AOL Officials: 8 killed, 67 wounded in Baghdad's Sadr City BAGHDAD (AP) - A senior government official was assassinated in Baghdad on Tuesday as clashes between Shiite militants and U.S. and Iraqi forces in the capital's Sadr City district left eight other... (photo: AP / Asaad Mouhsin)
Asia Times The rising protectionist tide By Martin Hutchinson The credit crisis has taken an ugly turn, with a number of countries banning rice exports, causing the price of the staple to soar above US$1,000 per tonne, treble its level a... (photo: WN)