Last Bali Bomb Suspect Extradited to Indonesia
He faces the death penalty if convicted.
Most Volatile Period in Stock Market Since Post-Lehman Days of November 2008
The S&P 500 index has not endured such a roller-coaster since in almost three years.
U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan Have Killed Hundreds of Civilians: Report
The attacks are openly denounced by Pakistani military and political leaders.
London Riots 2011: Courts Open 24 Hours to Process Looters
Britain?s Prime Minister David Cameron ? facing a crisis that dwarfs the News of the World phone-hacking scandal ? has vowed that courts will remain open round-the-clock to handle the huge volume of rioting suspects.
UN Report On Child Sexual Abuse in Tanzania Raises Alarms
The Tanzanian government said it is committed to wiping out sexual abuse and rape of children.
London Riots 2011: Has Enoch Powell?s Nightmare Vision Come True?
The shadow of Powell, who died in 1998, looms over the burning buildings, gangs of marauding youths and wounded police across the modern British landscape.
London Riots 2011: David Cameron?s Speech to Parliament (FULL TEXT)
UK Prime Minister David Cameron delivered the following address to Parliament on Thursday, regarding the civil disturbances that have swept across urban Britain.
It?s Official: Apple Now Biggest Public U.S. Company
These two iconic corporations are going in decidedly different directions.
UK Riots 2011: Water Cannons from Northern Ireland on Standby
The police of Northern Ireland reportedly have six water cannons available; such devices don?t exist in England, Wales or Scotland.
What Did the Federal Reserve Really Say?
In essence, the Federal Reserve has inadvertently and implicitly extended the maturity of the average money market fund from less than 1 year to up to 5 years.
UK Riots 2011: The View from a British Scholar
"The riots in Britain have not been caused by any sort of political or racial tension. That may exist, but that is not at the heart of these riots. These riots are the result of lawless thugs who have seen an opportunity." -- Victoria Honeyman
London Riots 2011: Libya Calls for Cameron to Step Down
"Cameron and his government must leave after the popular uprising against them and the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations by police," Libya's state news agency Jana quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim as saying.
London Riots 2011: 11-Year-Old Boy Charged With Looting
He confessed to being part of a gang that broke into and looted a Debenhams store on Monday night.
London Riots 2011: Why Don?t Such Things Happen in America?
I am puzzled as to why such disorders do not happen in America.
London Riots 2011: Immigrants Protecting Their Own Property
Rumors circulated in the neighborhood that Sikh temples would be targeted by rioters.
London Riots 2011: Police Overwhelmed by Sheer Scale of Disturbance
Johnson added: ?This is not a time to think about making substantial cuts in police numbers.?
London Riots 2011: Three Killed in Birmingham as Unrest Spreads to Midlands
Three Asian men died Tuesday night in Birmingham when a car ran over them as they sought to protect their property from looters.
Panic Not, Investors. Opportunities Are Abundant
The global central bank community is uniting to put a halt to the current bout of financial volatility.
London Riots 2011: Youth Unemployment at Heart of Problem
The rioting that has engulfed London and several other cities should have come as no surprise, given the huge numbers of unemployed and idle British youth.
Apple Briefly Replaces Exxon As Largest Public U.S. Company
Ironically, Exxon still generates about four times the annual revenue that Apple does.
FOMC Statement on Monetary Policy (FULL-TEXT)
The FOMC released the following statement on monetary policy on Aug. 9, 2011.
Mexican Migration, Legal or Illegal, to U.S. Cut Drastically by Economic Crisis
Mexican immigration to the U.S. has been cut more than half since 2006, due to the economic collapse north of the border.
London Riots: Unrest Caused by ?Criminal Subculture?: British MP
Meanwhile, Metropolitan Police plans to deploy thousands of officers in a grand show of strength to prevent further acts of disorder.
Spanish Football Club Signs 7-Year-Old Boy
Real Madrid spotted the boy, Leonel Angel Coira, during tryouts and gave him a one-year renewable contract.
Boeung Kak: Thousands of Cambodians Face Eviction by Luxury Property Developers
vVllages have been demolished and thousands of residents have been forced out of their homes, while many others still face eviction.
Retail Businesses in Britain to Suffer 'Huge' Costs from Riots
BRC stated that retail shops of every size and type have lost business to the rioters.
OPINION: London Riots: Welcome to The Real Britain, America
The fact is, as the current disturbances clearly demonstrate, that Britain is a hard, grim and rough nation that has long been scarred by social inequalities, violence, drug abuse, gang warfare, racial tension, the collapse of manufacturing and, now, an economic crisis that threatens to tear the country asunder.
London Riots: Tottenham, The Face of Modern Urban Blight
Gang warfare, drug trafficking, high unemployment and teenage pregnancy have blighted Tottenham for many years.
Turkey Running Out of Patience With Assad
The foreign minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu has arrived in Syria to convince President Bashar al-Assad to halt his regime?s brutal crackdown against anti-government protesters.
UK PM Recalls Parliament As Rioting Worsens
Rioting ? primarily youths attacking police and looting stores ? has spread from parts of London into other major cities, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol.