‘World’ Archives
Obama Wants To Monitor All Forms Of Communication
According to a New York Times report the Obama administration is planning new Orwellian legislation to make it easier for US intelligence services to eavesdrop on the Internet, including email exchanges and social networks. Despite outrage over George Bush's limited ability to wiretap into American phone calls, Obama wants to take it a step [...]
Soyuz Capsule Lands Safely After Delays
Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut Running finally landed safely in a charred Soyuz space capsule after delays on Friday. Dropping through a clear sky under a huge orange-and-white parachute, the Soyuz descent module landed upright and on target near the town of Arkalyk at 1:23 a.m. EDT (11:23 a.m. local time). NASA TV showed [...]
Children Suffer As Poverty Rate Climbs
New figures issued in a US Census Bureau report Thursday indicate a sharp rise in the poverty level in America. The figures show that 14.3 percent of Americans were below the official poverty level of $21,756 for a family of four at the end of last year. That's a major increase from 13.2 percent in 2008, or a total of 43.6 million people in [...]
