- or for sticking to their home offices as violence escalates. Yet there is much evidence that often they are still able to obtain, and express, a more accurate...

U.S. consumers upbeat about economy

"Consumer confidence in the economy rebounded over the month, suggesting that people are taking still-elevated gasoline prices and the specter of even higher borrowing costs in stride. ADVERTISEMENT The RBC CASH Index, based on results from the international polling firm...