http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276064,palin-to-step-down-as-alaska-governor--summary.html Washington - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who was catapulted to national prominence as the Republican vice presidential candidate last year, will resign later this month, she said Friday. In a televised press conference from her home in Wasilla, Alas... US,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:41:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276064,palin-to-step-down-as-alaska-governor--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276060,palin-to-step-down-as-alaska-governor--update.html Washington - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who was catapulted to national prominence as the Republican vice presidential candidate last year, will resign later this month, she said Friday. In a televised press conference from her hometown of Wasilla, ... US,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:05:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276060,palin-to-step-down-as-alaska-governor--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276010,obama-hopes-for-nuclear-arms-breakthrough-with-russia.html Moscow - US President Barack Obama plans to discuss concrete steps towards nuclear arms control during his visit to Moscow next week, he said in an interview released Friday My goal is that both countries reduce their nuclear stockpiles in a way that... US,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:59:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276010,obama-hopes-for-nuclear-arms-breakthrough-with-russia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275976,us-pushes-ahead-with-afghan-offensive-reports-first-casualties.html Kabul - The US military said Friday that it was pushing further into a Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan after it had reported its first casualties in the offensive, the first under the US government's new strategy in the Central Asian country.... US,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:05:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275976,us-pushes-ahead-with-afghan-offensive-reports-first-casualties.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275934,obama-heading-to-russia-to-reset-relations--feature.html Washington - US President Barack Obama heads to Russia next week seeking to reset relations by finding ways to cooperate on a host of challenges, including confronting Iranian and North Korean nuclear ambitions. Obama is due to arrive Monday in Mos... US,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:47:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275934,obama-heading-to-russia-to-reset-relations--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275914,obama-laments-junes-sobering-unemployment-data--summary.html Washington - The US economy shed a surprising 467,000 jobs in June and the jobless rate climbed to 9.5 per cent, in what President Barack Obama called a sobering sign that the country's deep recession is far from over. The Labour Department's repor... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:41:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275914,obama-laments-junes-sobering-unemployment-data--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275912,extra-obama-calls-job-losses-sobering.html Washington - The unexpectedly high US job losses in June offered sobering news that the United States is still stuck in a deep recession, US President Barack Obama said Thursday. Our economy is still having a tough time getting moving, Obama said... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:11:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275912,extra-obama-calls-job-losses-sobering.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275909,us-criticizes-north-korean-missile-tests.html Washington - The United States criticized North Korea's launching of four short-range missiles on Thursday as dangerous and urged Pyongyang to return to nuclear disarmament negotiations. These kinds of launches are nothing new. We have seen them man... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:17:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275909,us-criticizes-north-korean-missile-tests.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275907,madoffs-manhattan-penthouse-seized-by-us-authorities.html Washington - US authorities on Thursday seized the Manhattan penthouse of disgraced Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff, who was sentenced to 150 years in prison earlier this week. US marshals entered the apartment, worth an estimated 7 million doll... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275907,madoffs-manhattan-penthouse-seized-by-us-authorities.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275905,us-vice-president-biden-in-iraq-to-push-political-reconciliation.html Washington - US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq to push the country's leaders to make progress towards political reconciliation, the White House said Thursday, days after the withdrawal of US troops from cities and towns. Biden was to meet w... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:35:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275905,us-vice-president-biden-in-iraq-to-push-political-reconciliation.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275899,us-trial-of-ex-guantanamo-detainee-set-for-2010.html New York - The first detainee from Guantanamo Bay who was transferred to the United States is to go on trial in September 2010, a New York federal court judge said Thursday. But the court failed to set a new date for the next hearing of Ahmed Ghailan... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:53:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275899,us-trial-of-ex-guantanamo-detainee-set-for-2010.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275895,us-launches-offensive-soldier-captured--summary.html Kabul - The US military launched a major offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan on Thursday as it was confirmed that an American soldier had been captured by militants in the eastern part of the country. The offensive in Helmand provin... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275895,us-launches-offensive-soldier-captured--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275835,us-striptease-man-causes-flight-to-reroute.html Washington - A US man who stripped off mid-flight, forcing flight attendants to cover him with a blanket and the pilot to reroute the flight, will face psycholgical evaluation, reports said Thursday. The 50-year old passenger, Keith Wright, was aboar... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:59:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275835,us-striptease-man-causes-flight-to-reroute.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275826,new-york-ferry-crashes-into-pier-injuring-10.html New York City - A ferry carrying around 800 passengers crashed at full speed into a pier in New York City, injuring at least 10 people, some severely. According to the US news broadcaster CNN, the ship lost engine power shortly before docking, which ... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:23:51 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275826,new-york-ferry-crashes-into-pier-injuring-10.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275799,reports-us-starts-offensive-against-taliban-in-afghanistan--update.html Washington - The US military has begun a large-scale offensive against the Taliban in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, media reports said Thursday. Around 4,000 US marines and 650 Afghan soldiers were taking part in Operation Khanjar, which ... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:53:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275799,reports-us-starts-offensive-against-taliban-in-afghanistan--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275762,iran-could-bring-unity-to-g8-divided-over-economy--feature.html Washington - US President Barack Obama has been squabbling with Western European leaders over how to handle issues such as the global economic crisis and climate change, and those differences appeared to hang over the upcoming G8 summit in Italy. But... US,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:05:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275762,iran-could-bring-unity-to-g8-divided-over-economy--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275745,pet-burmese-python-kills-two-year-old-girl-in-florida.html Washington - A 12-foot pet python killed a two-year-old girl in her Florida home Wednesday, police told local media. The albino Burmese python slithered into Shaiunna Hare's bed and suffocated her to death, police said. The snake belonged to the boyf... US,World Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:05:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275745,pet-burmese-python-kills-two-year-old-girl-in-florida.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275744,haiti-gets-12-billion-dollars-in-debt-forgiveness.html Washington - Global lenders will forgive 1.2 billion dollars of Haiti's debt to help the Caribbean nation climb out of poverty, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund announced Wednesday. The debt relief amounts to about two thirds of Haiti's... US,World Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:53:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275744,haiti-gets-12-billion-dollars-in-debt-forgiveness.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275739,us-reduces-military-cooperation-with-honduras.html Washington - The United States has scaled back its military cooperation with Honduras following the overthrow of President Manuel Zelaya but will keep its ambassador in place, US officials said Wednesday. The decision to suspend military ties affects... US,World Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:59:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275739,us-reduces-military-cooperation-with-honduras.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275735,schwarzenegger-declares-fiscal-emergency-in-california.html Sacramento - California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday declared a fiscal emergency as lawmakers failed to pass a budget to close the state's 24.3 billion dollar budget gap. The emergency means that the state may start issuing IOU's inste... US,World Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:35:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275735,schwarzenegger-declares-fiscal-emergency-in-california.html