Libyan militia storm election office in Benghazi as violence spreads.
The stronghold of the former rebellion against Gadhaffi is rebelling again against the power of the capital Tripoli. bertb news feed
View ArticleLabour unrest spreads in Egypt’s textile sector.
Strikes brought a swathe of Egypt’s state textile industry to a halt on Wednesday, workers and a labour activist said, disrupting production of a key export as the country hovers on the brink of a...
View ArticleTurf painting spreads as drought ravages lawns
When this summer’s drought turned her prized lawn brown, Terri LoPrimo fought back, but not with sprinklers: She had it painted green, making her suddenly lush-appearing yard the envy of her...
View ArticleThe Pope In Lebanon As Middle East Violence Spreads Over Anti-Islam Film
The apostolic trip of Benedict XVI to Lebanon, from Friday until Sunday, comes at a dramatic moment for the entire Middle East. The Pope’s words will have a particular weight at a time when pressure...
View ArticleFrance to ban anti-US protests as film fallout spreads. (Euronews video)
France has moved to ban any further anti-US demonstrations sparked by the film that has caused deadly protests across the Muslim world and beyond. WT news feed
View ArticleAnger spreads over EU fines threat for reusing old jam jars.
The EU regulations ban the re-use of containers unless they are specifically designed for this. The aim is to prevent chemicals leaching out of old containers and contaminating food WT news feed
View ArticleMayan apocalypse: panic spreads as December 21 nears.
Fears that the end of the world is nigh have spread across the world with only days until the end of the Mayan calendar, with doomsday-mongers predicting a cataclysmic end to the history of Earth. WT...
View ArticleAnger spreads over Greek state broadcaster shutdown. (Euronews video)
Protests are continuing in the Greek capital over the government’s shock move to shutdown the state broadcaster as part of its austerity drive. WT news feed
View ArticleContagion Spreads in Emerging Markets as Crises Grow
The worst selloff in emerging-market currencies in five years is beginning to reveal the extent of the fallout from the Federal Reserve’s tapering of monetary stimulus, compounded by political and...
View ArticleSouth Africa strike spreads to metalworkers
Metalworkers at the South African operations of Anglo American Platinum are to strike over pay, the country’s largest trade union NUMSA said Sunday. The Daily Star >> Live News
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