Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2010. There were many causes of the turmoil that ripped through our economy over the past two years.  But above all, this crisis was caused by failures in the financial industry.  What is clear is that this crisis could have been avoided if Wall Street firms were[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2010. Photos of the First Lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Mexico can be viewed at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/first-lady-mexico   Source: whitehouse.gov

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010 – 1:38 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  All right — don’t break anything.  (Laughter.)  You guys all set?  All right. Well, thank you all for coming.  We have a few topics to discuss today and I’m eager to hear from all of you about how[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010. INDEX: AFGHANISTAN US strongly condemns bombings in Kandahar / two Americans contractors for USAID were among the wounded PAKISTAN US is reviewing UN report on assassination of Benazir Bhutto / US will continue to work with Pakistan to build and defend institutions of democracy /regarding Bhutto’s[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010. The following briefing relates to the respective trips of Jacob J. Lew, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources and Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator on their respective trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan. MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. We’ve got a couple[Read More…]

Geneva/Kinshasa–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2010.  The eight staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held since 9 April by an armed group operating in South Kivu province were released today in the Fizi area and handed over to ICRC personnel. The ICRC team received logistical support from the[Read More…]

HONG KONG–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2010.  International agency Oxfam has sent out two teams of aid experts to earthquake hit Quinhai and Sichuan provinces in China. The teams have been sent from the agency’s offices in Lanzhou and Chengdu in Sichuan and the neighboring province of Gansu. The teams will be distributing[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. and one of its vice presidents for defrauding investors by misstating and omitting key facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages as the U.S. housing market was beginning to falter. The SEC[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2010 – The United Nations refugee agency today voiced its shock after more than 30 people, including children, were reported to have been killed by this week’s clashes in Mogadishu which residents of the strife-torn Somali capital have described as some of the worst in months. “It[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2010 – The United Nations human rights chief today voiced her alarm and disappointment that Hamas has resumed executions in the Gaza Strip, and called on the de facto authorities to abolish the use of the death penalty. During the night of 14 to 15 April, two[Read More…]