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The war on dengue fever
There was little that doctors could do for a 3-year-old boy brought to capital of Thailand's main kid's infirmary two weeks ago with dengue fever fever. Like one thousand before him, he had reached the most dangerous phase of the disease, dengue Nov 5 2008
So little time, so much damage
Here's a sobering reminder: As of wed, George W. Bush still has 76 days left in the White House. And he's not cachexia a min. President Bush's aides have been scrambling to alteration rules and ordinance on the environment, civil liber Nov 5 2008
Bin laden son seeks asylum
One of Osama bin Laden's sons, who made newspaper headline last year when he married a British people woman, is quest asylum in Spain, the authorities said Tues. Omar Osama bin Laden, 27, arrived at capital of Spain's Barajas International Nov 5 2008
Madelyn dunham, obama's grandmother, dies at 86
Madelyn Dunham, who watched from afar as her only grandson rapidly ascended the ranks of U.S. Political relation to the brink of the presidential term, did not live to see whether he was elected. Dunham, 86, Senator Barack Obama's grandma, died Nov 5 2008
A recipe for following election-night returns
initiate and pollsters may be trying to take all the fun out of Election Day. So many have predicted a lopsided victory for Senator Barack Obama over Senator John McCain that you might wonderment why even to fuss watching the returns. The fact is, th Nov 5 2008
Obama wins u.s. election
Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tues, sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease as the state chose him as its first black chief executive director. The election of Obama amounted to a sub Nov 5 2008
Taiwan and china draw closer with trade agreements
Chinese and Taiwanese officials signed agreements on Tues expanding charter flights, maritime shipping and cooperation on food safety issues, delivery their governments closer jointly as both battle to overcome economic slowdowns. The understanding w Nov 5 2008
H.d.s. greenway: as the world watches
As the world watches And so it ends. The longest, most expensive, and riveting campaign in life memory is eventually over. It has been an international cliff-hanger, with people in Europe, Africa, and Asia followers every little twist and turn as avi Nov 5 2008
What i will miss about president bush
As the world knows, United States is electing a new president on Tues. Barring unforeseen electoral circumstances, George W. Bush will no thirster have the presidential stage to himself. We asked six writers to reflect on what they have most admired about Nov 5 2008
Paul krugman: the republican rump
Maybe the polls are wrong, and John McCain is about to pull off the biggest election upset in American history. But right now the Democrats seem poised both to win the White House and to greatly expand their bulk in both houses of United States Congr Nov 4 2008
Obama's grandmother dies 2 days before election
Barack Obama's grandma, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential rival, has died, Obama announced Monday, one day earlier the election. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86. Obama announced the news from the po Nov 4 2008
Alison smale: missive from old europe to america in transition
On this American Election Day, so long anticipated and so keenly watched about the world, it seemed for once not out of place to make this a true missive from Europe, a letter indeed from oversea to United States. Many of us, after all, will be up all nig Nov 4 2008
Kenya is abuzz about obama
From the working capital, Nairobi, to this bustling city near Barack Obama's ancestral home, Kenyans were abuzz mon about the man they see as a "son of the soil" - and ready to erupt in jubilation if he wins the U.S. Presidential election. In Ko Nov 4 2008
Tsunamis from wall street
Each day, global market trading begins in the Pacific Ocean Rim and Asia. But Wall Street and Washington D.C., more than ever, are where the waves that have roiled shares about the world in recent months truly get started. "The eyes of the global mar Nov 4 2008
Palin's advocacy of special-needs children fires up the crowds
Governor Sarah Palin of Last Frontier was fleetly working the rope line at an apple grove in West Saxon Pennsylvania when she met a protagonist who brought her to an abrupt stop. Amber Brown, 23, held a posting that read, "I have Down syndrome and I& Nov 4 2008
Fear of taliban reaches lahore
This city has long been regarded as the cultural, intellectual and artistic heart of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, famous for its poets and writers, its gardens and historic sites left over from the Mughal Empire. The convulsion sown by combativeness Nov 4 2008
Whispers of war
It is a terrorization notion, but it is not just the Bush disposal discussing, if only on paper, the possibility of armed forces action to stop Iran's nuclear weapons programme. Of course of study, no president or would-be president ever takes t Nov 4 2008
Global interest in u.s. election reaches a crescendo
When Sri Murtiningsi asked her third graders what they wanted to be when they grew up, the reply ranged from doctors to a pilot. One boy in the class raised his hand: Barack Obama said his dream was to be president of the United States. Forty years l Nov 4 2008
Pakistanis give u.s. general an earful
In his new place as head of the United States telephone exchange Command, full general David Petraeus met top Pakistani officials for the first time mon and heard one message wherever he turned: American air work stoppage against activist in the tribal ar Nov 4 2008
Iceland, mired in debt, blames britain
No one difference that the economic troubles of Republic of Iceland are mostly the state's fault. But there may be more to the story, at least in the view of Icelandic government, its citizens and even some outsiders. As grave as their state of affai Nov 3 2008 |