In September 1992 Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd visited Mogadishu. He could not have known that it would be 20 years before any of his successors set foot in the country again. Shortly after his visit Britain’s Embassy was shut and Somalia plunged deeper into the vortex of suffering and violence that has consumed it ever [...]
BEIRUT — In a barrage of shelling, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds early Saturday in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said. The offensive was reported in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition to the regime [...]
* Four coal mines shut due to rains * Cotton belt town of Moree cut in half by floods * Helicopters evacuating stranded residents SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Heavy rains shut four coal mines in eastern Australia on Friday as military helicopters evacuated stranded residents from inundated towns, and authorities warned of further flash [...]
(Best Syndication News) Gold prices jumped again today as traders took advantage of the long-term policy signals from the Federal Reserve (see forex and futures charts below). Although inflation could be curtailed by low rates, investors balked at the weak pay-off in government Treasuries. Precious Metals Gold has been higher seven-straight sessions while copper, aluminum, [...]
I’m currently sitting on the ferry from Tallinn in Estonia heading to Helsinki, Finland to continue a mini-gigging tour of Scandinavia. I’m not just telling you that to boast. Well I am a bit. But to be fair if you’re not in Estonia then chances are you’re also not in -19 degrees Centigrade which, to [...]
Nem Thuong’s annual pig-chopping festival is, as one might imagine, a very bloody affair. WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE BELOW Each year, on the sixth day of the lunar new year, the villagers of a town about 25 miles north of Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, organize a festival to honor their local guardian deity, Doan Thuong. The celebrations [...]
(Best Syndication News) Traders kicked off the new month with a rally Wednesday, after encouraging manufacturing data is released in China (see the stock market charts below). Investors were also encouraged by the new Facebook IPO filing announcement and a possible Greek debt deal in the works. Large Cap Stocks Only 22 stocks in our [...]
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Rescue crews have saved 28 people from the water off Papua New Guinea’s northeast coast after a ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on board, officials said. The MV Rabaul Queen went down when traveling between the coastal towns of Lae and Kimbe after it sent [...]
RIO DE JANEIRO — Enormous buildings suddenly collapse in this Olympic city’s center, killing 17. A manhole explodes near Copacabana Beach, severely burning a pair of American tourists. Another explosion rips through a downtown restaurant, blasting the bodies of three workers clear across the street. A trolley car that’s a favorite attraction for visitors runs [...]
(Best Syndication News) Gold and silver prices moved in opposite directions Tuesday as traders looked for safe-havens (see forex and futures charts below). The U.S. dollar declined against the yen but gained ground versus the euro. World Economic News The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said that home prices fell 4.8 percent on a seasonally [...]
