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MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani forces attacked Taliban militants in the Swat valley on Friday as concern grew about the fate of nearly a million people displaced by an upsurge in violence. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers cut 539,000 jobs last month, the fewest since October, according to government data on Friday that signaled the economy’s steep decline might be easing and gave the stock market a boost. Read more
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A Pakistani offensive against militants in the Swat Valley has displaced some 200,000 people and 300,000 are on the move or about to flee, the UN says. Read more
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NEW YORK – Oil prices appeared headed for the strongest week so far this year on better-than-expected unemployment numbers and what some experts believe may be overly optimistic expectations about the country’s appetite for energy. Read more
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MINGORA, Pakistan – Pakistani jets screamed over a Taliban-controlled town Friday and bombed suspected militant positions as hundreds of thousands fled in terror and other trapped residents appealed for a pause in the fighting so they could escape. A half a million people have either already left the Swat Valley and nearby districts or want [...]
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The father of Jelena Dokic (right), the Australian tennis player, has been arrested in Serbia for allegedly threatening to fire a rocket at the Australian ambassador after a magazine quoted physical abuse claims by his sports star daughter. Read more
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MINGORA, Pakistan (May – Pakistani jets screamed over a Taliban-controlled town Friday and bombed suspected militant positions as hundreds of thousands fled in terror and other trapped residents appealed for a pause in the fighting so they could escape. Read more
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The Prime Minister, himself under fire for paying his brother £6,500 for cleaning services, simply blamed the system when challenged to explain the claims. Read more
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI begins a week-long tour in the Middle East today, a self-described “pilgrim of peace” seeking to strengthen frayed ties with Muslims and Jews and give support to his beleaguered Christian flock in the region. Read more
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his most unfortunate photo op… Read more
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If you don’t follow the sports pages, maybe you missed this sweet story on Tuesday – Bobby Scales gets first major league hit for Chicago Cubs  Read more
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9:56am UK, Friday May 08, 2009 Alex Crawford, Asia Correspondent Up to half a million people are feared trapped in the fighting between Pakistani troops and Taliban mlitants in the Swat Valley. [...]
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Rex Features Paula Abdul has denied the article in Ladies’ Home Journal in which she confessed to being addicted to painkillers and going to rehab. The American Idol judge said on a radio show in Detroit that she did not check into the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California for drug treatment as [...]
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While economic forecasts are just as dire on this continent as in the United States, Germany’s citizens — and, indeed, most across western Europe — can count on a broad government safety net that includes generous unemployment checks, universal healthcare and inexpensive university education to tide them over. Read full story from www.msnbc.msn.com Read more
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The white flag-waving, brie-eating French are living up to their stereotype as lovers of food — and can now add sleep to their lazy ways, according to a new survey released today. Read more
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State Assembly Republicans picked Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo, as their new leader today. He is considered one of the few Republican moderates in the Assembly and will start the job start next month. Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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WASHINGTON — Despite the killings of those combating the illegal drug trade, the corruptive influence of drug money and the sense that in some parts of the country drug dealers have the last word, Mexico is not Colombia, although the two are frequently held up for comparison. Read more
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Imagine a huge nation, a huge democracy, increasingly prosperous, increasingly powerful and increasingly sympathetic to the ideological and strategic objectives of the United States and its democratic allies around the world. Imagine that this powerful, prosperous, democratic nation sits on the same continent with Russia and China, two huge geopolitical problems waiting to happen. Imagine [...]