World News
- Number of profit warnings ‘falls’
The number of profit warnings by UK-listed firms fell in April-June to their lowest second quarter level since 2003, a report has said.
There were 63 warnings issued by firms listed on the London Stock Exchange in the quarter, down 36% from a year ago, said accountants Ernst & Young (E&Y).
The decline may add to [...] - US president sets Afghan target
The increasingly deadly conflict in Afghanistan is a "serious fight" but one essential for the future stability of the country, the US president says.
Insisting that US and allied troops have pushed back the Taliban, Barack Obama said the immediate target was to steer Afghanistan through elections.
The country is due to hold a presidential vote [...] - Israel in ‘Sabbath car park’ row
Hundreds of ultra-orthodox Jews have clashed with police in Jerusalem for a third consecutive Saturday over a car park which opens on the Sabbath.
Police said the protesters, wearing traditional Hassidic clothing, threw stones and jumped in front of vehicles.
The Sabbath is observed by religious Jews as a day of rest, when working, driving and [...] - ‘Identity switch escape’ man held
Police have arrested a man in Hampshire after a remand prisoner walked out of a court allegedly by switching identities with his twin brother.
Simon Maclellan, 27, from Gosport, was on remand at HMP Winchester but went missing on Friday afternoon when he was released by magistrates.
It is thought he was mistaken for his twin [...] - Afghan strategy ‘right’, PM says
Gordon Brown has defended the government’s Afghanistan strategy, saying it is the right one despite a "dangerous battle" ahead.
Writing to the Commons Liaison Committee, the prime minister said the military operation was aimed at preventing terrorism coming to the UK.
There is mounting concern about the current offensive, with 15 British soldiers dying in the [...] - Bomb rips through market in Iraq
A car bomb has killed four people and injured 40 at a market on the outskirts of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, police sources told the BBC.
All of those killed or injured in the blast in Kukchali, a mixed Sunni-Shia area to the east of Mosul, are believed to be civilians.
Mosul, with its [...]
Sports
- RED SOX FANS SHINE AT ALL-STAR TIME
NEW YORK ( Murray Chass @ Herald de Paris) - Considering that their owner is a frequent user of Twitter, of course the Boston Red Sox used it to solicit votes for their players for the All-Star game. Not only are the Red Sox one of the best teams in the American League, if not [...]
- PERPLEXING PIRATES KEEP TRADING AND LOSING (& More!)
NEW YORK (Murray Chass @ Herald de Paris) - On one hand, there is nothing confusing about the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are a losing team and have been a losing team for more than a decade and a half. In fact, they are on the brink of breaking a major league record with their 17th [...]
- SOSA SCOOP AND QUESTIONS IT RAISES
NEW YORK (Murray Chass @ Herald de Paris) - When the two San Francisco Chronicle reporters who covered the Balco case published grand jury testimony of Barry Bonds and other players, they were acting within proper journalistic bounds. Prosecutors and defense lawyers are not permitted to disclose grand jury testimony, but reporters are not bound [...]
