AP - Nigeria’s national police claimed victory Friday over a radical Islamist sect after its leader was killed by security forces but experts warned revenge attacks could occur and a leading human rights group demanded a probe into the killing.[Read more...]
TONGHUA, China — When Chen Guojun took over last week as general manager of Tonghua Iron & Steel Group, it was supposed to be a step forward for China’s government-backed effort to consolidate its massive steel industry. View Slideshow Sky Canaves/The Wall Street Journal On Wednesday, broken glass and other debris littered the [...]
In a major break in a massive tax-evasion investigation, UBS AG and the governments of Switzerland and the U.S. have reached a settlement, a Justice Department attorney told a U.S. District Court judge Friday morning. Stuart Gibson, a Justice Department tax division attorney, didn’t detail the settlement in a conference call with Judge Alan Gold [...]
Obituary - Sir Bobby Robson 1933-2009 Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has died at the age of 76, following a long battle with cancer.Robson will be best remembered on the international stage for leading England to the 1990 World Cup semi-final. At [...]
The BBC has seen the dead body of Mohammed Yusuf. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT In pictures Nigerian Islamic sect leader Mohammed Yusuf was alive when he was captured, the commander of the operation against the militant group has told the BBC.The comments by Col Ben Ahanotu appear to contradict police statements [...]
Obituary - Sir Bobby Robson 1933-2009 Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has died at the age of 76, following a long battle with cancer.Robson will be best remembered on the international stage for leading England to the 1990 World Cup semi-final. At [...]
By Laura MacInnis GENEVA (Reuters) - Teaching new mothers how to breastfeed could save 1.3 million children’s lives every year, but many women get no help and give up trying, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Less than 40 percent of mothers worldwide breastfeed their infants exclusively in the first six months, as recommended [...]
By Ellis Mnyandu NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks edged higher on Friday after the government reported the economy shrunk at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter, which investors took as a sign the recession is easing. Trading was volatile after the government report also showed a drop in consumer spending, a crucial driver of [...]
By Muhanad Mohammed and Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Six bombs struck Shi’ite mosques across Baghdad on Friday, police said, killing at least 28 people and angering Iraqis who blamed local forces now taking over from U.S. soldiers for failing to protect them. The blasts, which wounded at least 130 people and appeared to target [...]
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that would add $2 billion to a cash-for-clunkers program aimed at spurring U.S. automobile sales could move quickly through the U.S. Congress, Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow said on Friday. Speaking to reporters, Stabenow and fellow Democrat Carl Levin said a vote could come as early as Friday in [...]
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Senate OKs payroll tax cut, huge spending bill
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