Herald Globe
HeraldGlobe.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Edition 185/2009
bullet Navigation corner
bullet International News
bullet Asia
bullet Europe
bullet U.S.
bullet U.K.
bullet Business News
bullet RSS Directory rss

bullet Market Indices corner
DJIA graph
DJI: 223.32 8280.74 2.63%
FTSE: 2.01 4236.28 0.05%
S&P:
NAS: 49.20 1796.52 2.67%
Nikkei: 60.08 9816.07 0.61%

bullet On the record corner
"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

bullet Exchange Rates corner
$£€ United States, Dollar Euro Canada, Dollar Japan, Yen United Kingdom, Pound
United States, Dollar - 0.714 1.161 96.15 0.612
Euro 1.398 - 1.624 134.5 0.856
Canada, Dollar 0.861 0.615 - 82.79 0.527
Japan, Yen 0.010 0.007 0.012 - 0.006
United Kingdom, Pound 1.632 1.167 1.896 157.0 -

bullet More World News corner
UNESCO backs G8 on condemnation of Iran crackdowns
Kidman bears midriff to squash pregnancy rumours
Victoria Beckham's clothing line criticised
Britney's dad to remain her legal guardian till 2010
Woman's body lay for five years in Edinburgh apartment

bullet Asia corner
Industries being reinvented in Pearl River Delta
North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
Fashion piracy causing concern in Hong Kong
UN secretary-general 'deeply disappointed' in Myanmar

bullet Europe corner
Los Angeles-based designers to make Jackson's funeral suit
German Olympic Committee reacts with caution to Pechstein case
Sexist jokes encourage violence against women
Chowrasia lone Indian to make cut, Jeev, Kapur miss out
Richards, Isinbayeva among six left in jackpot race

bullet United States corner
A 'parliamentary coup' paralyses New York Senate
Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspace
'New York' gets good press in US
Sarah Palin's daughter's ex to pen tell-all book
Kevin Jonas bagged his girl with 210 diamond-encrusted engagement ring

bullet Subscribe corner
Get Herald Globe headlines sent daily.
bullet Herald Globe corner
Breaking News
Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

More breaking stories
International News
Crash of Pakistan military helicopter kills 27
Pakistan's military says a transport helicopter has crashed because of a technical failure, killing 26 security personnel on board....

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

New IAEA chief sees no proof Iran developing nuclear weapons
The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear...

More international stories
Business News
657 billion cigarettes a year sold on black market
The global tobacco industry is under attack from pirates that are ripping the heart out of cigarette...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

More business stories

bullet Herald Globe corner
There are a small number of news Web sites, and even a lesser number of newspapers providing world news coverage. A number of publications, particularly those associated with the cable TV networks, have a focus or a perspective from their country of origin.

Our objective is to provide an independent world news service that covers what’s happening in the world from an international perspective.

Our top stories are carefully selected, edited, headlined and ranked in accordance with their overall importance from a global point of view. We also aim to bring you stories not covered elsewhere, that meet the test of global importance, and are ranked accordingly. A coal mining disaster in the US that kills four for example, would be a major news story in many world newspapers, and on the major television and cable networks, whereas a coal mining disaster in China with say 200 deaths could go unreported. For us the situation would be reversed and the China story would far outweigh the other.

We have no geographical leanings, simply an earnest desire to cover international news for the world community. The Herald Globe is an online newspaper that brings you all the other features you would expect in any newspaper the world over.

Weather forecasts, business reports, the latest in the financial markets. We cover breaking sports news, consisting of the stories making headlines on a global scale. Interactive news polls are also regularly provided.

For world news from an independent point of view, make it every day to the Herald Globe. And if you can’t make it to us, let us come to you. Register for our daily delivery of major world news headlines by email.

bullet Feedback corner
  • Comments or suggestions for this site? Use our contact page.
  • Have your say. Post on our letters forum.
  • See what others say on our letters forum.
  • bullet Sponsored Links corner

    bullet Herald Weather corner

    United StatesCanada
    Central AmericaSouth America
    AsiaEurope
    AustraliaAfrica
    Islands

    bullet Movie Review corner

    bullet International Markets corner
    UNCTAD Chief calls for Asian monetary fund
    EPFO meeting to decide rate of interest on PF today
    Coastal Energen achieves financial closure
    Firefighters seek city funds for fitness equipment
    CPC Appreciates Government Intervention to Open Markets Based on Current and Accurate Information

    bullet Travel corner
    New 203 room hotel opens in Mumbai this week
    Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo
    800 Pakistani pilgrims duped in travel scam, stranded in Saudi Arabia
    Mass. Rep. Wants Travel Sites To Offer Safety Info

    bullet Have Your Say corner
    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


    bullet Hotel Review corner
    Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower Las Vegas
    Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower Las Vegas

    I booked a lower cost room at $39.95 a night at this landmark hotel at the top end of the famous Las Vegas Strip. Arriving at...


    bullet Space corner
    Serena turns tables on Venus for third Wimbledon title
    Russian spacecraft landed on moon hours before Americans
    Mixing in Earth's outer core causes geomagnetic dipole to collapse
    Buzz Aldrin calls for human settlement on Mars
    Scientists make first direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind

    bullet UK corner
    Bookies relieved, Murray miserable
    Tony Blair gets to thank Peter Mandelson, courtesy India
    Oxford, McGill universities tie up on brain research
    Six killed in London high-rise fire
    'Take That' plan sixth album
    Disney searching for 'British Zac Efron' for UK version of 'High School Musical'

    bullet Add Headlines corner
    Add the World news headlines to your site.
    Start here.