Housing Crisis Snares Elderly Who Can’t Sell
The housing crisis has kept thousands of older Americans from moving into retirement communities, effectively stranding them in their own homes.
Prosecutor asks to drop charge against boy, 8
An Arizona prosecutor Friday asked to dismiss one of two murder charges against an 8-year-old boy suspected in the shooting deaths of his father and another man.
Sudan: Stability eludes Darfur border region
The outlook for conflict and security in the Darfur, Chad, Central African Republic border region in 2009. ANALYSIS: During 2008, the conflicts in Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) remained largely separate, reflecting their distinct
Bush takes financial reform agenda to APEC
TWN, By David Alexander, Reuters WASHINGTON -- George W. Bush left on his last scheduled trip abroad as U.S. president on Friday, heading to an Asia-Pacific summit where he will seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on ending North
China says quake school toll over
BEIJING Schools that collapsed during Chinas May 12 earthquake killed more than 19,000 people, nearly a quarter of the total deaths, an official said on Friday, giving the first government estimate. The deaths of children, many buried under ruins of
Parameters of ASEAN human rights body still being fine-tuned
An Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) high-level panel is fine-tuning the text of the terms of reference for an ASEAN human rights body for promotion and protection of human rights in Southeast Asia, a report said Friday. The panel plans to
Asia stocks hit 5-year low
Waves of selling in world stock markets crashed into Asia on Friday, with gains from the region's 5-year bull run now erased as a global recession tightened its grip, and investors sought refuge in government bonds and cash. US stocks were at the lowest
?China, India face bumpy ride to top?
WASHINGTON: A new US intelligence forecast identifies China and India as rising heavyweights in a coming multi-polar world but says both face a potentially bumpy ride to the top. ?Although we believe chances are good that China and India will continue to
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