Emergency food banks are opening at a rate of one every four days as thousands of families say they are so poor they will starve without help. There has been a surge in food... Full Article at Mirror.co.uk
PANAJI: The Calvim bus tragedy in which seven passengers, including four school children, drowned, cast a pall of gloom over the state and the government immediately cancelled Carnival celebrations in the capital city, Panaji, minutes before the floats' Full Article at Times of India
COVENTRY: The Bank of England’s policy is on the right track to meet its inflation target after its latest decision to pump another 50 billion pounds of quantitative easing into the economy, policymaker Adam Posen said on Friday. “If you look at what we’ Full Article at GulfToday.ae
The Euro zone crisis is continuing unabated. Many solutions are being tried out. However, the desired results don't seem to be forthcoming. Moody's has placed Britain, Austria and France on the negative watch. These countries could end up losing their tr Full Article at Economic Times
Rival banks are scrambling to start mobile phone money transfer systems after Barclays wrong-footed the industry last week by launching a revolutionary new product. The Pingit system allows users of smartphones to make payments using their mobile phone n Full Article at Daily Mail - UK
YAOUNDE - Poachers have slaughtered some 200 elephants in a national park in northern Cameroon, about a third of the population, and the massacre is still going on, according to a wildlife protection group. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW Full Article at Vancouver Sun
East Tennessee Historical Society curator of education Lisa Oakley speaks about the use of slaves at the Blount Mansion downtown Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Visitors to the mansion were able to view a basement room at the home for the first time on Saturday Full Article at KnoxNews
The international competitors from the Jason Morris Judo Center in Glenville have learned their opponents in the third leg of their European tour, the Düsseldorf Grand Prix. The tournament, taking place near Germany’s western border Saturday and Sunday i Full Article at The Saratogian
Great Britain pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale took another step forward on Saturday, winning after clearing 4.70m at the indoor Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham. It is perfect timing... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
The venture is a 143-acre mixed farm in Norfolk, near Beccles that offers 'farming on prescription'. The aim is for people to learn new skills, to improve mental and physical health, to feel they have value and, wherever possible, to allow a person to mo Full Article at Guardian Unlimited