New York Times | March unemployment rate unchanged at 9.7% Washington Post The official US unemployment rate in March remained unchanged at 9.7 percent, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. A total of 162000 new jobs were created on non-farm payrolls--the biggest one-month jobs gain in the past three ... Employers added most jobs in 3 years in March US economy adds 162000 jobs in March U.S. unemployment holds steady at 9.7 percent in March |
ABC News | Census Day questions answered CNN International (CNN) -- You've probably seen the ad campaign encouraging you to take 10 minutes to answer 10 questions and fill out your census form. The Census Bureau wants everyone to put their completed forms in the mail by April ... Powell census participation rate currently at 65 percent No penalty for filing census late On National Census Day, Government Highlights Once-a-Decade Count |
Telegraph.co.uk | At least 12 killed in suicide blasts in Russia Washington Post MOSCOW -- Two suicide bombers, including one wearing a police uniform, killed at least a dozen people Wednesday in a coordinated attack in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, authorities said, just two days after a pair of female ... Medvedev vows not to » |
CBC.ca | Large Hadron Collider smashes protons, record Los Angeles Times The $10-billion structure at Geneva collides particles at three times previous energy levels. It hopes to find sm » |
Globe and Mail | Pentagon puts pressure on Karzai over corruption Washington Post SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's strategy in Afghanistan is doomed to fail if Afghan President Hamid Karzai does not help rein in corruption and improve governance in the battleground city of Kandahar, the senior US ... Opinion among Afghans is divided on Obama's visit Corruption that besets Afghan Government is headache for White House Barack Obama r » |
The Hindu | Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid sex abuse crisis The Associated Press VATICAN CITY รข€" Pope Benedict XVI opened Holy Week on Sunday amid one of the most serious crises facing the church in decades, with questions about his handling of cases of pedophile priests and the Vatican acknowledging its "moral credibility" was on ... Pope: I 'will not be intimidated' by sex abuse accusations As Archbishop, Benedict Focused on Doctrine Focus is on Benedict in sex abuse scandal |
The Hindu | Lights out in Sydney as world begins Earth Hour ABC Online Sydney's iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge went dark along with millions of homes at the start of Earth Hour, a global switch-off aimed at revitalising efforts against climate change. Landmarks across Australia were being plunged into darkness, ... Earth Hour 2010 gets underway in Australia, Pacific islands Landmarks go dark, millions unplug for Earth Hour Sydney dims lights for Earth Hour |
