http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295517,us-stock-sell-off-on-fears-of-weak-recovery.html New York - US stocks followed global markets in a broad decline amid investor fears over the world's uneasy recovery from recession. Major US stock indices fell about 1 per cent on average, following hefty declines in the DJ Euro Stoxx 50 and Japan's... US,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:58:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295517,us-stock-sell-off-on-fears-of-weak-recovery.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295311,un-team-to-probe-september-killings-in-guinea.html New York - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged three investigators to work independently to assess the facts that led to the deaths of scores of people who demonstrated against the government in Guinea in September. Moha... US,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:28:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295311,un-team-to-probe-september-killings-in-guinea.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295506,un-offers-rescue-targets-for-troubled-climate-summit-in-copenhagen.html New York - Faced with prospects of failure in Copenhagen's climate change summit next month, the United Nations on Thursday cited key targets that could improve the chance of success in the talks on reducing greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global... Environment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295506,un-offers-rescue-targets-for-troubled-climate-summit-in-copenhagen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295485,artist-jeanne-claude-dies-at-74.html New York - Artist Jeanne-Claude has died at age 74 in New York, a family friend said Thursday. Jeanne-Claude and artist husband Christo are famous for wrapping several monuments around the world, including the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont Neuf in Pa... US,Entertainment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:52:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295485,artist-jeanne-claude-dies-at-74.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295492,un-trade-sanctions-bite-north-korea-but-arms-embargo-stings-less.html New York - The UN Security Council's trade sanctions against North Korea inflicted a sharp drop in business, but the country appeared to have eluded the arms embargo because of its sophisticated international network, a sanctions panel said Thursday.... World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:10:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295492,un-trade-sanctions-bite-north-korea-but-arms-embargo-stings-less.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295493,un-congratulates-afghan-leaders-inauguration.html New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sent Thursday congratulations to re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who pledged to fight corruption and improve governance and security at his inauguration for a second four-year term. In pursuance ... World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295493,un-congratulates-afghan-leaders-inauguration.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292242,in-its-annual-vote-un-general-assembly-rebuts-us-embargo.html New York - The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to call on UN members not to support the decades-old United States economic embargo of Cuba. In what has become an annual event, the 192-nation assembly voted 182-3, with two absten... US,World Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:34:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292242,in-its-annual-vote-un-general-assembly-rebuts-us-embargo.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295477,child-mortality-drops-in-20th-year-of-rights-convention.html New York - Child mortality rates have dropped by 28 per cent since the Convention on the Rights of the Child took effect 20 years ago, the UN Children's Fund said Thursday. An estimated 8.8 million children under five died from various diseases in 20... Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295477,child-mortality-drops-in-20th-year-of-rights-convention.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295470,us-leading-economic-indicator-gains-03-per-cent.html Washington - A key measure of US economic performance gained in October, according to a private research group Thursday, signalling that a broader recovery may be taking hold. The New York-based Conference Board's Leading Economic Index added 0.3 per... US,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:16:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295470,us-leading-economic-indicator-gains-03-per-cent.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291214,dow-drops-back-below-10000.html New York - The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped back below 10,000 points on Wednesday amid poor news for financial firms. The sell-off happened mostly in the final hour of trading, after a respected analyst, Dick Bove, downgraded the shares of ba... US,Business Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:46:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291214,dow-drops-back-below-10000.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291200,new-madoff-case-alleges-jp-morgan-role-money-used-for.html New York - A new civil case against Bernard Madoff, the convicted Wall Street fraudster, charges that two major US banks abetted him in his 65-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme and that the stolen money was used for drugs and wild parties. A California law... US,Business Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:34:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291200,new-madoff-case-alleges-jp-morgan-role-money-used-for.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291194,un-security-council-supports-investigation-of-killing-in-guinea.html New York - The UN Security Council has given its support for an inquiry into the alleged killing of more than 150 demonstrators in Guinea's capital of Conakry last month, a French diplomat said Wednesday. The council also supports a prominent role fo... World Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291194,un-security-council-supports-investigation-of-killing-in-guinea.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290528,un-military-campaign-in-congo-to-continue-despite-bad-results.html New York - The United Nations-backed military operation against rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo must continue despite reports that the campaign has sparked more killings and rapes, a UN official said Friday. Alan Doss, the UN speci... US,World Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:10:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290528,un-military-campaign-in-congo-to-continue-despite-bad-results.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290521,weaker-barbie-sales-push-down-mattel-earnings.html New York - Mattel, maker of the classic Barbie doll, said Friday profits fell 3 per cent in the third-quarter. Weaker sales of the iconic doll led profits down to 230 million dollars, as revenues dipped 8 per cent to 1.8 billion dollars, the world's ... US,Business Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:34:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290521,weaker-barbie-sales-push-down-mattel-earnings.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290520,bank-of-america-posts-another-massive-loss.html New York - Bailed-out financial firm Bank of America on Friday reported a surprising 2.2-billion-dollar loss in the third quarter due to fresh credit losses. The loss was higher than expected and comes after rivals Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase r... US,Business Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:22:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290520,bank-of-america-posts-another-massive-loss.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293308,lifestyle-trends.html New York - People who work in offices where the lunchroom has a shared refrigerator know the problem: Colleagues sometimes steal each other's lunch. ... Homes,General Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:10:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293308,lifestyle-trends.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289987,airbus-makes-emergency-landing-in-canada-windshield-broken.html New York - An Airbus carrying 255 passengers made an emergency landing early Tuesday in Newfoundland after the windshield burst as the aircraft was over the Atlantic Ocean, broadcast reports said. CBC reported that the plane had taken off from Toront... Travel,General Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:40:56 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289987,airbus-makes-emergency-landing-in-canada-windshield-broken.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289978,airbus-with-cracked-windshield-makes-emergency-in-canada.html New York/Toronto - An Airbus carrying 255 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday in Newfoundland as a result of cracked windshield, media reports said. The airplane had been cruising over the Atlantic while en route from Toronto t... US,World Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:58:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289978,airbus-with-cracked-windshield-makes-emergency-in-canada.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291348,us-economic-indicator-rises-more-than-expected.html Washington - A key gauge of the US economy climbed faster than expected in September in the latest sign that the world's largest economy is on the road to recovery, a private research group said Thursday. The New York-based Conference Board reported ... US,Business Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:10:53 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291348,us-economic-indicator-rises-more-than-expected.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292234,un-condemns-attack-that-killed-over-90-people-in-pakistan.html New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned in the strongest terms on Wednesday the bomb attack that killed at least 93 people in Peshawar, Pakistan. I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, today's bomb attack at a market in Peshawar... World Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:40:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292234,un-condemns-attack-that-killed-over-90-people-in-pakistan.html