Typhoon Haiyan: Plight of survivors 'bleak' despite aid effort Aid workers struggling to help survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines have described the situation as bleak - one week after the storm tore into the country. | A spokesman for Medecins Sans Fr... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) BBC News Extreme Weather Philippines Storms Photos Typhoon Haiyan |
Ireland to End Reliance on Bailout Lifeline LONDON — Ireland announced on Thursday that it would make a clean break from its 67.5 billion euro bailout program next month, weaning itself off international financial support without first seekin... (photo: AP / Peter Morrison) The New York Times Economy Ireland Bailout Programme Irish Financial Crisis Photos Wikipedia : 200813 Irish financial crisis |
Former German President Goes on Trial BERLIN — For the first time in modern German history, a former president went on trial on Thursday. Christian Wulff stepped down in February 2012 after state prosecutors investigating alleged briber... (photo: AP / Gero Breloer) The New York Times Christian Wulff Christian Wulff Trial Germany President Photos Wikipedia : Christian Wulff |
Elephants Still In the Government... and It's Not Christie Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | Sorry to disappoint but this will not be about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on TIME's cover just above the caption: "The Elephant in the Room." C... (photo: AP / Rich Schultz) WorldNews.com Chris Christie Healthcare Photos US Shutdown Wikipedia: Chris Christie |
Yellen on the Hill This morning Janet Yellen, President Obama’s nomination to succeed Ben Bernanke as the Federal Reserve chairman, faced a Senate confirmation hearing on Capital Hill. She appeared before the Senate B... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin) The Examiner Federal Reserve Janet Yellen Photos United States Wikipedia : Janet Yellen |
4,60,000 displaced in Sudan's Darfur this year: UN Khartoum, November 14: | Tribal violence and rebel-government battles have displaced at least 460,000 people in Sudan's Darfur this year, the United Nations today said, as violence worsens in the west... (photo: UN / Albert Gonzalez Farran) The Siasat Daily Darfur Displaced Persons Darfur War Photos United Nations Wikipedia : War in Darfur |