Jamaica Gleaner International
Published: Monday Tuesday | August 11, 2009
IMF official says Romania in a 'severe recession'
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP): Romania is in a "severe recession", with the economy contracting twice as much as predicted earlier this year, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said yesterday. Read More...
Philippines gov't aims for peace
MANILA, Philippines (AP): The Philippine government has agreed to free at least two communist guerrillas and pledged not to arrest two others in an effort to revive long-stalled peace talks aimed at ending a bloody 40-year rebellion... Read More...
Youths riot in Paris suburb after teen's death
PARIS (AP): Some 40 rioters in a Paris suburb hurled Molotov cocktails at police and fire-fighters and torched cars in a rampage prompted by the death of a teen pizza deliverer fleeing police. Read More...
Dozens killed by Iraqi car bomb
BAGHDAD (AP): A double-truck bombing tore through a Shi 'ite community near the northern city of Mosul, while a series of blasts struck Baghdad yesterday in a wave of pre-dawn violence that killed at least 40 people, according to Iraqi officials... Read More...
BRIEFS - AT&T, union reach tentative deal for employees
NEW YORK (AP): AT&T Inc says it has reached a tentative deal on a new three-year contract for 23,000 employees in California and Nevada. The old contract with the Communi-cations Workers of America expired four months ago, along with other four contracts covering nearly 100,000 workers in AT&T's wireline ... Read More...