Archive for July 2nd, 2009
AFP Job market takes turn for worseCNNMoney.comEmployers cut more jobs than expected in June and unemployment rate climbed for the ninth straight month, hitting 9.5%. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The battered US labor market took a step backwards last …Unemployment hits 9.5 percent in US, nearly 26-year highBizjournals.comUS unemployment [...]
ABC News Jermaine Jackson: 'The World Wasn't Ready for Michael'People MagazineWith tears in his eyes, Michael Jackson's older brother Jermaine described Thursday how he had learned of his brother's death on June 25. After getting a tip from a friend, Jermaine spoke to his mother, Katherine, he told Today's Matt Lauer in an …Jermaine Jackson: [...]
Washington Post Air France jet 'broke on impact'BBC NewsFrench investigators trying to find out why an Air France plane crashed in the Atlantic say they believe it broke up on contact with water, not in the air. They said they reached that conclusion after examining the plane's wreckage. …Doomed Air France plane was not destroyed [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Comoros crash survivor returns to family in ParisThe Associated PressLE BOURGET, France (AP) — A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris from the Comoros Islands on Thursday to the waiting arms of her father. Bahia Bakari, 14, returned to France on a [...]
Telegraph.co.uk US states face budget meltdownsBBC NewsFourth of July celebrations will take place across US cities and states on Saturday to celebrate American independence day. But they are likely to be subdued, with many cities cutting back or eliminating the elaborate firework …As deficit grows, Calif. prepares to issue IOUsThe Associated PressState rolls out $3.36 [...]
ABC News North Korea fires third short-range missile: SouthReutersSEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea test-fired a third short-range missile on Thursday, a South Korean defense ministry spokesman said. The spokesman said the missile was launched around 7:50 pm (1050 GMT) but gave no further details. …NKorea 'fires two short-range missiles'AFPNorth Korea Fires Two Short-Range Rockets, South [...]
Telegraph.co.uk American soldier believed captured in AfghanistanLos Angeles TimesThe US military releases few details about the apparent capture by militants in the east. The report comes as Marines begin a major assault in the south. By M. Karim Faiez and Laura King, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Kabul and Istanbul — An …'major operation' in [...]
RTE.ie Bomb in Pakistan's Rawalpindi kills up to sixReutersISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A suspected suicide bomber on a motorcycle hit a bus carrying workers from a nuclear facility and blew himself up in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Thursday, killing up to six people, police said. …5 Killed in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Suicide BlastVoice of AmericaPakistani [...]
ABC News NKorea 'fires two short-range missiles'AFPSEOUL (AFP) — North Korea Thursday fired two short-range missiles, fuelling tensions sparked by its nuclear standoff, as a US team began talks in China on ways to make UN sanctions bite against Pyongyang. The missiles were launched in the early evening …Reports: nkorea test-fires 2 short-range missilesThe Associated [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Gov. Schwarzenegger uses IOUs as budget debate tacticMiamiHerald.comIf the stigma of issuing IOUs triggers a budget deal in the coming days, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger might find redemption in his strategy of quashing a stopgap solution that would have avoided those non-cash payments. …State rolls out $3.36 billion in IOUs todaySan Francisco ChronicleAs deficit grows, [...]