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November 07, 2008
The British government has
revealed multi-billion investment plans to record
every mail, sms, phone call in addition to movements
with black boxes similar to those in aviation.
Unemployment is rising
fast in the US where analysts see a dramatic recession
at it`s earliest stage.
November 04, 2008
The oil price has fallen
down to $60 per barrel.
November 01, 2008
Over 250,000 people had
to escape from their homes in Congo
during the latest clashes between militant groups.
Meanwhile 1 million are displaced and several
thousand genocide experts have become a threat
to the region.
October 30, 2008
Exxon had earned the highest
quarterly profit in American history with $14,83
billion whilst the US economy has kept on shrinking.
October 22, 2008
The oil price has fallen
below $70 per barrel.
October 18, 2008
Western leaders are discussing plans to solve
the crisis on financial markets at a global
finance summit in the U.S.
October 11, 2008
Stock markets were falling
all over the world as well as oil prizes.
October 06, 2008
European governments are trying to find solutions
for curing the banking crisis
which is shaking Ireland, France, Germany and
the UK.
October 03, 2008
The US House of Representatives has approved the
$700 billion bailout plan of President Bush.
September 30, 2008
The US
Senate has approved a modified version
of President Bush`s $700 bail-out plan to support
some run down American financial institutes.
Stockmarkets all over the
world were nose-diving after Dow Jones faced the
highest loss in history with 7%. Before President
Bush had failed with his $700 billion donation
to failed Banks.
September 25, 2008
President Bush was stopped
from feeding dubious US investment banks with
$700 billion in an attempt to help out investors.
September 20, 2008
Over 60 people had died in a huge bomb blast at
the Mariott Hotel in Islamabad,
Pakistan.
September 13, 2008
Hurricane Ike had left
4 million without electricity, 1 million is on
the run and waves were expected as high as 16
meters.
September 04, 2008
Pakistan is expecting more
U.S. military operations against terrorists.
September 02, 2008
Thailand saw minority protests
against the government, airports had been closed
and the PM had called for a state of emergency.
September 01, 2008
Hurricane Gustav had driven
people out of their homes in New Orleans and many
were evacuated. 1 million had no electricity.
August 29, 2008
Barack Obama had a giant
election party in front of 80.000 when he received
his nomination.
August 24, 2008
The Olympic games are over
and China had been the most successful nation.
Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps had been the top
scoring athletes and the NBA Allstars the most
impressive team. more
inside the blog
August 19, 2008
a global fear of a return to cold
war has been triggered by Russia, Poland,
Georgia and NATO and their expansive ambitions.
August 16, 2008
The world worries about Pakistan after the resignation
of General Pervez Musharraf.
August 10, 2008
President Bush and the EU are demanding from Russia
an end of the warfare in South
Ossetia whilst the entire world fears a
full scale war between Russia and tiny Georgia
where thousands of civilans suffer from airforce
and ground attacks.
August 3, 2008
In China militant Islamists
have killed 16 policemen with 2 grenades.
August 3, 2008
In Xinjiang, China militant
Islamists have launched new bombings. 1 security
guard and 7 extremists have been killed.
August 3, 2008
Palestine suffers from
intense clashes between Hamas and Fatah. Meanwhile
180 Fatah fighters have found shelter in Israel.
August 1, 2008
General Motors has managed
to create losses worth $ 15 billion within the
second quarter.
July 25, 2008
Barack Obama
is sponsoring the NBC TV coverage from
the Olympic games in Beijing with $5 million and
he saw a raving 200.000 in Berlin when introducing
his visions of the future world.
July 23, 2008
The Hague war crimes tribunal fears that Serbian
authorities may delay the extradition of former
leader Radovan Karadzic.
July 14, 2008
Sudan`s President Omar al-Bashir
has been condemned by the International Criminal
Court for genocide. An arrest warrant might follow.
July 11,
2008
The U.S. Airforce has killed
47 civilians in Afghanistan. 39 were women and
children.
July 9,
2008
Iran has published photos
with midrange missiles that might be able to reach
Europe and Israel.
July 3,
2008
The Oil price had reached
$147 per barrel.
June 29,
2008
Spain won the European
Football Cup against Germany.
July 2,
2008
Zimbabwe suffers from the
Mugabe regime but neighboring countries seem to
tolerate him.
June 28,
2008
Robert Mugabe claims to
have won some election and International protests
are massive. George W. Bush wants to impose sanctions.
June 15,
2008
Afghan President Hamid
Karzai has announced plans to move into Pakistan
to track down Taleban extremists.
June 13,
2008
Ireland has voted against
an EU membership.
June 06,
2008
Israel threatened Iran
with a strike against nuclear plants.
May 15,
2008
A heavy 7,8 earthquake has killed perhaps more
than 40.000 people in China.
Up to 26.000 are still missing.
May 01,
2008
The Italian government
had published the individual income of all tax
payers on the Internet for more than 24 hours
until a lawyer had caused an injunction.
The oil price is now at
$125.
April 23,
2008
Amnesty International introduced President Bush`s
preferred "waterboarding
torture" in cinemas around England.
April 22,
2008
17.413 former criminals have found new jobs with
the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan
and Iraq.
April 15,
2008
Once again Silvio Berlusconi
has been chosen as the new prime minister of Italy.
April 8,
2008
The Chinese government
has changed it`s visa regulations with making
multiple entry unavailable.
April 7, 2008
Demonstrators in London and Paris have disturbed
the Olympic torch relay
to express their resentments against China`s policy
in Tibet.
April 3, 2008
President Bush had not
been able to convince Nato members concerning
the admission of the former Soviet republics Georgia
and Ukraine.
March 29,
2008
Security experts from the Department of Homeland
at JFK airport have deported
British artist Sebastian Horsley after an 8 hour
interrogation because of "moral turpitude".
Demonstrations in Lhasa
continue and the Chinese Government has strengthened
their security forces. All foreign media has been
removed from the region.
March 16, 2008
The Chinese Government
has intensified military and police efforts to
crush the separatists movement in Tibet. The EU
and U.S. have extended their complaints whilst
more than 80 people are reported as being killed.
UN police was chased out
of Northern Kosovo by militant Serbs who want
to be a part of Serbia.
March 01,
2008
The Israeli government
said, that it will try to seek a peaceful solution
despite the assassination of 8 students by a Palestinian
gunman.
In Iran conservative forces
have won the election.
Israeli troops have killed
45 Palestinians including many kids in order to
further fuel existing hatred in response to missile
attacks launched by Muslim extremists.
February
22, 2008
Serbian authorities had permitted a violent attack
on the U.S. Embassy which had been set
on fire.
February
08, 2008
The CIA has warned German authorities of invading
Islamic suicide bombers
whilst Turkish President Erdogan is demanding
Turkish schools and Universities to be set up
in Germany.
The candidate of the Republicans John McCain
is aiming to replace Russia with
Brazil and India among the G8 Nations.
February
01, 2008
Two female suicide bombers killed 60 civilians
at the central market in Baghdad.
January
26, 2008
Egypt sees thousands of
Gaza people rushing through a demolished border.
Analysts are now expecting half a million Palestinians
at the Israeli border.
January
16, 2008
Riots in Kenya continue
in Nairobi and Mombasa.
January 13, 2008
Taleban units have attacked
a Hotel in Kabul where the Norwegian foreign minister
managed to survive in the cellar.
January 07, 2008
Riots in Nairobi, Kenya
have led to the killing of over 1000 civilians.
January 04, 2008
Barack Obama has won the
first round of the U.S. election among the democrats
whilst Mike Huckabee has emerged as the winner
among the Republicans.
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