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US jobless rate in surprise fall to 9%
WASHINGTON – The US unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in January, to 9.0 percent from 9.4 percent in December, but job creation was flat as the economy grapples with a weak recovery, official data showed Friday. It was the second month in a row the rate has fallen 0.4 percentage point.…
Anonymous trains sights on Yemen after Egypt
WASHINGTON – The loose-knit group of online global hackers known as “Anonymous” has trained its sights on Yemen following cyber attacks on government websites in Tunisia and Egypt. The website of Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh, presidentsaleh.gov.ye, was inaccessible on Thursday following calls by Anonymous members for attacks on the…
Food prices triggering global unrest: UN
ROME – The United Nations food agency on Friday warned that record-high prices for basic commodities are generating unrest around the world and helped topple the Tunisian president last month. “Not only is there a risk, but there have already been riots in some parts of the world because of…
US mission will be safe after Iraq withdrawal: officials
WASHINGTON – The US envoy to Baghdad and the senior US commander in Iraq assured skeptical lawmakers Thursday that the US diplomatic mission there will be well protected after US troops withdraw in late 2011. A private security force some 5,500 strong will protect the large US diplomatic presence in…
US pushing for Mubarak to go now: report
WASHINGTON – The United States is urging the Egyptian government to begin transition talks “immediately” and was reportedly pushing for President Hosni Mubarak to quit right away. The New York Times reported that US and Egyptian officials were discussing a plan for Mubarak to turn power over now to a…
Huge crowds turn out for Mubarak ‘departure day’
CAIRO – Egyptian protesters massed Friday for sweeping “departure day” demonstrations to force President Hosni Mubarak to quit after he said he would like to step down but fears chaos would result. Tens of thousands filled Cairo’s central Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 11 straight days of protests that…
Watch: ‘Terrorists’ kidnap Ronald McDonald statue in Helsinki
HELSINKI — A group calling itself the Food Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for “kidnapping” a statue of the McDonald’s food chain mascot Ronald McDonald and has threatened to “execute” the figure if their demands are not met. The group posted a video on YouTube where balaclava-clad “terrorists”, holding the…
Senate urges transfer of power in Egypt
WASHINGTON — The US Senate late Thursday unanimously approved a symbolic resolution urging Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to create a caretaker government but stopping short of urging him to step down. Shocked and angered by television images of Mubarak supporters charging anti-government demonstrators, lawmakers called for quick, “concrete” steps towards…
Rumsfeld: I should have quit after Abu Ghraib
WASHINGTON — Former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld says in a new memoir that his biggest regret was not stepping down after the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, US media reported Thursday. In his book, Rumsfeld — a lightning rod for criticism during his long tenure at the Pentagon —…
Kenneth Cole, fashion designer, dressed down for Egypt tweet
SAN FRANCISCO — Fashion designer Kenneth Cole got a harsh dressing down on Thursday after posting a Twitter message that played on the turmoil in Egypt to promote his latest fashion line. By midday Cole had removed the comment, which bore a “#Cairo” hashtag used to mark messages related to…
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