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Bush promises a solution to the world economic disaster
Austin News.Net
President George Bush has told the US public that the US government's financial rescue plan will take time to kick in.
Obama breaks out in new poll reading
Austin News.Net
Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama is now five points up from his Republican rival John McCain.
North Korea to come off US terror list
Austin News.Net
The Bush administration is nearing a decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist, in an effort to bring the communist country back to disarmament talks.
Pakistan diplomat calls for joint NATO-Pakistan border force
Austin News.Net
Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, has suggested the formation of a joint border force of Pakistani and NATO forces to increase co-ordination to curb terrorist activities along the Pak-Afghan border.
Thai court drops serious charges against protestors
Austin News.Net
Court action in Thailand has led to insurrection charges against nine members of the PAD protest group to be dropped.
Plane crash investigation pinpoints wing-flap problem
Austin News.Net
An investigation into the crash of a Spanish passenger jet in August has shown the wing flaps were in the wrong position.
Inquiry into Madrid crash shows system failure
International Herald Tribune
A Spanair jet which crashed at Madrid airport in August, killing 154 people, had faulty wing flaps and a warning system that failed to sound, an initial report into the crash has found. An automated...
U.S., India sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement
Reuters
The United States and India signed a potentially lucrative agreement on Friday that would allow India to buy U.S. civil nuclear technology for the first time in three decades.
G7 pledges united crisis response but rifts emerge
Reuters
Finance leaders from the world's rich nations struggled on Friday to agree on a unified approach to cure a credit crisis that threatens to trigger a deep global recession.
Obama opens double-digit lead
MSNBC
NEWSWEEK poll , conducted one month ago, when the two candidates were tied at 46 percent. Underlying Obama's surge in support: An historic boiling over of dissatisfaction with the status quo. An...
If this is an ANC split, Zuma may not have much to worry about
The Independent
The ANC leader Jacob Zuma recently declared that the party would "rule until Jesus comes". With a two-thirds majority in parliament, and the apartheid years still fresh in the minds of the black...
G7 pledges urgent, decisive action as markets reel
Reuters
Finance chiefs of the world's major economies pledged on Friday to take decisive action and work together to stem the escalating financial crisis after another day of...
City bonuses to fall by 60%
The Herald
City bonuses are predicted to shrink by nearly 60% this year - but a few finance executives can still expect to pocket big payouts, an economic consultancy said. The Centre for Economics and...
Powell says Sen. Stevens
Reuters
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sen. Ted Stevens had a "sterling" reputation for integrity as he vouched for the Alaska Republican at the lawmaker's corruption...
Obama and McCain exchange blows over economy
Reuters
On a day of fresh economic turmoil, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama accused Republican John McCain on Friday of trying to divide Americans and McCain said...
Tiree on the crest of a wave as top windsurfing event opens
The Herald
One of Europe's premier windsurfing events gets under way in the Inner Hebrides today. Taking place on Tiree, the televised Wave Classic windsurfing competition is expected to increase the island...
Mobile phone evidence led to doctor’s arrest
The Herald
Doctor Mohammed Asha, the co-accused in the case, was arrested by police after being under surveillance for a number of hours after the London bombing attempt. Mobile phone evidence left behind at...
Warning over pensions as funds’ values fall by 20%
The Herald
Those who are nearing retirement may have to continue working for longer to offset the crash in value of pension pots, a leading analyst said yesterday. Michelle Lewis, senior policy adviser at the...
‘We are in this together and we will come through this together’
The Herald
... advertisement Speaking as the world's leading finance ministers were corralled in Washington, Mr Bush claimed his government had a comprehensive plan that would see America through. He pointed to...
MoD contractor misplaces details of 100,000 services personnel
The Herald
MPs demanded a "cultural change" in public-sector data handling yesterday as it emerged a computer hard drive possibly containing the private details of armed forces personnel was missing. In the...
Tesco cuts price at the pumps by 3p as oil tumbles
The Herald
Supermarket giant Tesco said it was cutting the cost of petrol by 3p a litre as oil prices fell to their lowest level for a year. The retailer is lowering unleaded and diesel prices by 3p across its...
Teacher jailed over child images
BBC
A Belfast teacher who admitted downloading more than 500 images of children being sexually abused has been jailed for 15 months. The judge said 36-year-old Neill George Morrow, from Orangefield...
Swedish couple hacked to death in Tobago
USA Today
OF-SPAIN, Trinidad A man was arrested Friday as a suspect in the slaying of a Swedish couple who were found hacked to death in their home in a tourist district of the normally placid...

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