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September 29, 2008

McCain Links to Gambling?

Senator John McCain was on a roll. In a room reserved for high-stakes gamblers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, he tossed $100 chips around a hot craps table. When the marathon session ended around 2:30 a.m., the Arizona senator and his entourage emerged with thousands of dollars in winnings.
September 29, 2008

Bailout Plan Rejected by Congress

The House today rejected a $700-billion Wall Street bailout that would have been the biggest government intervention in the financial system since the Great Depression, sending the stock market into a sharp downturn and leaving President Bush's plan to bailout the economy in doubt.
September 28, 2008

Bradford & Bingley to Cost UK Taxpayers $300Bn

British taxpayers will be liable for more than £150 billion of potentially toxic mortgage debt following the nationalisation of Bradford & Bingley, one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders.
September 26, 2008

German Police Capture Terroristst on Plane

German police seized two suspected terrorists from a Dutch passenger aircraft at Cologne airport Friday shortly before it was due to take off for Amsterdam, officials told CNN.
September 26, 2008

$700 Billion Talks Collapse

The day began with an agreement that Washington hoped would end the financial crisis that has gripped the nation. It dissolved into a verbal brawl in the Cabinet Room of the White House, urgent warnings from the president and pleas from a Treasury secretary who knelt before the House speaker and appealed for her support.
September 24, 2008

Russia to Ban Simpsons, Southpark

The move came as Russia's broadcast watchdog began hearings on whether or not to revoke the license of a cartoon network as punishment for transmitting episodes of South Park, The Simpsons and Family Guy.
September 24, 2008

Buffett Sinks $5Bn in Goldman Sachs

Warren Buffett to the rescue: His Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agreed today to invest $5 billion in Goldman Sachs Group via a purchase of preferred stock.
September 24, 2008

Bill Proposes End to US Coastal Drilling

House Democrats are preparing a stopgap spending measure that would eliminate a 26-year-old ban on coastal oil drilling, avoiding a showdown with Republicans over domestic energy production that could have shut down the government.
September 24, 2008

FBI Investigates Fannie Mae & Lehman

The is trying to pin down whether executives at four American financial institutions, believed to have triggered the $700 billion proposed bail-out of Wall Street, lied to shareholders, it emerged yesterday.
September 23, 2008

9 Dead in Finnish School Shooting

A student who opened fire inside a vocational school in western Finland on Tuesday, killing nine students, was questioned by police and released a day before the massacre, Finland's interior minister said.
September 20, 2008

Russia, China, Germany Reject US Evidence of Iran N ...

Russia, China and Germany refuse to countenance tougher sanctions against Iran notwithstanding the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report from Vienna that its inspections of suspect activities and covert projects were stalled by Tehran’s non-cooperation. Diplomats for the five permanent Security Council members and Germany, meeting at the State Department Friday, Sept 19, therefore failed to agree on a new ...
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September 19, 2008

SEC to Temporarily Ban Short-Selling

The Securities and Exchange Commission says it will issue a CNBC has learned.
September 17, 2008

HBOS & Lloyds in Merger Deal

Lloyds TSB was tonight on the brink of sealing a dramatic rescue of ailing mortgage giant Halifax Bank of Scotland.
September 17, 2008

India Headmaster Beats Boy to Death

An 11-year-old boy has been beaten to death by his headmaster in the Indian state of Bihar – the third child to be beaten to death by a teacher in India this year.
September 16, 2008

Newcastle Sale Attracting Abu Dhabi?

Having put on Sunday afternoon, Mike Ashley is expected in Abu Dhabi within the next 24 hours to speak to possible purchasers of the Tyneside club. As he does so, supporters of Newcastle will gather this evening to discuss the formation of a new organisation, one that will continue to protest until Ashley ...
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September 16, 2008

Chemical in Tins Double Heart Disease & Diabet ...

A chemical found in tin food cans and plastic drinks bottles can more than double the chance of developing heart disease and diabetes, a new study suggests.
September 16, 2008

UK Minister Resigns, Brown’s Party Stumbling

David Cairns, a Labour minister, has resigned in protest at Gordon Brown's leadership.
September 15, 2008

Best Buy to Acquire Napster for $121M

Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy said on Monday it plans to buy digital music service Napster Inc for $121 million in cash.
September 15, 2008

Pakistan Fires on US Troops

Pakistani forces have fired on US troops near the Afghan border, stopping them from entering a remote north-western region of the country, local security officials said today.
September 15, 2008

Shares Fall as Lehman Collapses

Shares nosedived in London and New York today as traders dumped stock following the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers, which has left thousands of staff facing redundancy.
September 14, 2008

The £4 Pint

First it was petrol, then food, now beer. Breweries have decided to hike their prices for the second time this year, bringing to the market, for the first time, .
September 14, 2008

Clegg Will Close Super-Rich Tax Loophole

Nick Clegg today vowed to end the "grotesque spectacle" of hedge fund managers paying less tax than their cleaners by closing loopholes that benefit the super-rich.
September 14, 2008

Saudi Judge: Kill ‘Immoral’ TV Station ...

The most senior judge in Saudi Arabia has said it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV channels which broadcast immoral programmes.
September 14, 2008

No Survivors: Russian Jetliner Crash

A jet carrying 88 people crashed early Sunday morning in western Russia, killing everyone on board, an airline spokesman said.
September 10, 2008

Lance Armstrong Makes Return

Lance Armstrong, seven times winner of the Tour de France, has confirmed that he is returning to professional racing in 2009 – with the objective of taking an eighth win in cycling's blue riband event.
September 10, 2008

Cholera Spreading in Iraq

Officials in Babil province reported at least 90 cases of cholera since the waterborne disease hit the area this month, but the Health Ministry in Baghdad said only 20 cases had been confirmed and that test results were pending on 15 more possible cases.
September 10, 2008

N. Korea Denies Kim Illness

North Korea Wednesday denied claims that its reclusive leader Kim Jong Il is seriously ill and may have suffered a stroke, granting a rare interview to a foreign media outlet to dismiss what it said were "conspiracy theories."
September 8, 2008

UK Doctors: Raise Tobacco Taxes - Wipe Out Smoking

Britain's oldest and most powerful medical college today calls on the Government to set a target to eliminate smoking by 2025.
September 8, 2008

Computer Bug Halts UK Stock Markets

Trading on the was halted for most of Monday because of a computer fault, interrupting a surge in share prices as markets reacted to a U.S. mortgage bailout.
September 8, 2008

Civilians Killed, Taliban Targeted

Isn't this always the case though? We have ample evidence that the Taliban are not above sheltering with civilians and mingling inside communities to use any such war dead as propaganda.
September 7, 2008

Hamilton Wins Belgian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won a dramatic Belgian Grand Prix at Spa to maintain his lead at the top of the Formula One World Championship.
September 7, 2008

UN: Eat Less Meat

People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help tackle climate change, the world's leading authority on global warming has told The Observer
September 6, 2008

Hamilton Clinches Pole at Belgian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth pole position of the season and 11th of his 30-race Formula One career ahead of tomorrow's Belgian Grand Prix.
September 6, 2008

Boeing Machinists on Strike

Boeing Co. machinists walked out on strike Saturday after talks with a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement.
September 6, 2008

Bhutto Widower Wins Pakistan Presidency

The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan after winning a landslide election victory Saturday.
September 3, 2008

Movement in Poland to Legalise Marijuana

According to Polish Radio, a campaign to loosen the marijuana laws is underway in Poland. A petition to the Ministry of Justice requesting the legalization of marijuana for personal use has already been signed by hundreds of people, including drug rehab specialists and members of Monar, a nonprofit group that works with addicts, the HIV/AIDS positive, and the homeless.
September 3, 2008

IRA Army Council Declared Redundant

The verdict delivered by the Government body that scrutinises paramilitary activity on the group that orchestrated 35-years of terror will raise hopes that the last step on the road to full devolution in Northern Ireland can at last be taken over a decade since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
September 3, 2008

Lily Allen Put in Place by Elton John

Young pop singer Lily Allen received a very public dressing down from industry veteran Sir Elton John last night as the pair hosted the GQ Men of the Year Awards.
September 1, 2008

Palin Confirms Daughter Pregnant

The Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has announced that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, in an announcement intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child.
September 1, 2008

UK Home Loans Down 71%

The number of mortgages approved for people buying homes dived by 71 per cent during the past year to hit a new record low, figures showed today.
September 1, 2008

Japanese Prime Minister Resigns

Japan's unpopular prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, announced his resignation Monday after less than a year in office.
September 1, 2008

Farming Fish and Vegetables Together

Confounded by the inexhaustible array of choices available when you stroll through a supermarket today? Well, here's another one to add to the list: How would you like your environmental degradation? By land or by sea? Whether it's pesticides and fertilizers leaching out of croplands or marine fish stocks vanishing by the boatful, every food purchase carries increasingly visible ecological ...
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September 1, 2008

US Hands Control of Anbar Province Back to Iraqis

Coalition troops on Monday formally handed over security control of Iraq's Anbar province -- once the hub of the country's Sunni insurgency, to Iraqis on Monday.