Friday, 15 January 2010

UK: Government to release secret files that 'prove MI5 colluded in torture of terror suspect': Government lawyers have spent the past four months fighting a desperate legal battle to avoid disclosing the potentially deeply-shameful information.

Demonizing Ritter? Former Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter Nabbed in Teen Sex Sting: Former chief United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter was arrested in a Pennsylvania sex sting in November on a litany of charges involving a lewd Internet conversation with a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl..

Dollar Crisis Looms if US Doesn't Curb Debt: Experts: The United States must soon raise taxes or cut government spending to curb its debt, and failure to act will risk a crippling dollar crisis as investor confidence ebbs, a panel of experts said on Wednesday.

US Foreclosures Up 21% in 2009: The number of U.S. residential properties receiving at least one foreclosure filing jumped 21% in 2009 to a record 2.82 million, reports RealtyTrac.

US : New unemployed rise for second week: New claims for jobless insurance benefits in the United States rose for the second consecutive week amid persistent labor market concerns even as the economy recovers from recession.