ECB Buys Italy, Spain Bonds |
- ECB Buys Italy, Spain Bonds
- The Caucus: House Leaders to End Page Program
- City Room: City Students Improve Slightly on Statewide Tests
- Spermless mosquitoes hold promise
- VIDEO: Obama: US problems 'solveable'
- The Caucus: Perry to Make Clear His Intention to Run
- Sidebar: Once a Government Witness, Now Fighting Family’s Deportation
- Afghan Chinook crash a 'one-off'
- Mugabe: 'Nato a terrorist group'
- UN makes historic Somali aid drop
- Man shot in face in city street
- Schools of fish help wind farms
- Somali refugees pack capital after rebels quit
- London violence extends into third day
- Brazil tribe overrun by 'dealers'
- Markets fall despite Obama speech
- Man faces life term over threats
- AIG sues BoA for $10bn of losses
- Dow Slides 5.5%, Ending Day Below 11000
- Costs Rise on France Debt Insurance
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:56 PM PDT The European Central Bank purchased Italian and Spanish bonds, calming investors who had worried euro-zone leaders might sit idly by while the debt crisis engulfed Spain and Italy.
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| The Caucus: House Leaders to End Page Program Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:36 PM PDT The leaders cited high costs and technological advances in ending the House page program. 
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| City Room: City Students Improve Slightly on Statewide Tests Posted: 08 Aug 2011 10:19 AM PDT New York City showed slight gains this year, but the results have plummeted since the state revamped the exams. 
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| Spermless mosquitoes hold promise Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:41 PM PDT Scientists create spermless mosquitoes - an important first step toward releasing sterile males into the wild in an effort to curb the spread of malaria.
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| VIDEO: Obama: US problems 'solveable' Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:42 PM PDT President Obama has said the downgrading of the US credit rating is a reflection on the month-long political wrangle over the debt ceiling rather than the country's ability to meet debts.
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| The Caucus: Perry to Make Clear His Intention to Run Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:50 PM PDT Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is preparing to make clear his intentions to join the Republican presidential race. 
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| Sidebar: Once a Government Witness, Now Fighting Family’s Deportation Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:25 PM PDT Edmond Demiraj's wife and son face deportation to Albania, even though a mobster who shot Mr. Demiraj awaits. 
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| Afghan Chinook crash a 'one-off' Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:08 PM PDT The helicopter crash that killed 30 US troops in Afghanistan was a "one-off" that will not change US military policy, the Pentagon says.
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| Mugabe: 'Nato a terrorist group' Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:32 PM PDT Nato is a terrorist organisation - akin to al-Qaeda - because of its bombing campaign in Libya, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says.
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| UN makes historic Somali aid drop Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:56 AM PDT UNHCR airlifts drought supplies into Mogadishu for first time in five years after fighters abandon capital.
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| Man shot in face in city street Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:52 PM PDT Police attend the scene of a shooting where a man suffered facial injuries in the Chapeltown area of Leeds.
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| Schools of fish help wind farms Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:57 AM PDT Schools of fish show engineers how to squeeze much more power from wind farms.
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| Somali refugees pack capital after rebels quit Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:53 PM PDT MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Thousands of Somali refugees, fleeing famine and years of violence, streamed into Mogadishu on Monday searching for food after Islamist rebels withdrew from the capital.    
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| London violence extends into third day Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:28 PM PDT More than 200 people arrested in last three days, as violence spreads to many other parts of London.
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| Brazil tribe overrun by 'dealers' Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:33 AM PDT A tribe of Brazilian Indians which has had no contact with the outside world is believed to have come under attack by suspected drug dealers, officials say.
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| Markets fall despite Obama speech Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:55 PM PDT Global stock markets extend their heavy losses, despite US President Barack Obama moving to try to reassure investors.
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| Man faces life term over threats Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:04 AM PDT A 20-year-old man who sent letters from jail threatening to kill and bomb is warned he could face a life sentence.
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| AIG sues BoA for $10bn of losses Posted: 08 Aug 2011 10:24 AM PDT Insurance group AIG is suing Bank of America for $10bn (£6.1bn), accusing the lender of carrying out a "massive fraud" on bad mortgage debt.
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| Dow Slides 5.5%, Ending Day Below 11000 Posted: 08 Aug 2011 01:07 PM PDT U.S. stocks tumbled in a Monday rout that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 5.5%, plunging below 11000 for the first time since November, as investors fled from risky assets in the first trading session since Standard & Poor's downgraded the federal government's credit rating late Friday.
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| Costs Rise on France Debt Insurance Posted: 08 Aug 2011 10:02 AM PDT The cost of insuring French sovereign debt against default jumped to record highs Monday, as investors took Standard and Poor's Corp.'s downgrade of the U.S. as a reason to question the ratings of other highly indebted sovereign nations.
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