Thursday, November 20, 2008
World News
Oil dives below $50
Oil plunged below $50 a barrel today, deepening losses over the previous four sessions as battered financial markets reflected ever lower...
Madonna divorces tomorrow
US pop star Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are to be divorced in London tomorrow, according to the High Court where so-called "quickie"...
Obese have right to two airline seats
Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled today.
The high court...
French jails dirty and dilapidated
France's prisons are dirty, overcrowded and rundown, Europe's leading human rights body said in a damning report released today.
The Council of...
Sarah Ferguson angers Turkish social services
Turkey's social services agency has asked prosecutors to open a case against Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, over her involvement in a...
Libyan women endure sexism
More Libyan women are venturing from home in search of work but they complain of antiquated male attitudes that decades of gender equality reforms...
Michael Jackson to testify in British court
Singer Michael Jackson plans to testify next week in a British court in a lawsuit brought against him by a Bahrain prince, Jackson's lawyer said...
Sparrow numbers plunging
The population of house sparrows in Britain has fallen nearly 70 percent in the last 30 years as a trend for paving over gardens and removing...
Tougher penalties for speeding drivers
British drivers caught travelling well over the speed limit will lose their licence after just two offences under plans to be put out for...
Fire breaks out at Berlin airport
A large fire broke out at the military section of Berlin's Tegel airport this morning, prompting authorities to divert flights elsewhere.
A...
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Stories from The Times
British boy arrested for possessing gun
A boy, thought to be the youngest child ever arrested by London police for having a gun, pleaded guilty in court yesterday to possession of a...
Russian journalist alleges censorship
The editor of a Russian internet news portal accused authorities yesterday of censoring bad news about the financial crisis after prosecutors...
Al Qaeda urges attacks on US
Al Qaeda's second-in-command urged Muslims to keep up attacks on the "criminal" United States and criticised US President-elect Barack...
Indian warship blows up pirate boat
An Indian warship blew up a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden and gunmen from Somalia seized two more vessels despite a large international naval...
China to impose fuel tax 'very soon'
China will impose a long-awaited fuel tax "very soon", the head of National Development and Reform Commission's (NDRC) Energy Research...
Charger power savings
The world's top five cellphone makers yesterday launched a common energy rating system for chargers, making it easier for consumers to compare and...
Mideast an 'arc of instability' into 2025, US analyst says
Looking two decades beyond the current tensions, the Middle East may remain "an arc of instability" straining international efforts to...
Helping sick children to face suffering
An international conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care threw light on the difficult conditions experienced by a large...
International Red Cross sees less charitable giving
Companies and individuals have cut back charitable giving and donations may fall further next year as a result of the global financial crisis, the...
World Briefs
An underground thermal lake Hungarian officials say is one of the biggest in the world was unveiled on Tuesday after its discovery below a Turkish...
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