Joseph Alan Alonso

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1 Dead, Another Wounded in Separate Sydney Shootings

An unidentified 19-year-old boy was shot in his own home by policemen who responded to a call at about 1 a.m. that three prowlers had broken in at a house in Holmes Street, Colyton, Sydney.

Sep 26, 2011

Suspect Arrested in Assassination of Former Afghan President

Afghan authorities said Sunday they have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of former President Burhanuddin Rabbani, head of the High Peace Council.

Sep 26, 2011

Suicide Bombing in Indonesian Church Leaves 22 Wounded

The most recent incident of suicide bombing in Indonesia on Sunday left at least 22 people, who just attended the regular worship, seriously injured.

Sep 26, 2011

Banks Refuse to Grant Greece Longer Repayment Terms

Commercial banks have rejected calls for creditors to allow Greece to trade its existing bonds for those with extended repayment limits.

Sep 26, 2011

Astonishing Discovery: These Particles Move Faster than Speed of Light

Researchers working for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) were caught by surprise with a fantastic finding during one of their routine experiments in Switzerland.

Sep 24, 2011

Euro Recovers as G-20 Vows Joint Response to Economic Problems

The euro made a comeback after five consecutive days of shortfalls against the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen and reduced its decline to just above 2 percent since Sept. 16 on Thursday.

Sep 23, 2011

Soros Warns EU Debt Debacle Could Launch Depression

George Soros said, "If the crisis is controlled, the German voting public will force austerity on the rest of Europe, pushing the entire region into recession and ultimately into a depression."

Sep 23, 2011

Slump Hits Canadian Stock Market Too

It was a similar experience for the stock market in Toronto as the major stock index went down by more than 3 percent on Thursday, the lowest level since 2010.

Sep 23, 2011

Republicans not Keen on Fed Plan to Fire up Economy

Political opponents of U.S. President Barack Obama have expressed serious doubts about the Federal Reserve's bold move to pump up the country's floundering economy with its latest plan to trade short-term for long-term bonds.

Sep 23, 2011

World Leaders Move Swiftly, Urgently to Curb Currency Crisis

Government leaders of Australia, Britain, Canada, Mexico and other Asian countries have called on all 17 members of the Eurozone to deal with the worsening problems of the Euro currency.

Sep 23, 2011

U.S. Retailers Predict Average Sales for the Holidays

U.S. retail firms prefer to remain conservative about revenue projections for the forthcoming holiday season but see reasonable sales even as shoppers are quite wary about excessive spending due to the prolonged economic downturn.

Sep 23, 2011

International Lenders Force Greece to Take on Austerity Measures

Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos of Greece told members of Parliament on Thursday that the beleaguered government has decided to adopt more austerity measures, which consisted of reducing pensions and making adjustments in the public sector.

Sep 23, 2011

European Banks Face $410 Billion Deficit

The International Monetary Fund today made public a Global Financial Stability Report that underscored the need for European commercial banks to augment assets to ensure the confidence and loyalty of creditors and depositors.

Sep 22, 2011

Federal Reserve Tries New Approach to Resuscitate Economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Thursday that it unveiled another strategy purportedly to reduce the costs of long-term loans and reinforce the nation’s slumping housing industry.

Sep 22, 2011