(SomaliNet) The latest opinion polls from the New York Times and CBS News give Democrat Barack Obama a 14 point lead over his rival, the Republican John McCain, on the eve of the final debate between the US presidential candidates.
Meanwhile, other polls gave Senator Obama just a four point lead
(SomaliNet) A journalist, Nguyen Viet Chien has been sentenced to two years in jail for by a court in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi for revealing government corruption.
Meanwhile, a second journalist, Nguyen Van Hai, received a two-year non-custodial sentence and their source within the police f
(SomaliNet) Suspected Shining Path rebels fired a convoy carrying Peruvian soldiers killing at least two of them.
Five soldiers were also injured in the fire fight, The Peruvian military authorities say. The attack took place in southeastern Peru, where the remnants of the Shining Path guerrilla
(SomaliNet) Passengers on board a Turkish Airlines jet flying over the Black Sea foiled what may have been a hijack attempt when they overpowered a drunken passenger who threatened to set off a bomb on Wednesday afternoon.
The plane, which was carrying 167 Russian tourists en route from the Turk
(SomaliNet) At least six police officers were killed along with 18 Taliban insurgents during an attack on a police post on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, capital of the southern province of Helmand.
The incident was the latest in a series of attacks targeting police posts in the town. At the week
(SomaliNet) The United States Treasury Department says the country's budget deficit has risen to a record 455 billion dollars, or 334 billion euros, for the fiscal year 2008. It is the largest deficit in US history and is almost triple that of 2007.
However, the Treasury statement did not revise
(SomaliNet) The US Army says it has killed Abu Qaswarah, al-Qaeda's second-in- command in Iraq. The US Army says the Moroccan was killed during an operation in Mosul in northern Iraq and that his death is a huge blow to the organisation.
Meanwhile, Mosul is one of the most turbulent cities in Ira
(SomaliNet) Two Cambodian soldiers have been killed in a fighting between Thai and Cambodian troops along a disputed stretch of border. Cambodia says it has taken ten Thai soldiers prisoner, but Thailand denies this.
Reports say Thailand has since placed its air force on high alert and called on
(SomaliNet) European Union government heads are meeting in Brussels to discuss the international financial crisis and European climate plans.
The summit, which will last two days, began with a disagreement about the climate targets to be agreed by members. Poland threatened to use its veto if Br
(SomaliNet) Talks between Russia and Georgia broke off shortly after they started on Wednesday.
A United Nations' representative said they had faltered on a "procedural difficulty." They were the first talks between the two countries since the end of the brief war they fought in August.
The t
