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May 9, 2011

Tropical Storm Slams Eastern Philippines

Tropical storm Aere slammed into the eastern Philippines early Sunday, bringing torrential rains and landslides that have killed at least nine people and forced thousands of others to flee their homes. The Philippines' state weather bureau ,…

May 7, 2011

US Adds More Jobs Than Expected

President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy is recovering, after the nation added more jobs than…

May 7, 2011

US Stocks Close Higher

U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose four-tenths of a percent to close at 12,639. The S&P 500 moved up four-tenths of a percent to end at 1,340 while the NASDAQ jumped nearly half a percent to 2,828.…

May 7, 2011

Obama Salutes Troops From bin Laden Operation

President Barack Obama has met behind closed doors with some of the secret special operations…

May 7, 2011

US Targeted al-Qaida Militant in Yemen

Western news organizations say the U.S. launched a drone strike in Yemen that targeted a radical U.S.-born cleric with al-Qaida links. The news organizations on Friday quoted U.S. and Yemeni officials as saying Anwar al-Awlaki was the target of…

May 7, 2011

Environmental concerns high on PISLM agenda

Amidst the many challenges facing policy makers today— unsustainable fiscal deficits and…

May 7, 2011

Mexican Mine Blast Death Toll Reaches Nine

Mexican officials say three more bodies have been recovered from a mine where an explosion occurred this week, bringing the death toll to nine. Volunteers are assisting with excavations at the mine in the northern state of Coahuila and searching…

May 7, 2011

Cane producers challenge EU delegate

Secretary of the Cane Producers Association Seukeran Tambie is challenging statements made on Thursday by Stelios Christopoulous, Charge D’Affaires of the Delegation of the European Union, that producers are not entitled to the EU grant funding.…

May 7, 2011

Rappers Help Raise $5 Million For Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Victims

Eminem, Cee Lo Green, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj are among the…

May 7, 2011

Jay-Z Could End Up In Court Over ‘Big Pimpin’ Sample

Rapper Jay-Z could end up in court over a new lawsuit that claims the rap mogul illegally used a sample in his hit 2000 song "Big Pimpin." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jay-Z is being sued by the family of Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi,…