Paul Feiner, The Supervisor of the Town of Greenburgh, sent out an email last week alerting the community that the ‘prolonged recession’ had finally hit local government. He pointed to a cumulative $3.4 million of revenue shortfalls and mandatory spending increases that had to be offset in order to balance the budget. $3.4 million represents […]
New York State Senate Mired in Chaos
A coup in the New York state Senate results in finger pointing and a potential lockout, and calls to mind previous instances of Senate shenanigans. Smith Holds the Keys Following a coup that has tentatively left Republicans in charge of the New York state Senate, the new majority could now face being "locked out" of […]
Row over National Games reflects the difficulties of Nepal’s peace
KATHMANDU, Nepal – 08 April 2009 – For over a decade, the Nepalese Army and the Maoist rebels spent most of their time training their weapons on one another. Following a peace agreement made by a political alliance of the seven major political parties – though no representatives from the Nepalese military – the war […]
15 dead, minister hurt in Sri Lanka mosque attack
Fifteen people were killed and another 60, including a government minister, wounded on Tuesday in a suicide bombing at a Muslim celebration in Sri Lanka, officials said. Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the attack. "It is an LTTE suicide bombing," he said. No group has yet claimed […]
Suicide attack In Sri Lanka minister Injured
Sri Lanka – Colombo: On Tuesday in southern Sri Lanka a suicide bomb attack blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels kills at least 15 people and 60 wounded including a Sri Lankan government minister. In the southern Sri Lanka a town of Akuressa function at a mosque the attacker targeted attending politicians, and came as the […]
Hamas Fires Rockets at Israel After Air Raids
On Thursday the Gaza militants (Hamas) fired three improvised rockets from Gaza at southern Israeli towns in response to the earlier airstrikes that killing of two militants in southern Gaza Strip. The Islamic Jihad (Holy War), Saraya al-Quds movement’s armed division claimed responsibility for the rockets attacks, the group said in a leaflet that "it […]
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