http://www.theworldsnews.net/ The World's News en Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:05:00 GMT Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:05:00 GMT info@theworldsnews.net info@theworldsnews.net http://www.theworldsnews.net/down-down-down-we-go/ I was looking at the Sydney Morning Herald's business section online just now and glancing at the 'Breaking News' box this is what I saw: Latest Breaking News 2:40PM Toll... http://www.theworldsnews.net/down-down-down-we-go/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/down-down-down-we-go/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:05:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/how-high-can-the-zimbabwe-dollar-go/ HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's inflation rate has soared in the past three months and is now at 11.2 million percent, the highest in the world, according to the country's... http://www.theworldsnews.net/how-high-can-the-zimbabwe-dollar-go/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/how-high-can-the-zimbabwe-dollar-go/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:16:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/is-obama-for-real/ National news carriers in Australia optimised the Obama in Berlin event by overplaying footage of the orator in front of a massive crowd in Berlin. Everyone is comparing him to... http://www.theworldsnews.net/is-obama-for-real/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/is-obama-for-real/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:51:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/docs-under-abuse/ Australia's network of childcare protection services has faced a constant barrage of bad press over the past few years. Living in Sydney, regular news stories appear -- tragic stories... http://www.theworldsnews.net/docs-under-abuse/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/docs-under-abuse/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:54:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/suicide-rates-rise-globally/ Matters of life and death Jun 25th 2008 From Economist.com What is the link between suicide rates and happiness? GLOBAL suicide rates have increased by 60% in the past 45... http://www.theworldsnews.net/suicide-rates-rise-globally/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/suicide-rates-rise-globally/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:13:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/women-suffer-in-sudan/ ZAM ZAM DISPLACEMENT CAMP, Sudan (CNN) -- Sudan's Darfur crisis has exploded on many fronts -- violence, hunger, displacement and looting -- but United Nations peacekeepers say the biggest issue... http://www.theworldsnews.net/women-suffer-in-sudan/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/women-suffer-in-sudan/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:17:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/election-08/ Many Americans find themselves more and more disillusioned with the over-extended and over-covered US presidential race. It seems a president is barely sworn into office before the circus starts revving... http://www.theworldsnews.net/election-08/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/election-08/ Thu, 29 May 2008 04:47:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/stupid-headlines-of-the-rich-and-famous/ .... I don't. And who would have been surprised to see that he hired the same call girl involved in the Spitzer scandal? Who is surprised that Anna Nicole died... http://www.theworldsnews.net/stupid-headlines-of-the-rich-and-famous/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/stupid-headlines-of-the-rich-and-famous/ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:45:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/honor-killings-spread/ According to the BBC, a poll conducted last September said that One in 10 young British Asians believes so-called honour killings can be justified. Of 500 Hindus, Sikhs, Christians and... http://www.theworldsnews.net/honor-killings-spread/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/honor-killings-spread/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:07:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/mother-chooses-dog-over-two-year-old-son/ (OK, the headline is a bit sensationalist... it's not like she kicked the kid out of his home. But that's what the news channels would love to put as their... http://www.theworldsnews.net/mother-chooses-dog-over-two-year-old-son/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/mother-chooses-dog-over-two-year-old-son/ Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:22:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/quiz-for-the-week-africa/ How many of you are good on your African geography? I'm terrible myself. I took a class in uni (a while ago now!) on African history. The second week we... http://www.theworldsnews.net/quiz-for-the-week-africa/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/quiz-for-the-week-africa/ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:51:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/who-else-thinks-the-us-election-process-is-a-joke/ With still over 10 months to go in the US elections, I'm glad I live here in Australia where only small trivial amounts of news come through. No doubt the... http://www.theworldsnews.net/who-else-thinks-the-us-election-process-is-a-joke/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/who-else-thinks-the-us-election-process-is-a-joke/ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:49:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/fear-and-loathing-in-america/ Just a quick blog... I've been on holidays in the US for the past three weeks (explaining my absence of blogs). Every time I get back to my original homeland... http://www.theworldsnews.net/fear-and-loathing-in-america/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/fear-and-loathing-in-america/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:19:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/david-hicks-the-terrorist/ It's funny, all of us living in Australia have been listening to the ongoing saga of David Hicks and his captivity at Guantanamo over the past five years, and now... http://www.theworldsnews.net/david-hicks-the-terrorist/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/david-hicks-the-terrorist/ Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:13:00 GMT http://www.theworldsnews.net/are-emails-and-ipods-bad-for-you/ Reports reveal that people aren't working as hard as they should because email and ipod distract them from getting their work done! Surprise Surprise! So what's big business going to... http://www.theworldsnews.net/are-emails-and-ipods-bad-for-you/#comments http://www.theworldsnews.net/are-emails-and-ipods-bad-for-you/ Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:52:00 GMT