Late breaking news
New York Philharmonic Performs in North Korea
Canada.com
Wall Street Journal -
AP PYONGYANG, North Korea — The New York Philharmonic is giving a historic concert in North Korea, becoming the first major American cultural group to perform in the country and the largest-ever delegation from the US to visit.
Musical Diplomacy: NY Philarmonic Plays N. Korea
An American in Pyongyang, back to the Cold War
2 polls say Obama is surging ahead of Clinton in Democratic race
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Boston Globe -
Two new national polls yesterday indicated Barack Obama is surging ahead of Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Polls find wide gains for Obama
Obamas Support Grows Broader, New Poll Finds
'Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens in Arctic
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Washington Post -
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is seen Monday Feb. 25, 2008 in Longyearbyen, Norway. A "doomsday" vault built to withstand an earthquake or nuclear strike is ready to open deep in the permafrost of an Arctic mountain, where it will protect millions of …
'Doomsday' seed vault opens deep within Norwegian mountain
'Doomsday' seed vault opens in Norway
China Willing to Resume Human Rights Talks With US (Update1)
China Daily
Bloomberg -
By Viola Gienger Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — China's government said it's willing to resume a dialogue with the US on improving human rights after a five-year halt, taking a step to prevent rights advocates from boycotting Beijing's Olympic Games in August.
China ready to resume human rights dialogue with US
Rice urges China to press N Korea
Pakistan Probes General's Killing
CBC.ca
Washington Post -
A Pakistani Army soldier stands guard next to the site of a suicide blast in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. A suicide bomber hit a car carrying an army general along a busy road near Pakistan's capital.
Pakistan Probes General's Killing
Pakistan probes assassination of top general as Musharraf battles …
Struggling Clinton throwing 'kitchen sink' at Obama
Canada.com
San Jose Mercury News -
By Patrick Healy After struggling for months to dent Sen. Barack Obama's candidacy, the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton is unleashing what one Clinton aide called a "kitchen sink" fusillade against Obama, pursuing five lines of attack since Saturday …
Clinton still leads Obama in Ohio, but by smaller margin
On the Presidential Campaign Trail
US Troop Levels Grow in Afghanistan As More Leave Iraq
Javno.hr
Voice of America -
By Cindy Saine The Defense Department is projecting that when the temporary US troop buildup in Iraq is over in July, there will be a total of about 140000 US troops there.
Pentagon Releases Projections for Forces
Pentagon to end troop surge
Study: Incarceration rate lower for immigrants
San Francisco Chronicle -
Immigrants in California are far less likely to land in prison than their US-born counterparts, a finding that defies the perception that immigration and crime are connected, according to a study released Monday.
Migrants unlikely to end up in prison
Study finds immigrants commit less California crime
January Foreclosure Filings
Life Style Extra
Wall Street Journal -
By MIKE BARRIS Foreclosure filings for January rose 57% from a year earlier and 8% from December, a foreclosure-listing service said.
January foreclosures up 57%
US January foreclosures up 57 pct in year - report
Siemens to Cut 6800 Jobs at Enterprise Division (Update1)
Washington Post
Bloomberg -
By Simon Thiel Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — Siemens AG, Europe's biggest engineering company, will cut 6800 jobs at the corporate telecommunications unit after failing to find a buyer for the division for almost two years.
UPDATE: Siemens To Trim Up To 6800 Jobs Through Cuts, Deals
UPDATE 1-Siemens to cut 6800 jobs at SEN telecoms unit