Blogs Posts in World category; 240 blog posts

Egypt Gaza donations to go through UN and World Bank

Participants in today's international donors conference for Gaza, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, want the funds they donate for post-conflict recovery to be channeled through existing resources like the United Nations and World Bank rather than c [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Ridding the world of polio

However, it has taken 20 years and $6bn and it is still with us.Is eradication possible? Is it worth the enormous cost? Newshour brought together public health experts with very different opinions to debate the issue. Dr Bruce Aylward is d [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Gregg says he couldn't support Obama 100 percent

Republican Sen. Judd Gregg says he pulled out for the job of commerce secretary because he felt uncomfortable being unable to support President Barack Obama 100 percent of the time.Gregg says that in his words, "I'm just going to be a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Obama pledges mortgage help with new plan

US President Barack Obama has promised to help lower mortgage costs with a new plan that would revive the financial system and "get credit flowing again". Obama, who has made fighting the country's economic and financial crises. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Work begins now for President Obama

After a whirlwind of galas surrounding his inauguration, Barack Obama begins his first full day as U.S. president Wednesday with a full plate of reality staring him in the face. Tonight we celebrate, but tomorrow the work begins," Oba [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Act Now, Obama Urges Congress

Presidentelect Barack Obama warned yesterday the United States was heading for years of severe recession unless he won approval for an unprecedented government stimulus package in the first weeks of his presidency. Intensifying his campaig [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Obama brings hope that a new chapter is beginning in life of...

America will be changed forever when Barack Obama is inaugurated later this month. David Williamson looks ahead to a pivotal moment in a nation’s historyON JANUARY 20 the Bush era will come to an end when Barack Obama is inaugurated a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Obama to Foster US-Europe Relations

Analysts agree that after eight years of President Bush's administration, relations between the United States and Europe are in a holding pattern, waiting for Barack Obama to officially take office as the new president. Looking back at Mr. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

Obama plans to tap Fed official at Treasury

President-elect Barack Obama has moved with unusual speed to select officials for his administration, and senior Democratic officials say he intends to name Timothy Geithner, the president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury se [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

World awaits U. S. green signal

President-elect Barack Obama faces demands for proof of a change in U. S. tack on the climate from "green" investors and businesses around the world. Obama said in his acceptance speech Tuesday that climate change was a top prior [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Barack Obama to be America's first black president

Americans tonight placed their faith in Barack Obama, who made history by becoming the first African-American to win the US presidency.Scenes of jubilation broke out among Democratic supporters as the US TV networks just after 11.00pm (ET:4 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Eurozone finance ministers to meet on global financial refor...

Finance ministers from the eurozone countries are due to meet later Monday to seek a common front on reforming the global financial system in the wake of the financial crisis. As a regular practice, they would be joined by their counterpart [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Once paved over, 'musical road' gets new life

The folks who silenced the nation's first "musical road" are singing a different tune.Lancaster city workers this week carved grooves on Avenue G that produce notes of the "William Tell Overture" when cars drive over the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

Russia, China sign key Siberian oil pipeline deal

Russia and China signed a long-awaited deal on Tuesday to build a new Siberian oil pipeline to boost energy exports to China during a visit to Moscow by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. The pipeline would run from the East Siberia-Pacifi [...]