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House favors to speed up Canada-Keystone XL Pipeline

House favors to speed up Canada-Keystone XL Pipeline

The United States House of Representatives has for a fourth time in two years voted in favor of speeding the pipeline from Canada to Keystone XL. There is the fear that this may not be the last time the House is to vote in favor of the project. The project which was put on hold [...]

IMF hopes to improve lending capacity with additional funds

IMF hopes to improve lending capacity with additional funds

The financial base of the International Monetary Fund IMF appears to getting better with some countries contributing significant amount of money to the fund. Three nations which include Japan, Sweden and Denmark have contributed the sum of $77billion to the fund to help the countries engulfed by the euro zone debt crisis. The promise for [...]

EU hails UN resolution over ceasefire in Syria

EU hails UN resolution over ceasefire in Syria

Some western European countries are going ahead to support the UN resolution on observation of ceasefire in Syria despite the stiff opposition from Russia. The new resolution which was drafted by US is to authorize advance team to the country to observe and monitor the ceasefire in the country. The Security Council is expected to [...]

N Korea admits rocket launch failure

N Korea admits rocket launch failure

 It is now certain that the rocket into the orbit by government of North Korea was a failure. This was first revealed by the neighboring South Korea. It was seen then as a speculation. However, authorities of North Korea have confirmed that the rocket which it has sent into the orbit did not eventually make [...]

Kofi Annan calls on UNSC to risk Syria

Kofi Annan calls on UNSC to risk Syria

The United Nations and Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan has called on the United Nations Security Council to help to prevent the relapse to fighting in Syria. Annan stated this after the government in Damascus has failed to withdraw its soldiers and end the shelling of towns. There is concern among diplomats that [...]

US concerns over fall in global share fall

US concerns over fall in global share fall

  There is a concern over the global economy as both the oil proceed and global shares fall. There is also concern over the slowing down of the US job market. There is fear about the future of the US economy which is the largest economy in the world.   Just as the US labor [...]

UN Chief flays Syria over attacks against civilians

UN Chief flays Syria over attacks against civilians

Ban Ki Moon the Secretary General of United Nations has criticized Syrian government for its deadly attack against civilians in the country. He reminded the Syrian government of its pledge to halt all military attacks. He advised the government to keep to that pledge. He stressed that the attack on the civilians is equal to [...]

Obama’s meddles with SC over Healthcare Law

Obama’s meddles with SC over Healthcare Law

Aids to President Barack Obama are trying to diffuse the tension ignited by the comment by the president earlier in the week over healthcare law before the Supreme Court. The Attorney General said that Supreme Court has powers under the American constitution to determine whether the law is valid. The controversy started after the president [...]

Islamist rebels attack Somali capital Mogadishu

Islamist rebels attack Somali capital Mogadishu

Not less than six people were killed when a female suicide bomber attacked theater in Somali capital Mogadishu. The attack which Somali Islamist rebels are claiming responsibility claimed the lives of two sports officials of the country. The rebels said that they targeted the ministers of the government they expected would attend the ceremony. The [...]

US weather service to alert against tornado

US weather service to alert against tornado

  The National Weather service is planning to make residents of Kansas and Missouri become weather conscious. The agency plans to make it possible for the residents of the two states to detect weather conditions on their own through the initiative they planned to provide.   This would help the residents to know when devastating [...]

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