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Hunger "tsunami" will hit next generation, UN aid chief, By Emma Batha, 30 April 2008 Official says Iran quits using US dollar for oil deals, International Herald Tribune, 30 April 2008 Further cuts rates to 2%, The BBC, 30 April 2008 Baghdad clashes 'leave 400 dead', The BBC, 30 April 2008 Bank Chiefs: House prices 'will crash soon', By Sam Fleming and Becky Barrow, The Daily Mail, 30 APril 2008 Somalia: War and drought push people to breaking point, Reuters, 30 April 2008 Brown vows to press on with 42-day detention plans, By Deborah Summers, The Guardian, 30 April 2008 House prices suffer first annual fall in 12 years, By Delphine Strauss, The Financial Times, 30 April 2008 UN Inspector: US will target Iran next, Press TV, 29 April 2008 UN sets up food crisis task force, The BBC, 29 April 2008 Rising prices boost Shell and BP, The BBC, 29 April 2008 MI5 accused of colluding in torture of terror suspects, By Ian Cobain, The Guardian, 29 April 2008 Iran: UK behind 1980 embassy siege, Press TV, 29 April 2008 Behind record oil prices, troubling signs in production, By Jad Mouawad, International Herald Tribune, 28 April 2008 Syria: US reactor charges as fake as Iraq WMD claims, Agence France Presse, 28 April 2008 Opec says oil could hit $200, By Carola Hoyos, The Financial Times, 28 April 2008 U.S. Weighing Readiness for Military Action Against Iran, By Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post, 26 April 2008 Steel price nearly doubles in year, By Chris Flood, The Financial Times, 27 April 2008 The era of cheap goods is over, By Prasannan Parthasarathi and Juliet Schor, The Boston Globe, 27 April 2008 Oil strikes new record near $120 on supply fears, Reuters, 27 April 2008 Mahathir: Bush, Blair guilty of war crimes, Press TV, 26 April 2008 Russia threatens Georgia over separatists, By Oleg Shchedrov, Reuters, 25 April 2008 'Human To Hoard', U.S. stores begin implementing rice rations, By Tiffany Crawford, The Financial Post, 25 April 2008 Iraqi accuses Blackwater of shredding documents, Associate Press, 25 April 2008 Study: Oil prices to double by 2012, AFP, 25 April 2008 World Food Program warns of 'silent tsunami' of hunger, By David Stringer, Associate Press, 24 April 2008 Latin America: the attack on democracy, John Pilger, Information Clearing House, 24 April 2008 Era of cheap food ends as prices surge, By Steve Hawkes, Greg Hurst and Valerie Elliott, The Times, 23 April 2008 US 'war on terror' backfiring, says thinktank, By Mark Tran, The Guardian, 23 April 2008 Carbon dioxide, methane up sharply in 2007-US govt, By Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters, 23 April 2008 Protests in Bangladesh capital over water shortage, By Ruma Paul, Reuters, 23 April 2008 Europe Turns Back to Coal, Raising Climate Fears, By Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times, 23 April 2008 Water - the under-reported resource crisis, By Fred Pearce, The Daily Telegraph, 22 April 2008 Arctic ice melting at alarming rate, Ed Struzik, Canwest News Service, 22 April 2008 Panel says link between smog and premature death is clear, By Joesf Herbet, Associate Press, 22 April 2008 Aid group to cut food ration to millions, CNN, 22 April 2008 Philippines rice shortages cause chaos, By Emma-Kate Symons, The Australian, 21 April 2008 Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand, By David Barstow, The New York Times, 20 April 2008 Exposed: the great GM crops myth, By Geoffrey Lean, The Independent, 20 April 2008 ‘Food crisis can create law, order situation’, By Manzoor Ali Shah, The Daily Times, 18 April 2008 Report reveals Iran seized British sailors in disputed waters, By Dominic Kennedy, The Times, 17 April 2008 A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of Rice, Keith Bradsher, The New York Times, 17 April 2008 Hunger in Haiti increasing rapidly, By Marc Lacey, International Herald Tribune, 17 April 2008 House prices fall at fastest rate since 1978, By Ashley Seager, Nicholas Watt and Larry Elliott, The Guardian, 15 April 2008 World sea levels to rise 1.5m by 2100: scientists, By Karin Strohecker, Reuters, 15 April 2008 Iran says U.S. aids rebels at its borders, By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times, 15 April 2008 Source: U.S. Strike on Iran Nearing, By Jim Meyers, News Max, 14 April 2008 No food price relief seen for poor Afghans, By Jonathon Burch, Reuters, 14 April 2008 SFO illegally dropped Saudi arms inquiry, judge rules, By Christopher Hope, The Telegraph, 14 April 2008 Hunger. Strikes. Riots. The food crisis bites, By Robin McKie and Heather Stewart, The Guardian, 13 April 2008 Iraq: State Of Corruption, By Steve Kroft, CBS News, 13 April 2008 Global crisis grows as food prices soar, By Laurie Goering, Chicago Tribune, 13 April 2008 Tax haven link to BAE case, By David Leppard, The Times, 13 April 2008 35 Firms OK'd to Bid on Iraq Oil Deals, Associate Press, 13 April 2008 Struggling country where bread means life, By Ian Black, The Guardian, 12 April 2008 Britain could be hardest hit by financial crisis, says IMF, By Edmund Conway, The Telegraph, 11 April 2008 Haiti food riots just the beginning, UN predicts, By James Bone, The Times, 10 April 2008 Who is fighting over food?, The Guardian, 9 April 2008 Secret US plan for military future in Iraq, By Seumas Milne, The Guardian, 8 April 2008 UN expert compares Israeli action to Nazis, By Tim Franks, The BBC, 8 April 2008 Rising food prices create crisis threatening global security: UN official, Associate Press, 8 April 2008 Ecuador says CIA controls part of its intelligence, By Alonso Soto, Reuters, 5 April 2008 What Power Looks Like: Meet the World's New Superclass, By David Rothkopf, News Week, 5 April 2008 Gas Prices Hit Record on Low Supplies, By John Wilen, Associate Press, 4 April 2008 Huge Job Losses Set Off Recession Alarms, By Jeannine Aversa, Associate Press, 4 April 2008 Lawmakers Heavily Invested in Defense, By Anne Fleherty, Associate Press, 3 April 2008 Saudi Arabia is prime source of terror funds, U.S. says, By Josh Meyer, Los Angeles Times, 2 April 2008 Countries rush to restrict trade in basic foods, By Alan Beattie, The Financial Times, 1 April 2008
Those who control oil and water will control the world, By John Gray, The Guardian, 30 March 2008 Threat to millions as food aid scheme runs out of money, By Peter Popham, The Independent, 25 March 2008 Water will be source of war unless world acts now, warns minister, By Ben Russell, The Independent, 22 March 2008 Iran slams US for supporting terror, Press TV, 20 March 2008 Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory', The BBC, 20 March 2008 Robert Fisk: The only lesson we ever learn is that we never learn, The Independent, 19 March 2008 US 'urges UAE to retain peg', Bloomberg, 19 March 2008 Property prices look to drop 20 per cent in two years, By Becky Barrow and Sean Poulter, The Daily Mail, 19 March 2008 Iraq invasion was "successful endeavour" - Cheney, By Tabassum Zakaria, Reuters, 18 March 2008 Greenspan: Economy worst since WWII, CNN, 18 March 2008 Shockwaves knock £51bn off UK shares, By Russell Lynch, The Independent, 18 March 2008 U.N. and NATO troops battle Serbs in Kosovo, By Matt Robinson, Reuters, 18 March 2008 Bear sale sparks global equity and dollar sell-off, By Neil Dennis, The Financial Times, 17 March 2008 Bleak picture of Iraq conditions, The BBC, 17 March 2008 Government figures hide scale of CO2 emissions, says report, By John Vidal, The Guardian, 17 March 2008 Fed cuts bank rate to boost confidence, By Demetri Sevastopulo, The Financial Times, 17 March 2008 Revealed: Blair's offer to meet masked IRA leaders, By Nicholas Watt, The Guardian, 17 March 2008 JPMorgan to buy Bear Stearns for $236m, By Francesco Guerrera and Henny Sender, The Financial Times, 17 March 2008 Millions of Iraqis lack water, healthcare-Red Cross, By Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters, 16 March 2008 Investors bet on $100 a barrel oil until 2016, By Javier Blas, The Financial Times, 16 March 2008 Argentina, Brazil to drop U.S. dollar in bilateral commercial transactions, China View, 16 March 2008 Harvard expert says US economy in recession's grip, By Matthew Leising and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg, 15 March 2008 High Wheat Prices Raise Grocery Costs, By Betsy Blaney, Associate Press, 15 March 2008 Inside the slave trade, By Johann Hari, The Independent, 15 March 2008 Chavez dares US to put Venezuela on list of terrorism supporters, The Associate Press, 15 March 2008 'Israel threatened to attack Damascus', The Jerusalem Post, 15 March 2008 Not Just Recession, Clinton Appointee Talking 'Depression', By Jeff Poor, Business and Media Institute, 14 March 2008 Gold and oil pass milestones, By Chris Flood, The Financial Times, 14 March 2008 Dollar's tumble rattles markets, By Larry Elliott, Graeme Wearden and Katie Allen, The Guardian, 13 March 2008 Gold hits record at $1,000 an ounce, By Javier Blas and Chris Flood, The Financial Times, 13 March 2008 Globalizing private military training, By Patrick Cullen, ISN Security Watch, 13 March 2008 Israel threatens Lebanon with war, Press TV, 13 March 2008 Energy, water demands are on collision course, By Robert S. Boyd, McClatchy, 12 March 2008 Australia's food bowl lies empty, By Nick Bryant, The BBC, 11 March 2008 Oil peaks near $110 before easing on cenbank moves, By Matthew Robinson, Reuters, 11 March 2008 World central banks unite to ease credit strain, By Glenn Somerville and Emily Kaiser, Reuters, 11 March 2008 Jet Fighter Costs to Hit $1 Trillion, By Richard Lardner, Associate Press, 11 March 2008 EU told to prepare for flood of climate change migrants, By Ian Traynor, The Guardian, 10 March 2008 Guantanamo trials called tainted by coercion, By Randall Mikkelsen, Reuters, 10 March 2008 Food costs soar to record high, The Press Association, 10 March 2008 Studies: Iraq costs US $12B per month, Associate Press, 9 March 2008 Already we have riots, hoarding, panic: the sign of things to come?, By Carl Mortished, The Times, 7 March 2008 Vermont towns indict Bush and Cheney for 'crimes against our Constitution', By Elana Schor, The Guardian, 5 March 2008 Ecuador cuts ties with Colombia, The BBC, 4 March 2008 UN agrees new sanctions against Iran, By Harvey Morris, The Financial Times, 3 March 2008 Rights Group: More than 50% of Gaza casualties weren't militants, Haaretz, 3 March 2008 Buffett warns on US recession and dollar, By Krishna Guha & Michael Mackenzie, The Financial Times, 3 March 2008 Why Isn't Iraq in the 2008 Election?, By Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now, 3 March 2008 Chavez warns of "war" if Colombia strikes Venezuela, Reuters, 2 March 2008 Iran shifts oil sales away from dollar, Press TV, 1 March 2008 Bush: No Promises On Troop Withdrawals, CBS, 1 March 2008 Gazans cower under fire, anger at Israel mounts, By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters, 1 March 2008
Israeli minister warns of Palestinian 'holocaust', The Guardian, 29 February 2008 Oil Surpasses $103 for First Time, Associate Press, 29 February 2008 Economist: War to cost $3.5 trillion, By Bob Deans, The Detriot News, 29 February 2008 Bernanke signals Fed rate cut, By Krishna Guha, The Financial Times, 28 February 2008 Racist video sparks outrage in South Africa, By Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 28 February 2008 US sends warship to Lebanon as tensions mount with Syria, By Anne Gearan, The Daily Mail, 28 February 2008 The World's Growing Food-Price Crisis, Time, 27 February 2008 NATO steps up alert for Kosovo troops, Reuters, 27 February 2008 U.S. Home Foreclosures Jump 90% as Mortgages Reset, By Sharon L. Lynch, Bloomberg, 26 February 2008 UN Nuclear Chief: US, Russia Must Disarm, Associate Press, 26 February 2008 Drought in China leaves millions thirsty, The Age, 25 February 2008 The new invasion of Iraq, By Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, 23 February 2008 Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us, By Mark Townsend & Paul Harris, The Observer, 22 February 2008 Oil Near $100 After Record Close, By George Jahn, The Associate Press, 22 February 2008 How Labour used the law to keep criticism of Israel secret, Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, 21 February 2008 Inside the world of war profiteers, By David Jackson and Jason Grotto, The Chicago Tribune, 21 February 2008 West Bank building 'bias' condemned, The BBC, 21 February 2008 Famines May Occur Without Record Crops This Year, Potash Says, By Christopher Donville, Bloomberg, 20 February 2008 Fresh credit market turmoil, By Sarah O’Connor and Robert Cookson, The Finacial Times, 20 February 2008 Slouching Towards Petroeurostan, By Pepe Escobar, ICH, 19 Feruary 2008 'Decision on another Lebanon war taken', Press TV, 19 February 2008 Castro resigns as Cuban president, By Angela Balakrishnan and Mark Tran, The Guardian, 19 February 2008 Permanent U.S. Army command taking shape in Kuwait, By Vince Little, S&S, 19 February 2008 US banks borrow $50bn via new Fed facility, By Gillian Tett, The Financial Times, 18 February 2008 Kosovo declares independence from Serbia, By Douglas Hamilton, Reuters, 17 February 2008 World Oil Forecasts Including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE - Update Feb 2008, The Oil Drum, 17 February 2008 Blair used 'irresistible pressure' to halt investigation into BAE-Saudi arms deal, By Robert Verkaik, The Independent, 15 February 2008 Maude Barlow: The Growing Battle for the Right to Water, By Tara Lohan, Reuters, 14 February 2008 Climate change soon could kill thousands in UK, says report, By Andrew Sparrow, The Guardian, 12 February 2008 Venezuela Halts Oil Sales to Exxon Mobil, Associate Press, 12 February 2008 Bolton: McCain Could Be Better Than Bush On Iran, By Bradley Vasoli, The Bulletin, Rupert Cornwell: Out of America, The Independent, 10 February 2008 Why the price of 'peak oil' is famine, By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph, 9 February 2008 Snub for US over stimulus package, By Chris Giles and James Politi, The Financial Times, 5 February 2008 Risk of property defaults growing, By Daniel Pimlott and Gillian Tett, The Financial Times, 5 February 2008 Kabul furious at British plan to retrain Taliban, By Jon Boone, The Financial Times, 4 February 2008 Suharto: 'One of the greatest mass murderers of the 20th century', The Independent, 3 February 2008 Robert Fisk: Torture does not work, as history shows, The Independent, 2 February 2008 Dozens of U.S. banks will fail by 2010: analyst, By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters, 1 February 2008 MI6 Urged UK to Drop Saudi Inquiry, Associated Press, 1 February 2008
Eurozone inflation soars to 14-year high, By Ralph Atkins, The Financial Times, 31 January 2008 Iraq has million-woman social time-bomb, By Aseel Kami, Reuters, 31 January 2008 Ethnic unrest creeps from Rift towards Kenya capital, By Jack Kimball, Reuters, 31 January 2008 Israel war report 'deeply flawed', The BBC, 31 January 2008 Iraq conflict has killed a million, says survey, Reuters, 31 January 2008 Israel 'planning another Lebanon war', Press TV, 31 January 2008 Fed cuts key U.S. interest rate by half point, Reuters, 30 January 2008 Warning over one million homes at risk, By Jill Treanor, The Guardian, 30 January 2008 UN aid chief worried by food inflation, weather, Reuters, 29 November 2008 Chief Rabbi says move Gazans to a Palestine in Sinai, By Saul Sadka, Haaretz, 29 November 2008 Somalia is worst humanitarian crisis- UN official, Reuters, 29 November 2008 FSA warns of more credit crunch pain, By Jennifer Hughes, The Financial Times, 29 January 2008 Suharto, the Model Killer, and His Friends in High Places, By John Pilger, ICH, 28 January 2008 Shell chief fears oil shortage in seven years, By Carl Mortished, The Times, 25 January 2008 High oil prices prompt a scramble for Africa, By Daniel Flynn, Reuters, 25 January 2008 Robert Fisk: A lesson in how to create Iraqi orphans. And then how to make life worse for them, The Independent, 25 January 2008 Climate change ‘will lead to warfare over food and water’, By Lewis Smith, The Times, 24 January 2008 Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt, By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters, 23 January 2008 US censors Arctic scientists' findings as it prepares for oil and gas auction, By Daniel Howden, The Independent, 22 January 2008 The worst market crisis in 60 years, By George Soros, The Financial Times, 22 January 2008 Bolivia declares emergency amid heavy rains, Reuters, 22 January 2008 Pre-emptive nuclear strike a key option, Nato told, By Ian Traynor, The Guardian, 22 January 2008 Environment damage of rich countries on poor, By Roger Highfield, The Telegraph, 21 January 2008 UN rights official slams 'cowardly Israeli war crime' in Gaza, AFP, 19 January 2008 A New, Global Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories, By Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 19 January 2008 Panic selling shuts £2bn fund, By Patrick Collinson, The Guardian, 18 January 2008 2007 Was Tied As Earth's Second Warmest Year, Science Daily, 17 January 2008 Food costs jump 4.9% in 2007; biggest gain since 1990, By Tony C. Dreibus, Bloomberg, 17 January 2008 Robert Fisk: Bloody reality bears no relation to the delusions of this President, The Independent, 16 January 2008 Inflation rate is worst in 17 years, Associate Press, 16 January 2008 How the Pentagon Planted a False Hormuz Story, By Gareth Porter, IPS, 15 January 2008 Greenspan Sees U.S. as Likely In Recession, or Soon to Be, The Wall Street Journal, 15 January 2008 Price of gold breaks through $900 level, By Javier Blas, The Financial Times, 14 January 2008 White House offers $123m in weaponry to Saudi Arabia, By Elana Schor, The Guardian, 14 January 2008 Bush plays down call for Gulf reforms, By Daniel Dombey and Simeon Kerr, The Financial Times, 13 January 2008 Bernanke says Fed ready for aggressive cut, By Krishna Guha, The Financial Times, 10 January 2008 Blackwater used gas at Iraqi checkpoint, By James Risen, Thw Seattle Times, 10 January 2008 US recession, oil shock and food shortages are biggest risks for 2008, says report, The Hindu, 9 January 2008 Gold at new record above $890, By Chris Flood, The Financial Times, 9 January 2008 Recession in the US 'has arrived', The BBC, 8 January 2008 Afghan former rebel lands state role in ex-fiefdom, By Hamid Shalizi, Reuters, 8 January 2008 Drought turns fertile heart into a dustbowl, By Bernard Lagan, The Times, 4 January 2007
Lender Lobbying Blitz Abetted Mortgage Mess, The Wall Street Journal, 31 December 2007 Africa aid wiped out by rising cost of oil, By Ed Crooks and William Wallis, The Financial Times, 29 December 2007 World Food Supply Is Shrinking, U.N. Agency Warns, The New York Times, 28 December 2007 FBI aims for world's largest biometrics database, Reuters, 22 December 2007 Iraq children 'paying high price', The BBC, 21 December 2007 Saudis biggest group of al Qaeda Iraq fighters: study, By Kristin Roberts, Reuters, 19 December 2007 All Iraqi Groups Blame U.S. Invasion for Discord, Study Shows, By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post, 19 December 2007 Krugman: After the money's gone, By Paul Krugman, International Herald Tribune, 14 December 2007 Stock markets sharply lower as traders assess world banks' £50bn injection, By Fiona Walsh and Larry Elliott , The Guardian, 13 December 2007 Bangladesh seeks $2.2 bln aid for cyclone recovery, By Serajul Islam Quadir and Ruma Paul, Reuters, 13 December 2007 Central banks step in over credit crisis, The Financial Times, 12 December 2007 Row over 2020 emissions goal sours Bali climate talks, By David Fogarty, Reuters, 11 December 2007 UK's official CO2 figures an illusion - study, By David Adam, The Guardian, 10 December 2007 Morgan Stanley issues full US recession alert, By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph, 10 December 2007 Iran signs $2bn oil deal with China, By Najmeh Bozorgmeh, The Financial Times, 9 December 2007 City warns of 10% slump in house prices, By Simon Evans, The Independent, 9 December 2007 Iran protests over US 'espionage', The BBC, 8 December 2007 'Millions missing' from Iraq fund, The BBC, 7 December 2007 UK owners may be forced to sell homes, By Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Jane Croft and Ellen Kelleher, The Financial Times, 7 December 2007 Israel considering strike on Iran despite US intelligence report, Rory McCarthy, The Guardian, 7 December 2007 Israeli avoids UK arrest threat, The BBC, 6 December 2007 $1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq, By Laura Strickler, CBS News, 6 December 2007 Children dying for lack of child-sized drugs -WHO, By Ben Hirschler, Reuters, 6 December 2007 British GCHQ eavesdropping played role in US intelligence U-turn on Iran, By Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian, 6 December 2007 US criticises Israeli homes plan, The BBC, 6 December 2007 Pentagon plans US$10bn in arms sales to Gulf states, NZ Herald, 6 Deceber 2007 House prices seen falling 30 pct, By Julie Haviv, Reuters, 6 December 2007 Is Britain's economy heading for the perfect storm? By Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 5 December 2007 UN cautious over mass return of Iraqi refugees, By Mussab Al-Khairalla, Reuters, 4 December 2007 IRAQ: Unemployment caused by insecurity and vice-versa, IRIN, 4 December 2007 World faces food shortages, price rises - report, Reuters, 4 December 2007 US spies give shock verdict on Iran threat, By Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian, 4 December 2007 Riots and hunger feared as demand for grain sends food costs soaring, By Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, 4 December 2007 National Debt Grows $1 Million a Minute, By Tom Raum, The Associate Press, 3 December 2007 Warlords replace Army in Basra, By Ben Russell, The Independent, 3 December 2007 Thousands flee army offensive in Philippine south, Reuters, 3 December 2007 Credit squeeze piles on the pain, By Jim Pickard and Daniel Thomas, The Financial Times, 3 December 2007 Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts, By Celia Dugger, New York Times, 2 December 2007 Nonstop Theft and Bribery Stagger Iraq, By Damien Cave, The New York Times, 1 December 2007
King puts UK economy on danger watch, By Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 30 November 2007 Darfur security worsening -- UN humanitarian chief, By Opheera McDoom, Reuters, 30 November 2007 ECB plans extra liquidity amid economic woes, By Ralph Atkins, The Financial Times, 30 November 2007 Chad rebels declare war on French, foreign forces, By Stephanie Hancock, Reuters, 30 November 2007 New fears for housing in credit collapse, By Chris Giles and Gillian Tett, The Financial Times, 29 November 2007 Robert Fisk: A different venue, but the pious claims and promises are the same, The Independent, 29 November 2007 Ten Reasons Why “Save Darfur” is a PR Scam, By Bruce Dixon, Dissident Voice, 29 November 2007 Another CIA sponsored Coup D'Etat? Venezuela’s D-Day, By Prof James Petras, ICH, 28 November 2007 Indonesia: 13 million children under five were malnourished, Reuters, 28 November 2007 Bush commits troops to Iraq for the long term, By Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, 27 November 2007 Bangladesh: Estimates report 1.2 million houses destroyed, Reuters, 27 November 2007 Corruption, bribes and trafficking: a cancer that is engulfing Afghanistan, By Anthony Loyd, The Times, 24 November 2007 $100 oil: the terrible truth, By David Strahan, The Guardian, 24 November 2007 Feds May Fund Terror, Report Says, By Justin Rood, ABC News, 23 Novemer 2007 Carbon dioxide at record high, stoking warming-WMO, Reuters, 23 November 2007 Lebanese presidency ends in chaos, The BBC, 23 November 2007 ECB set to pump cash into money markets, By Ralph Atkins and Ivar Simensen and David Oakley, 23 November 2007 1 million homes under water, Associated Press, 22 November 2007 Oil reaches new record above $99, The BBC, 21 November 2007 Child rape on the rise in eastern Congo, By Sarah Jacobs, Reuters, 21 November 2007 One million Somalis have now fled their homes -UN, Reuters, 20 November 2007 Greenhouse-gas emissions by industrialised countries at new high: UNFCCC, AFP, 20 November 2007 Forecast: U.S. dollar could plunge 90 pct, UPI, 19 November 2007 US faces $2 trillion credit crunch, warns Goldmans, By Stephen Foleyin, The Independent, 17 November 2007 One million displaced by 140mph cyclone, By Peter Foster, The Telegraph, 16 November 2007 U.S. Industrial output down as economic outlook shaky, By Joanne Morrison, Reuters, 16 November 2007 IPCC to warn of 'abrupt' warming, By Richard Black, The BBC, 16 November 2007 Homes in illegal Israeli settlements for sale at London expo, Haroon Siddique, The Guardian, 16 November 2007 US power company linked to Bush is named in database as a top polluter, By Leonard Doyle, The Independent, 16 November 2007 Barclays calculates £1.3bn sub-prime loss, by Julia Finch, The Guardian, 16 November 2007 U.N. climate talks agree blueprint for action, By Joe Ortiz, Reuters, 16 November 2007 Iran nuclear report fails to convince the West, By David Usborne, The Independent, 16 November 2007 Chavez Challenges OPEC to Make Ethical Oil Sales, Reuters, 15 November 2007 UK military spacecraft launched, By Jonathan Amos, The BBC, 14 November 2007 Travel terror security stepped up, The BBC, 14 November 2007 Pentagon wants to create space vehicle to fire missiles anywhere on Earth, By John Byrne, The Raw Story, 12 November 2007 Brown: Britain will lead campaign to stop Iran nuclear programme, By Patrick Wintour, Julian Borger and Simon Tisdall, The Guardian, 12 November 2007 MP says Kelly's 2003 death not suicide, By Michael Holden, Reuters, 12 November 2007 Oil supply crunch in period to 2015 'cannot be ruled out' - IEA UPDATE, Forbes, 11 November 2007 Truckloads of U.S. weapons have gone missing in Iraq, The New York Times, 11 November 2007 Robert Fisk: Holocaust denial in the White House, The Independent, 10 November 2007 A financial crisis that began in the US is coming to a home near you, By Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 7 November 2007 Oil price jumps to fresh high, By Javier Blas and Neil Dennis, The Financial Times, 6 November 2007 Brown plans tougher terrorism law, By Adrian Croft, Reuters, 6 November 2007 Chancellor makes credit crunch warning, By Graeme Wearden, The Guardian, 5 November 2007 Foreclosure wave sweeps America, By Steve Schifferes, The BBC, 5 November 2007 Australian press freedoms being 'whittled away, AFP, 5 November 2007 Al-Qa'ida 'grooming children for UK terror attacks', The Independent, 5 November 2007 Citigroup chief executive resigns, The BBC, 5 November 2007 Experts: No evidence of Iranian nuclear weapons program, By Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy Newspapers, 4 November 2007 Momentum built for Cheney impeachment, Press TV, 4 November 2007 'Desperate' Musharraf declares martial law, By Declan Walsh, The Guardian, 4 November 2007 Children & alcohol: Britain's deadly cocktail, The Independent, 4 November 2007 Global food crisis looms as climate change and fuel shortages bite, By John Vidal, The Guardian, 3 November 2007 Outcasts: Italy turns on its immigrants in wake of a murder, By Peter Popham, The Independent, 3 November 2007 China's fuel dilemma, By Dan Griffiths, The BBC, 2 November 2007 'USAF struck Syrian nuclear site', The Jerusalem Post, 2 November 2007 Mexican floods leave 300,000 stranded, By Haroon Siddique, The Guardian, 2 November 2007 Gold bursts through $800 to 28-year high, By Atul Prakash and Veronica Brown, Reuters, 2 November 2007 Critics call for Met chief to be replaced, By Andrew Hough, Reuters, 2 November 2007 De Menezes shooting: Police guilty of 'catastrophic errors', By Cahal Milmo, The Independent, 2 November 2007 Bank shares hit again as credit fears spread, The Financial Times, 2 November 2007 Gold pushes past $800 amid oil’s record run, By Chris Flood, The Financial Times, 2 November 2007 The mouse that shook the world, By Steve Connor, The Independent, 2 November 2007 'Link Iraq to Iran,' Rumsfeld argued before proof, By Nick Juliano, Raw Story, 1 November 2007 Rains flood southern Mexico, one dead, By Luis Manuel Lopez, Reuters, 1 November 2007 US troops will be in the Middle East for next 50 years, says Abazaid, The Guardian, 1 November 2007 Credit crunch hits markets, By Nick Fletcher and Angela Balakrishnan, The Guardian, 1 November 2007
New Chinese rocket raises concerns of arms race in space, By Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, 31 October 2007 Higher Oil Prices Blamed on Peaking Production, By Greg Flakus, Voice of America, 31 October 2007 Hersh: US, Israel support PKK terrorists in Iraq, Trukish Weekly, 30 October 2007 Spy budget, at $43.5 billion, is no secret now, By Randall Mikkelsen, Reuters, 30 October 2007 IAEA findings on Iran dismissed, The BBC, 29 October 2007 A royal guest to be proud of?, By Johann Hari, The Independent, 29 October 2007 Israel begins cutting Gaza's power, Press TV, 28 October 2007 Iran says documents show U.S. backing "terrorists", Reuters, 28 October 2007 Indian 'slave' children found making low-cost clothes destined for Gap, By Dan McDougall, The Observer, 28 October 2007 Revealed: Poisoned ex-Russian spy Litvinenko WAS a paid-up MI6 agent, By Stephen Wright and David Williams, The Daily Mail, 27 October 2007 Russia: Attacking Iran is attacking us, Press TV, 27 October 2007 Turkey threatens incursion after Iraq talks fail, Reuters, 27 October 2007 Pollution warning over US fires, The BBC, 27 October 2007 Sudan government declares truce at Darfur talks, Reuters, 27 October 2007 Much of U.S. Could See a Water Shortage, By Brian Skoloff, Associate Press, 26 October 2007 Liberia needs cash to stop its doctors quitting, Reuters, 26 October 2007 Oil hits new record over $90, By Steve Hargreaves, CNN, 25 October 2007 US hits Tehran with harshest sanctions since 1979, Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian, 25 October 2007 Wheat Rises for Fourth Day as Importers Seek Supplies; Corn Up, By Jae Hur and Danielle Rossingh, Bloomberg, 23 October 2007 UK cities' green ratings compared, The BBC, 23 October 2007 IMF warns of decline in global economy, Larry Elliott and Mark Milner, The Guardian, 22 October 2007 Clinton bucks the trend and rakes in cash from the US weapons industry, By Leonard Doyle, The Independent, 19 October 2007 Robert Fisk: Secret armies pose sinister new threat to Lebanon, By Robert Fisk, The Independent, 19 October 2007 Claims of secret CIA jail for terror suspects on British island to be investigated, By Ian Cobain and Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, 19 October 2007 German parties blast Bush remarks, Press TV, 19 October 2007 Oil jumps above $90 a barrel, By Javier Blas, The Financial Times, 19 October 2007 Five million Burmese are going hungry, warns UN, By Peter Popham, The Independent, 19 October 2007 Would you brand this country a success?, By Nena Brenjo, Reuters, 17 October 2007 Cost of food aid soars as global need rises, By Peter Apps, Reuters, 16 October 2007 Putin warns US against military action against Iran, By Robert Tait and Mark Tran, The Guardian, 16 October 2007 Oil surges to record over $88 a barrel, By Matthew Robinson, Reuters, 16 October 2007 General Abizaid: Iraq war about oil, Think Progress, 16 October 2007 Roundtable debates energy issues, By Garry Shih and Susana Montes, The Standford Daily, 15 October 2007 Robert Fisk: Do you know the truth about Lockerbie?, By Robert Fisk, The Independent, 14 October 2007 U.S. leadership dooms Iraq strategy, By Randall Mikkelsen, Reuters, 13 October 2007 Invasion fears push oil to record high of $84, By Javier Blas, The Financial Times, 12 October 2007 Putin threatens withdrawal from cold war nuclear treaty, By Luke Harding, The Guardian, 12 October 2007 Six Iraqi insurgent groups announce formation of a "political council" to liberate Iraq, The Herald Tribune, 11 October 2007 Jimmy Carter slams bush on human rights, CBS News, 11 October 2007 Greenhouse gas emissions hit danger mark - scientist, By Michael Perry, Reuters, 9 October 2007 Vietnam provinces fight worst floods in decades, By Thanh Hoa, Reuters, 7 October 2007 Credit squeeze costs banks $18Bn, By Ben White and David Wighton, The Financial Times, 5 Octoer 2007 Israeli raid caused electronic disruption over wide areas of Syria, World Tribune, 5 October 2007 'Amero coming within a decade', By Jerome R. Corsi, World Net Daily, 5 October 2007 Nature of 7/7 bombing, still vague, By Amanda Burt, Press TV, 5 October 2007 New EU foreign policy think thank created, By Helena Spongenberg, EU Observer, 3 October 2007 Lessons not learnt from London bombs, report warns, IRNA, 3 October 2007 Record 22C in Artic heatwave, By Steve Connor, The Independent, 3 October 2007
Squeeze could cost city $800m, By David Oakley, The Financial Times, 30 September 2007 Robert Fisk: Dinner in Beirut, and a lesson in courage, By Robert Fisk, The Independent, 29 September 2007 South America embraces Bush's arch enemy, By Rory Carroll, The Guardian, 29 September 2007 Cost of UK gambling habit: £10Bn, By Simon Bowers, The Guardian, 29 September 2007 Oil and wheat forge ahead despite turmoil, By Chris Flood, The Financial Times, 28 September 2007 Attack on Iran said to be imminent, By Benny Avni, The New York Sun, 28 Septmber 2007 ING Direct steps in as US bank collapses, By Ben White, The Financial Times, 28 September 2007 Economic factors pushing surge in food import-FDA, Reuters, 27 September 2007 Burma: Inside the saffron revolution, By Andrew Buncombe and Peter Popham, The Independent, 27 September 2007 Red Cross warns of food crisis following Africa floods, Reuters, 26 September 2007 Bank fears squeeze on companies, By Chris Giles, The Financial Times, 26 September 2007 AFRICA: Food production to halve by 2020, IRIN, 25 September 2007 World urged to help with Afgan refugee crisis, By Liz Neisloss, CNN, 25 September 2007 Northern Rock scraps £60m dividend payout, By Jane Croft, Peter Thal Larsen and James Mackintosh, The Financial Times, 25 September 2007 Burma crackdown as junta imposes curfew, By Ian MacKinnon and Julian Borger, The Guardian, 25 September 2007 China buys into conspiracy theory, By Richard McGregor, The Financial Times, 25 September 2007 Halliburton seeks stakes in Gulf oil firms: report, Reuters, 24 September 2007 Collecting of details on travelers documented, By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post, 22 Setpember 2007 Taking cues from Fed, speculator bid up oil, By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, 22 September 2007 War costing $720 Million per day, group says, By Kari Lydersen, The Washington Post, 22 September 2007 Rather: Government Influencing Newsrooms, By Samantha Ross, AP, 21 September 2007 Labour tries to block new BAE inquiry, By David Leigh and Rob Evans, The Guardian, 21 September 2007 US fears Iran's control of oil, not nuke, Press TV, 21 September 2007 Crude oil jumps above $84, By Javier Blas, The Financial Time, 21 September 2007 BAE faces lawsuit on Saudi sales, The BBC, 20 September 2007 Netanyahu 'admits Israeli strike', The BBC, 20 September 2007 Greenspan Says Recession Still Possible After Fed Cut, By Steve Matthews and Albert R. Hunt, Bloomberg, 20 September 2007 War privatisation worrying trend-German spy chief, By Louis Charbonneau, Reuters, 20 September 2007 Oil Rises to Record $83.90 as Producers Shut Gulf Platforms, By Mark Shenk, Bloomberg, 20 September 2007 Fears of dollar collapse as Saudis take fright, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph, 20 September 2007 Threatened Sanctions on Gaza Violate Laws of War, Human Rights Watch, 20 September 2007 'Too late to avoid global warming' say scientists, By Cahal Milmo, The Independent, 19 September 2007 Oil prices jump above $82 a barrel, By Javier Blas, The Financial Times, 19 September 2007 Bush refuses to talk about Israeli strike on Syria, Reuters, 20 September 2007 U-turn raises heat on UK Bank governer, By Chris Giles and Peter Thal Larsen, The Financial Times, 19 September 2007 Food prices rising all over the world, The New Straits Times, 18 September 2007 America in no more, By Paul Craig Roberts, ICH, 18 September 2007 Police taser student during kerry forum, ICH, 18 September 2007 Banking crisis: The fear spreads, By Sean Farrell, The Independent, 18 September 2007 Greenspan: Euro gains as reserve choice, AP, 17 September 2007 UN nuclear boss warns warmongers over Iran, By Peter Walker and Mark Tran, The Guardian, 17 September 2007 Bush setting America up for war with Iran, By Philip Sherwell and Tim Shipman, The Telegraph, 17 September 2007 France warning of war with Iran, The BBC, 16 September 2007 Dollar's retreat raises fear of collapse, By Carter Dougherty, The International Herald Tribune, 16 September 2007 BAE lands Saudi plane deal, By Richard Watchman, The Observer, 16 September 2007 Greenspan admits that Iraq was about oil, as deaths put at 1.2m, By Peter Beaumont and Joanna Walters, The Observer, 16 September 2007 'Housing boom over' as UK bank chaos grows, By Heather Stewart and Lisa Bachelor, The Guardian, 16 September 2007 Was Israeli raid a dry run for attack on Iran?, By Peter Beaumont, The Observer, 16 September 2007 US Dollar gone with the wind, Press TV, 15 September 2007 Mystery deepens over Israeli strike on Syria, By Donald Macintyrein, The Independent, 15 September 2007 Panic on the streets of Britian: Northern rocked, City shocked, By Hamish McRae, The Independent, 15 September 2007 Shockwaves hit financial markets, By Ashley Seager, Fiona Walsh, Angela Balakrishnan, The Guardian, 14 September 2007 Sterling falls to 14 month low against euro, By Peter Garnham, The Financial Times, 14 September 2007 Stock market slump after bank bail-out, By Fiona Walsh, The Guardian, 14 September 2007 Ghana: Floods displace 'nearly 275,000' in little-known disaster, Reuters, 13 September 2007 Stark warning of extinction list: 'Life on Earth is disappearing', By Michael McCarthy, The Independent, 13 September 2007 CNN: Mystery 9/11 aircraft was military 'doomsday plane', By David Edwards and Muriel Kane, The Raw Story, 13 September 2007 Report: US to attack Iran in 8-10 months, The Jerusalem Post, 13 September 2007 Oil price surges past $80 barrier, By Javier Blas and Ed Crooks, The Financial Times, 12 September 2007 Wheat Rises to Record $9 a Bushel on Global Crop Concerns, By Madelene Pearson, Bloomberg, 12 September 2007 Thousands of species threatened, By Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters, 12 September 2007 9/11 - the big cover-up?. By Peter Tatchall, The Guardian, 12 September 2007 US dollar hits record lows, By Peter Garnham, The Financial Times, 12 September 2007 Child malnutrition in Somalia at critical levels-UN, Reuters, 12 September 2007 King urges calm amid crisis in credit markets, By Chris Giles, The Financial Times, 12 September 2007 The 'proxy war': UK troops are sent to Iranian border, The Independent, 12 September 2007 Big quake hits Indonesia, Tsunami warnings lifted, By Ahmad Pathoni, Reuters, 12 September 2007 Twin tower detective backs call for public inquiry into 7/7 attacks, By Sean O'Neill, The Times Online, 10 September 2007 Credit crisis claims first UK casualty, By Sharlene Goff, The Financial Times, 10 September 2007 Kurds launch secret war in Iran, By Damien McElroy, The Daily Telegraph, 10 September 2007 Pentagon plans base near Iraq-Iran border, Reuters, 10 September 2007 Fresh flooding leaves millions homeless in S. Asia, By Biswajyoti Das, Reuters, 10 September 2007 Nikkei plunges on economic fears, The BBC, 10 September 2007 Credit crunch 'hits small firms', The BBC, 10 September 2007 Robert Fisk: An urge to smash history into tiny pieces, By Robert Fisk, The Independent, 8 September 2007 US economy leaps towards recession, Press News, 8 September 2007 Are the banks in trouble?, By Mike Whitney, ICH, 7 September 2007 Nicaragua faces up to hurricane devastation, By Alex Klaushofer, Reuters, 7 September 2007 Market plunge on fears of US slowdown, By Eoin Callan, The Financial Times, 7 September 2007 Ministers reject 7 July inquiry, The BBC, 7 September 2007 Zogby Poll: 51% of Americans want Congress to probe Bush/Cheney regarding 9/11, Zogby International, 6 September 2007 UN warns of food price unrest, By Javier Blas, The Financial Times, 6 September 2007 Israel accused of air raid on Syria, The Guardian, 6 September 2007 Oil price tests at all-time high, By Ed Crooks and Javier Blas, The Financial Times, 6 September 2007 Sierra Leone: Not alot of guns but alot of frustration, Reuters, 6 September 2007 UK jets scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft, By Mark Tran, The Guardian, 6 September 2007 Global warming: Too hot to handle for the BBC, Michael McCarthy, The Independent, 6 September 2007 Fed injects 31.25 billion dollars into markets, AFP, 6 September 2007 Robert Fisk: Lebanon cries victory, but is it too soon?, The Independent, 6 September 2007 John Pilger: Unmentionable truths, By Jon Pilger, New Stateman, 6 September 2007 Credit squeeze puts breaks on rates, The Financial Times, 6 September 2007 Danger to children from food and drink additives is exposed, By Rebecca Smithers, The Guardian, 6 September 2007 Shakeup after nuclear missiles flown across the US by mistake, By Simon Jeffrey, The Guardian, 6 September 2007 Germany points finger at shadowy group for plot, By Mark Trevelyan, Reuters, 5 September 2007 Commodity boom eats into aid for world's hungry, By Missy Ryan, Reuters, 5 September 2007 Bank of England changes stance on turmoil, The Financial Times, 5 September 2007 All UK 'must be on DNA database', The BBC, 5 September 2007 Cut-price alcohol deals face ban, The BBC, 5 September 2007 Germany foils 'massive' bomb plot, The BBC, 5 September 2007 Loss of Arctic ice leaves experts stunned, By David Adam, The Guardian, 4 September 2007 'We are moving rapidly into an abyss', Interview with Mohamed ElBaradei, Spiegel, 3 September 2007 Pentagon 'three-day blitz' plan for Iran, By Sarah Baxter, The Sunday Times, 2 September 2007 Credit trumoil 'has hallmarks of bank run', By Krishna Guha, The Financial Times, 2 September 2007 Greek forest fires could be CO2 threat, By Robin Pomeroy, Reuters, 2 September 2007 Official: obesity risk to half of all children, By Anushka Asthana and Ailsa McNeil, The Observer, 2 September 2007 Vital Lockerbie evidence 'was tampered with', By Alex Duval Smith, The Observer, 2 September 2007 Drunk disorderly: Britians middle-class asbos, The Independent, 2 September 2007 Thousands of crimes by under-10s, The BBC, 2 September 2007 Agressive Fed action on house prices foreseen, By Krishna Guha, The Financial Times, 1 September 2007 Mortgage fears on market turmoil, The BBC, 1 September 2007 Marine says squad leader shot unarmed men at Haditha, By Dan Whitcomb, Reuters, 1 September 2007 Robert Fisk: Strange goings-on here in Lebanon, By Robert Fisk, The Independent, 1 September 2007 The children drinking five pints a week, By Rebecca Smithers, The Guardian, 1 September 2007 More than 1,800 Iraqi's killed in August, By David Rising, Associated Press, 1 September 2007 British ex-army chief criticises U.S. over Iraq, Reuters, 1 September 2007
Spreading deserts threaten world food supply, By Robert Evans, Reuters, 31 August 2007 Ray McGovern: Do we have the courage to stop war with Iran?, By Ray McGovern, Counterpunch, 31 August 2007 US credit claims extra $10Bn, Press TV, 31 August 2007 London bomb survivors begin legal fight for inquiry, By Michael Holdon, Reuters, 30 August 2007 American weapons found in Turkey, Press TV, 30 August 2007 Thousands flee fierce fighting in eastern Congo, By Joe Bavier, Reuters, 30 August 2007 The Looming food crisis, The Guardian, 29 August 2007 China puts summer flood death toll at 1,138, Reuters, 28 August 2007 Polluted China rivers threaten "sixth" of population, Reuters, 27 August 2007 UK oil firms cheating investors, says Russia, By Terry Macalister, The Guardian, 27 August 2007 Middle East turmoil could cause world war: U.S. Envoy, Reuters, 27 August 2007 Afghanistan opium at record high, By Alastair Leithead, The BBC, 27 August 2007 UK spending on Iraq hits £6.6Bn, By Alex Barker, The Financial Times, 26 August 2007 Robert Fisk: Even I question the 'truth' about 9/11, By Robert Fisk, The Independent, 25 August 2007 Britian's new Middle East remit, By Tim Franks, The BBC, 25 August 2007 The real question: why are our children prepared to kill one another? By Camila Batmanghelidjh, The Independent, 25 August 2007 Alcohol outlawed at Uluru in sex abuse crackdown, By Kathy Marks, The Independent, 25 August 2007 U.N. to launch North Korea flood appeal next week, Reuters, 24 August 2007 US credit turmoil hits London property, By Jim Pickard and Chris Giles, The Financial Times, 24 August 2007 |