North Korean upheaval hits Asian tech markets
Several large publicly trading technology companies in Asia have seen a drop in share value today following the announcement of the death of Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s leader. Smartphone giant Samsung saw a drop of 3.6 percent in large cap stocks. Stocks in LG Electronics also dropped 4.7 percent, and LG Display fell 5.3 percent [...]
Obama Arrives In Iraq
President Obama arrived in Baghdad on his unannounced visit. He hopes to meet in person with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Bad weather will prevent that and they plan to take place by telephone. This is President Obabmas first visit to Iraq since taking office. He did visit on a couple [...]
Fatal Crash Was Deliberate
Zimbabwe’s prime minister believes the truck driver that struck his car, killing his wife, deliberately drove toward them. Morgan Tsvangirai left hospital Saturday, a day after his wife, Susan, was killed in the accident, officials said. The couple, who were married in 1978, have six children. The crash, on a two-lane highway between Tsvangirai’s hometown [...]
“God willing, Bush has gone to hell.”
Well we all knew we hadnt heard the last of the Iranian tyrant, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he was yet again ranting in a speech on live Iranian TV. BBC News, Tehran By Jon Leyne President Barack Obama, in his first foreign interview earlier this week, offered what he called the hand of friendship if Iran [...]
Now Comes Obama’s War Takeover
I have been reading many blogs that in the first three days US citizens were already shifting blame of G.W Bushes war onto the shoulders of President Obamas. Yes, its now his responsibility to clean up after G.W’s nightmare, but for crisis sake, give the man a chance! There are too many people out there [...]
Israeli troops complete Gaza withdrawal
JERUSALEM (CNN) — Israeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a three-week military campaign against Hamas militants, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday. “The forces are now redeployed outside the Gaza Strip, and are prepared for any development,” a military statement read. During their withdrawal, Israeli troops warned Gaza residents to avoid unexploded [...]
Palestinians agree to weeklong cease-fire
Palestinian militants agreed today to a one-week cease-fire against Israel, Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha said, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a unilateral cease-fire in the country’s assault on Hamas in Gaza. The Palestinians demand that Israel remove all troops from Gaza, said Taha, in Cairo, Egypt. full story
The World Today – Michelle Obama
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C’est Terrible News
C’est Terrible Alexander Cockburn When in trouble, reach for nuclear submarines. President Nicolas Sarkozy, derided by the French as a lightweight, rushed off at the end of March to launch Le Terrible, the fourth in France’s fourth generation of such submarines. Thus he seizes the torch of “massive retaliation” from his predecessor, Jacques Chirac, who [...]
