Archive for ‘September, 2011’

Killing Americans: On uncharted ground in attack (AP)

Killing Americans: On uncharted ground in attack 
    (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama steered the nation’s war machine into uncharted territory Friday when a U.S. drone attacked a convoy in Yemen and killed two American citizens who had become central figures in al-Qaida.[Read more...]

U.S. Drone Strike Kills Top Al Qaeda Cleric

U.S. Drone Strike Kills Top Al Qaeda Cleric

Al Qaeda figure Anwar al-Awlaki, one of the most-wanted terrorists on a U.S. target list, has been killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen, marking another significant blow to the global terrorist group after the assassination of Osama bin Laden earlier this year. WSJ reporter [...]

Anwar al-Awlaki: Drone kills US-born preacher who inspired lone wolf terrorists

Anwar al-Awlaki: Drone kills US-born preacher who inspired lone wolf terrorists

A US drone aircraft targeted but missed Alwaki in May. He was killed in another drone attack on Friday Photo: AP by Damien McElroy, Adrian Blomfield and Nasser Arrabyee in Sanaa 10:17PM BST 30 Sep 2011 Comments [...]

Dow Notches 12% Drop for the Third Quarter

Dow Notches 12% Drop for the Third Quarter

Stocks closed out the market’s biggest quarterly drop since the financial crisis in 2008 with a triple-digit dive in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Stocks closed out the worst quarter in more than two years with a triple-digit dive in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which [...]

Laura Davies still the unlikely leading lady

Laura Davies still the unlikely leading lady

Down to earth: Laura Davies flies economy class and drives to tournaments Photo: AFP By Oliver Brown 10:04PM BST 30 Sep 2011 Comments Today one finds her at Paris International, deep in [...]

Wall Street ends worst quarter since 2008 meltdown (Reuters)

Wall Street ends worst quarter since 2008 meltdown 
    (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks ended their worst quarter since the depths of the 2008 credit crisis, crippled by Europe’s debt debacle, a U.S. credit downgrade and a sputtering global economy.[Read more...]

Michelle Obama drops diamonds for shopping trolley

Michelle Obama drops diamonds for shopping trolley

  Image 1 of 2 Michelle Obama is said to have spent up to 40 minutes shopping and was only recognised by a cashier and Charles Dharapak, the AP photographer Photo: AP   Image 1 of 2 The Fisrt Lady was photographed clutching a pair of Target bags and [...]

Microsoft “Accidentally” Tags Chrome As Malware

Microsoft “Accidentally” Tags Chrome As Malware

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Child missing after fire at farm

Child missing after fire at farm

A child is missing and a man and baby have been injured after a fire at a farm, police have said.[Read more...]

Technology Advancing Art: Photo Apps Are The Folk Art Of Our Generation

Technology Advancing Art: Photo Apps Are The Folk Art Of Our Generation

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