Red Cross Text Message Campaign for Haiti Raises Over $3 Million
Region: Haiti
Secretary Clinton announced this morning that a Red Cross campaign that allows donors to give $10 to Haiti relief by text message had raised over $3 million. The news was reported by State Department New Media Director Ka... more
Views: 3791Stimulus Spending Hits $216 Billion
Region: United States
The federal government has paid out $216 billion, or 27 percent of the stimulus package, according to the latest numbers from Recovery.gov and the most recent available estimates [1] (PDF) of tax cuts issued so far. The ... more
Views: 1270$167M USD Spent on Afghan Reconstruction Projects
Region: AfghanistanOfficials in the eastern Nangarhar province said different projects worth 167 million dollars had been launched in the past 10 months. Deputy governor of the province Muhammad Alam Ishaqzai told a gathering of the provi... more
Views: 1600Armenian Oligarch's Staff Allegedly Implicated in Animal Cruelty Scandal
Region: Armenia
Facebook users today posted links to a video shot at what is alleged to be the private zoo of oligarch MP Gagik Tsarukian. Better known to most Armenians by his nickname, Dodi Gago, Tsarukian is believed to be Armenia's we... more
Views: 3881NFL: Americas Choice: Television: July 2009
Region: United StatesNFL: Americas Choice: Television: July 2009 NFL 2009 July 2009 NFL: America’s Choice The National Football League is America's most popular sports league, comprised of 32 franchises that compete each yea... more
Views: 3028BSF DG says first ever woman battalion ready for commission in India
Region: India
Jammu, July 18 (Vijay Kumar) Director General Border security force (BSF) ML Kumawat on Saturday said that in the next week the first women battalion of about 1,000 personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) wi... more
Views: 1511How Big is AIG's Bailout?
Region: United States
AIG has been selling off bits and pieces of its once-great empire in an effort to chip away at what it owes the American taxpayer and the Federal Reserve. Until it repays that debt, the company will remain in the awk... more
Views: 1069$40.3 Million in Bank Bailouts Heads to the South
Region: United States
Three banks in neighboring Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana received a total of $40.3 million as part of Treasury’s program to help “healthy banks.” [1] The $17.3 million for Little Rock’s ... more
Views: 1151Adrienne Shelly's Triumph: Waitress
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Adrienne Shelly's final film 'Waitress' starring Keri Russell is a quiet victory completely unlike the real life tragedy that surrounded its release. "If only life was as sweet as pie..." is the film's all too apt straplin... more
Views: 825PCB must ease financial woes says Butt
Region: Pakistan"The PCB's finances stood at 3.37 billion rupees in October 2006 (when Ashraf took charge), but when I took over as the chairman it was just 1.53 billion rupees. It now stands at 1.51 billion rupees," said PCB Chairman Ija... more
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