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FOLLOWING the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11th, survivors scrambled for shelter and sustenance. Investors, meanwhile, scrambled for knowledge. Speaking at a London seminar hosted by GaveKal Research, a consultancy, Jonathan Allum of Mizuho International noted how many of his fellow analysts suddenly purported to be experts on seismology, oceanography and nuclear [...]
The footage showed a serious fire at what it said was a military base in Tripoli, and badly damaged military vehicles. According to the report, the destruction was caused by an overnight air strike. A loud explosion was heard in the Libyan capital early and smoke could be seen rising from an area where a [...]
Nearly 12 hours of allied air strikes have broken the Libyan regime’s five-day bloody assault on the key rebel-held town of Misrata. Residents said the aerial bombardment destroyed tanks and artillery and sent many of Muammar Gaddafi’s forces fleeing from Misrata, ending a siege and attack by the regime that cost nearly 100 lives from [...]
By Fareed Zakaria I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional. But when I look at the world today and the strong winds of technological change and global competition, it makes me [...]
Evo Morales and Daniel Ortega, his immediate accomplices are joined together by the longest lasting dictatorship and most influential advisers, Castro brothers (Fidel and Raul), to make up the gang. This Latin American Communist gang is growing ever so worried, as they snuggle a little tighter against the bosoms of their masters, Russia and China. [...]
The number of people killed or listed as missing topped 22,000 on Tuesday as a result of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region, the National Police Agency said. In a rare move, identified bodies were buried in quake-stricken areas in the absence of fuel at many crematoriums. Fuel is scarce [...]
(Reuters) – Allied warplanes silenced Muammar Gaddafi’s artillery and tanks besieging the rebel-held town of Misrata on Wednesday after an American admiral warned that the Libyan leader’s armor was now in the cross-hairs. Breathing defiance, Gaddafi earlier said Western powers who carried out a fourth night of air strikes on Libya to protect civilians under [...]
Stocks faltered slightly, ending a three-day rally as investors showed signs of looking past recent concerns over unrest in the Middle East and Japan’s earthquake. The small decline, which came on lower-than-average volume, saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average move in a narrow band of just 48 points before finishing down 17.90 points, or 0.15%, [...]
At this time last week, the Nuclear Renaissance was in full swing. Plans were moving forward to use the $36 billion in loan guarantees for new reactors in President Obama’s 2012 budget. China was approving reactor stations at a steady pace, and nations across Europe were considering new nuclear sites of their own. Seven days [...]
Nick Harvey, the Armed Forces minister, was asked how long Britain would be involved in the military operation in north Africa. He replied: “How long is a piece of string? We don’t know how long this is going to go on for.” His admission, three days into the intervention, came as ministers faced mounting pressure [...]
Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi is reportedly sitting on a 143.8-tonne $6.4-billion pot of gold – enough to pay mercenaries to fight for him for years. The gold bullion – held by the Libyan central bank and controlled by Colonel Gaddafi – is among the 25 largest reserves in the world, the Financial Times reported, citing [...]
President Obama’s trip to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador this week, while war rages in Libya, has been sharply criticized as proof of dangerous detachment from a world that badly needs U.S. leadership. Yet there is a case to be made for going—to Brazil anyway. Arguably Santiago and San Salvador could have been postponed. Chile [...]
$822 billion: the amount defaults have lopped off U.S. household debt since mid-2008. U.S. consumers deserve some credit for getting their debts under control. But they still have a way to go. One of the puzzles of the recovery has been how U.S. households have managed to shed some $658 billion in mortgage, credit-card and [...]
Collection of devastating photos of Japan Earthquake/Tsunami
01.02 That’s it from the live Libya blog. Join us in the morning for more updates. In the meantime, click here to read our full detailed coverage and analysis of the day’s events. 01.00 The Ministry of Defence has just confirmed that Tornado GR4 fast jets from RAF Marham have attacked with Stormshadow missiles. In [...]
A fighter jet has been shot down over the rebel-held Libyan city of Benghazi, despite demands worldwide for an immediate ceasefire. 9:37AM GMT 19 Mar 2011 Libyan rebels shot down the aircraft that was bombing their eastern stronghold, with the opposition accusing Muammar Gaddafi of ignoring the ceasefire and launching an air and sea assault. [...]
Libya’s foreign minister, Mussa Kusa, said the ceasefire had been ordered in response to a United Nations Security Council resolution agreeing a no-fly zone over the country. The resolution, which was agreed late on Thursday, also authorised the use of force short of a ground invasion to enforce it, and the French government immediately indicated [...]
Tokyo (CNN) — As searches for thousands of missing continued Saturday, police in Japan said nearly 7,200 people had died since the monster earthquake and ensuing tsunami struck. On Saturday morning 7,197 people were confirmed dead, according to Japan’s National Police Agency. An additional 10,905 people were missing and 2,611 were injured, the agency said. [...]
