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Obama Could Make 'amazing' Difference for Poor: UN Aid ChiefDOHA — US president-elect Barack Obama could make an "amazing" difference for the world's poor if he fulfils his campaign pledges, the head of the UN's Millennium Campaign said in an interview with AFP on Sunday. ... |
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Barack Obama says he once aspired to be an architectAs a young boy, Barack Obama had different dreams about what he would end up doing as an adult, but they did not include taking over the White House, the president-elect said in an interview broadcast late Wednesday. As a little boy "I had a bunch of different schemes," Obama was quoted... |
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Thai soldiers urged to stay in barracks after coup fearsWITH protests crippling Thailand, the government yesterday asked the military to stay in their barracks as rumours circulated that the army was plotting a coup. Government spokesperson Nattawut Saikuar said on national radio: “I would like to inform all military personnel to carry out your duty as ... |
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Markets buoyed by anti-recession measuresTOKYO (AFP) - World markets on Thursday cheered the latest efforts by policymakers to stave off a global recession, including the biggest Chinese interest rate cut in a decade. ... |
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Bangkok cut off from world as second airport seizedBANGKOK (AFP) - Thai anti-government protesters shut down Bangkok's second airport on Thursday, further crippling the kingdom as tourists scrambled to leave and fears grew the crisis was deepening. ... |
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Japan's Panasonic slashes profit forecast by 90 percentTOKYO (AFP) - Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic Corp. on Thursday slashed its net profit forecast for the current financial year by 90 percent due to weaker than expected sales. ... |
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