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Top stories from around the world. The forex market, being a global market, is very sensitive to world happenings. Especially, the forex market is very sentive to geo-polical events. So, checking out the latest world top stories is still an task everyday for a forex trader. You may find some insight about currency movements from these top stories. Make sure you check out the latest top stories everyday before you trade forex. The top stories below are from various source which would be useful to every forex traders..
Aid effort for cyclone-hit Burma
Mon, 5 May 2008 08:51:00 GMT from BBC
Many people have been left without drinking water and shelterSome aid is beginning to reach victims of the cyclone that hit Burma on Saturday, killing hundreds of people and leaving tens of thousands homeless. Both Burmese officials and international
UN food body 'should be scrapped'
Mon, 5 May 2008 08:51:00 GMT from BBC
President Wade said the FAO's work was duplicated by other bodiesAn African leader has dismissed the UN's food agency as a 'waste of money' and called for it to be scrapped.President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal spoke out days after the UN announced an
Study: More kids using anti-psychotic drugs
Mon, 5 May 2008 08:33:00 GMT from CNN
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Look who's buying American
Mon, 5 May 2008 06:37:00 GMT from Los Angeles Times
DONGGUAN, CHINA Liu Keli couldn't tell you much about South Carolina, not even where it is in the United States. It's as obscure to him as his home region, Shanxi province, is to most Americans.But Liu is investing $10 million in the Palmetto State,
Bid for Yahoo over? Maybe not
Mon, 5 May 2008 03:29:00 GMT from Los Angeles Times
In calling off its offer for Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. proclaimed its determination to build a bigger online advertising and services business by itself. But the less interest the world's largest software company seems to have in Yahoo, the more likely
Burma 'must allow aid workers in'
Mon, 5 May 2008 03:21:00 GMT from BBC
Rangoon has been without power and water, its streets full of debrisBurmese exiles are urging the country's military rulers to allow aid agencies to operate freely inside the country in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Nargis. They say their expertise will
Bolivia region 'chooses autonomy'
Mon, 5 May 2008 02:05:00 GMT from BBC
There were sporadic outbreaks of violence during the voteVoters in Bolivia's richest region, Santa Cruz, are reported to have supported proposals for greater autonomy in an unofficial referendum. Exit polls for local TV stations suggest that more than
Hundreds killed by Burma cyclone
Mon, 5 May 2008 02:05:00 GMT from BBC
Eyewitnesses say Rangoon is littered with debrisA tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, according to state television. Parts of the Irrawaddy region were hit particularly badly, with three out of
Ferry carrying revelers capsizes; at least 15 killed
Mon, 5 May 2008 01:57:00 GMT from CNN
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Two boys in car 'were murdered'
Mon, 5 May 2008 01:51:00 GMT from BBC
Police said they had a 'positive line of inquiry'Police say they are treating the deaths of two young boys who were found in a parked car near Glasgow as murder. The boys have been named as Paul Ross, six, and Jay Ross, two, from the Royston area of the
Labour will recover, says Brown
Mon, 5 May 2008 01:50:00 GMT from BBC
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said Labour 'will recover' after its worst local election results in 40 years, and told the BBC he took the blame. 'I feel responsible. There are no excuses on my part at all,' he told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show. He
Microsoft abandons bid to buy Yahoo
Sun, 4 May 2008 20:23:00 GMT from MSNBC
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. has withdrawn its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc., scrapping an attempt to snap up the tarnished Internet icon in hopes of toppling online search and advertising leader Google Inc. The decision to walk away from the deal
Labour 'will recover', says Brown
Sun, 4 May 2008 15:20:00 GMT from BBC
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said Labour 'will recover' after its worst local election results in 40 years, and told the BBC he took the blame. 'I feel responsible. There are no excuses on my part at all,' he told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show. He
Burma cyclone death toll 'at 351'
Sun, 4 May 2008 15:20:00 GMT from BBC
Eyewitnesses say Rangoon is littered with debrisA tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, according to state television. Parts of the Irrawaddy region were hit particularly badly, with three out of
'I feel voters' hurt', says Brown
Sun, 4 May 2008 12:23:00 GMT from BBC
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he understands people's 'hurt', in the aftermath of Labour's worst local election results in 40 years. Mr Brown told the BBC it had 'not been the best weekend', adding that voters were worried about rising petrol and
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo
Sun, 4 May 2008 10:53:00 GMT from BBC
Software giant Microsoft has dropped its three-month-old bid to buy internet firm Yahoo because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer formally withdrew the offer in a letter to Yahoo chief
Burma cyclone death toll 'at 243'
Sun, 4 May 2008 10:52:00 GMT from BBC
A tropical cyclone has killed at least 243 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, according to state television. Parts of the Irrawaddy region were hit particularly badly, with three out of four buildings blown down in one district. Burma
U.S. forces battle militants in Baghdad; 14 dead
Sat, 3 May 2008 13:11:00 GMT from USA Today
BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S. soldiers killed 14 suspected Shiite militants and an American soldier died in a roadside bomb attack in the latest clashes in Baghdad, the military said Saturday. More than 100 people were also wounded in clashes Friday and Saturday
The 'Ace' in Clinton's deck
Sat, 3 May 2008 11:20:00 GMT from Los Angeles Times
RALEIGH, N.C. Sitting on the sunny patio of a coffee shop last weekend, Averell 'Ace' Smith hardly seemed the kind of guy to strike fear into a politician's heart. The 49-year-old California political operative -- who helped Hillary Rodham Clinton to
Clinton consultant 'Ace' Smith is no man to mess with
Sat, 3 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT from Los Angeles Times
RALEIGH, N.C. Sitting on the sunny patio of a coffee shop last weekend, Averell 'Ace' Smith hardly seemed the kind of guy to strike fear into a politician's heart. The 49-year-old California political operative -- who helped Hillary Rodham Clinton to
China renews Dalai Lama criticism
Sat, 3 May 2008 07:58:00 GMT from BBC
The Dalai Lama has spoken out against the violence in MarchChinese state media has renewed its criticism of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, as two of his envoys prepare to meet Chinese officials.The Tibet Daily repeated accusations that the
Provocative maverick elected London mayor
Sat, 3 May 2008 07:09:00 GMT from CNN
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Engine fault 'caused Sudan crash'
Sat, 3 May 2008 04:55:00 GMT from BBC
Engine failure has been blamed for a plane crash in which South Sudan's defence minister was killed along with at least 22 other people. 'Two engines failed and there was nothing the pilot could do,' said Salva Kiir, President of South Sudan. Mr Kiir
Dalai Lama's Envoys Head to China
Sat, 3 May 2008 04:50:00 GMT from Washington Post
BEIJING, May 3 -- Representatives of the Dalai Lama are scheduled to arrive in China on Saturday to begin informal talks with their Chinese counterparts on the unrest in Tibet. The meetings will be the first face-to-face contact between the two sides
Small Investors Left Behind
Sat, 3 May 2008 04:50:00 GMT from Washington Post
SHANGHAI -- When emergency workers found Wang sprawled unconscious after having downed two bags of insecticide, he was still clutching the PDA he had been using to check stock prices. Like a number of other small investors in China, Wang had bet -- and
Cuba lifts ban on home computers
Sat, 3 May 2008 04:39:00 GMT from BBC
By Michael VossBBC News, HavanaThe computers cost almost $800, while the average wage is under $20The first legalised home computers have gone on sale in Cuba, but the ban on home internet access remains. This is the latest in a series of restrictions on
Yahoo, Microsoft resume talks
Sat, 3 May 2008 03:01:00 GMT from Los Angeles Times
Yahoo Inc. was engaged in serious negotiation talks with Microsoft Corp. today as both sides tried to avert a hostile takeover battle, according to people familiar with the discussions. Microsoft has expressed willingness to pay more than the $44.6
On yer vlo
Sat, 3 May 2008 01:47:00 GMT from Guardian Unlimited
In 1869, a cycling magazine was launched in France. The masthead of Le Vlocipde Illustr featured a voluptuous Lady Progress astride a bicycle. In his manifesto, the editor intoned: 'The velocipede is not a fad born yesterday, in vogue today, to be
Mugabe rivals reject poll result
Sat, 3 May 2008 01:13:00 GMT from BBC
Official results say Morgan Tsvangirai gained the most votesZimbabwe's opposition has rejected results that give it the most votes in the country's presidential election, but not enough to avoid a run-off. The Movement for Democratic Change said it had
Johnson wins London mayoral race
Fri, 2 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT from BBC
Mr Johnson is expected to stand down as MP for HenleyBoris Johnson has won the race to become the next mayor of London - ending Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign at City Hall. The Conservative candidate won with 1,168,738 first and second preference
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