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World NEWS BLOG 2008
- looking back at International headlines
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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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