 Xinhua | Iraq's Maliki asks for recount, warns of violence Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for a nationwide recount of votes from Iraq's March 7 parliamentary election, warning the country could return to violence if the demand was not met. The call came after new results from the ... Iraq PM seeks manual vote recount Maliki calls for vote recount in Iraq's elections Iraq's Al-Maliki Urges Recount as Tied With Rival |
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Tag: sydney morning heraldObama Calls on Congress to Pass Finance Reform ABC News AP President Barack Obama said Saturday that Congress needs to enact comprehensive financial reforms to protect consumers, keep banks strong and ensure the US economy doesn't sink into another Great Depression. In his weekly radio and Internet address, ... Obama; Dodd's Financial Overhaul 'Essential' Obama urges US senators to support financial reform Weekly remarks: Obama on financial regulations, Boehner on healthcare vote |
Kite surfers dunked, rescued from Lake Simcoe Toronto Star A group of kite surfers from Toronto is “lucky to be alive” after breaking through ice on Lake Simcoe Friday afternoon. At about 5 pm, York Regional Police received calls from several witnesses who saw the four men, who had been kite surfing on the ... Kite surfers fall through ice on Lake Simcoe Ice surfers safe after falling into frigid water in central Ontario York Regional Police rescue four Toronto ice-surfers who fell through Lake Simcoe |
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 Jakarta Post | Obama cancellation accepted by Australia and Indonesia BBC News Indonesian and Australian officials have expressed understanding after US President Barack Obama cancelled a much-anticipated visit to the region. Both countries and Guam had been due to host the US leader next week. But Mr Obama postponed the visit to ... Indonesia disappointed after Barack Obama delays trip Obama`s visit in June suggested by Indonesia before US-funded Detachment 88, elite of Indonesia security |
 Sydney Morning Herald | 'A bad case of murder': teen jailed for 12 years Sydney Morning Herald A teenager will spend more than 12 years in jail over three brutal Sydney street attacks, including the stomping murder of chef Daniel Owen and the robbery of actress Virginia Gay. Now aged 18, he claims he remembers little or nothing of the attacks ... |
 This is London | Councils 'missing housing targets' Belfast Telegraph Around 98% of councils have failed to provide the affordable housing needed in their area, a charity said. Shelter said only eight out of the 323 local authorities in England had managed to provide enough affordable homes to meet demand during 2008-09. ... St Albans slammed for housing provision Dorset councils 'not delivering' on cheap housing Allerdale slams Shelter report |
 The Business Insider | RATE FUTURES REPORT: Domino Effect Seen If Discount Rate Rises Wall Street Journal CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--US interest rate futures traders marked the one-month anniversary of the Federal Reserve's move to raise the discount rate by grappling with widespread rumors the Fed might take the same ... Fed May Raise Discount Rate Before Next Meeting, Economists Say Dollar gains stem from discount-rate talk: analyst Euro falls to session lows vs US dollar below $1.36 |
Today, Facebook co-founder and My.BarackObama.com alum Chris Hughes announced the soft launch of Jumo, his new philanthropic start-up that works to match do-gooders with appropriate causes. Currently, the Jumo site is merely an elegantly designed homepage that announces Hughes’s mission to “bring together everyday individuals and organizations to speed the pace of global change. We connect…
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 BBC News | Tuna export ban proposal defeated CBC.ca A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna has been rejected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. That comes as a relief to the tuna fishing industry on PEI At the meeting, which is taking place in Doha, Qatar, ... Bluefin tuna ban proposal meets rejection UN rejects export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna Bluefin tuna fails to make UN's list of protected fish |