G20 pledge to support economy until recovery firms

Categories: Business| Nov 7, 2009

ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Group of 20 financeministers and central bankers pledged on Saturday to preparestrategies to end emergency support for their economies, but tokeep the aid flowing until recovery was assured. The world's biggest economies -- the ...Read More

Berlin Wall went down with a party — rather than a bang

Categories: World| Nov 4, 2009

Berlin Wall went down with a party — rather than a bang One of the most amazing aspects about the Berlin Wall's sudden collapse 20 years ago was that no one lost their nerve. Not a single shot was fired. The Cold War ended with the biggest street party Berlin, or any ...Read More

Obama Says New Data Shows Economy Recovering

Categories: Politics, Top Stories, U.S.| Nov 1, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday this week's positive job and economic growth figures proved that his big spending efforts to stimulate the economy were working. But he cautioned in his weekly radio address to Americans that "we ...Read More

Bosnian Serbs arrested over Srebrenica massacre

Categories: World| Oct 29, 2009

* Police arrest three Serb former policemen over Srebrenica * Bosnia court jails Serb soldier over 1992 killings (Updates with war crimes verdict against a Bosnian Serb) SARAJEVO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Bosnian police arrested three former Serb policemen suspected of taking part ...Read More

Composer of "Addams Family" theme song dies at 93

Categories: Entertainment| Oct 21, 2009

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vic Mizzy, the American film and television composer who wrote the theme song to "The Addams Family," has died at the age of 93, with his death announced on his website. The Brooklyn-born composer, who was a ...Read More

Composer of "The Addams Family" theme song dies at 93

Categories: Entertainment| Oct 21, 2009

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Vic Mizzy, the American film and television composer who wrote the theme song to "The Addams Family," has died at the age of 93 with his death announced on his website. The Brooklyn-born composer, who was ...Read More

Czech president says Lisbon too far gone to block

Categories: World| Oct 17, 2009

Czech president says Lisbon too far gone to block PRAGUE (Reuters) - The European Union's Lisbon reform treaty has progressed too far to stop, Czech President Vaclav Klaus, the bloc's sole remaining leader to sign the document, said in a newspaper interview on Saturday. The staunch eurosceptic stunned the 27-member ...Read More

U.S. budget gap hits record $1.4 trillion

Categories: Politics| Oct 16, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. budget deficit hit a record $1.4 trillion in the just-ended fiscal year, the government said on Friday, as the deep recession and a series of bank rescues cut a gaping hole in public finances. The tally ...Read More

US budget gap hits record $1.4 trln amid recession

Categories: Politics| Oct 16, 2009

(Adds comments from Senator Gregg, details) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit hita record $1.4 trillion in the just-ended fiscal year, thegovernment said Friday, as the deep recession and a seriesof bank rescues cut a gaping hole in public finances. The ...Read More

US Budget Gap Hits Record $1.4 Trillion Amid Recession

Categories: U.S.| Oct 16, 2009

US Budget Gap Hits Record $1.4 Trillion Amid Recession The U.S. budget deficit hit a record $1.4 trillion in the just-ended fiscal year, the government said on Friday, as the deep recession and a series of bank rescues cut a gaping hole in public finances. The tally was $162 billion ...Read More