http://www.humsurfer.com/cat/News/hot Community news sharing for Indians en http://www.humsurfer.com/10-pc-jobless-is-obama39s-new-world A year after his election Obama finds it increasingly difficult to blame the sour economy on George W. Bush or offer reassurances that jobless Americans will soon find work. Never mind that the economy itself grew in the last quarter, that the recession, as measured by the precise formulas used by economists, is over and that the number of jobs http://www.humsurfer.com/10-jobless-in-obama39s-new-world Washington: For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 per cent. A year after his election Obama finds it increasingly difficult to blame the sour economy on George W Bush or offer reassurances that jobless Americans will soon find work. Never http://www.humsurfer.com/us-jobless-rate-hits-2612year-high-at-102-pct WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount. The Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October, more than the 175,000 markets had expected http://www.humsurfer.com/us-unemployment-rate-hits-102 A labor department report showed on Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs last month, more than the 175,000 markets had expected. Economists had looked for the jobless rate to rise to only 9.9 percent from 9.8 percent the prior month. The government revised job losses for August and September to show 91,000 fewer jobs lost than previously http://www.humsurfer.com/uk-urges-divided-g20-to-reach-climate-finance-deal ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they did not want to talk about it. Darling is hosting the third meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers this year in St http://www.humsurfer.com/g20-agree-too-early-to-remove-stimulus-uk39s-darling LONDON (Reuters) - G20 policymakers are agreed that it is too early to pull the plug on economic life-support packages as the global recovery is still fragile, British finance minister Alistair Darling told Reuters in an interview. Darling is hosting the third meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers this year in St Andrews, http://www.humsurfer.com/britain-urges-divided-g20-to-reach-climate-finance-deal ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal to tackle climate change but developing nations insisted they did not want to talk about it. Britain is hosting the third meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers this year in St http://www.humsurfer.com/climate-talks-not-going-well-ed-miliband Miliband indicated that December's meeting, being convened to agree a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, could be the precursor to a legally binding treaty, rather than yielding one itself. During a debate on preparations for Copenhagen in the House of Commons, Miliband told lawmakers: "The UN negotiations are moving too slowly and not http://www.humsurfer.com/uk39s-darling-urges-g20-progress-on-climate-finance St. Andrews, Scotland: British finance minister Alistair Darling on Saturday called on his G20 counterparts to make progress on climate change finance. Darling, hosting the G20 finance ministers'' meeting, also said a framework for the return to future economic growth needed to be agreed. http://www.humsurfer.com/banking-reforms-dominate-g20-talks Differences over exiting economic stimuli, reforming banking system and fighting climate change are threatening to derail efforts of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his G-20 counterparts as they met on Saturday in Scotland to pursue an agenda of sustainable economic growth. Host Britain, still in the grip of recession, is keen to continue http://www.humsurfer.com/orlando-office-building-locked-down-after-shooting Orlando (US): Police in Orlando say they have surrounded a Florida high-rise office building after gun shots were fired. The Legions Place building in downtown Orlando was ordered on lockdown this afternoon as officers began a floor-by-floor evacuation. Orlando Police Sgt. Barbara Jones confirmed there has been shooting but could not say how many http://www.humsurfer.com/2-dead-6-injured-in-shootout-at-orlando-office-building Orlando (US): Two persons were killed and six others hurt in a shooting at an Orlando office building, the fire department today said amid fears the gunman was still be at large. A police helicopter hovered over the scene, as dozens of police cars locked down the area surrounding the Gateway Center and panicked workers rushed to safety, images http://www.humsurfer.com/two-killed-6-injured-in-orlando-fla-shooting Two people were killed and six injured by a gunman who opened fire in a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida on Friday, local media reported. A police spokeswoman said there were multiple victims in the shooting at the Gateway Center building in downtown Orlando, but she could not immediately confirm any fatalities. http://www.humsurfer.com/two-killed-6-injured-in-orlando-shootingmedia ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Two people were killed and six injured by a gunman who opened fire in a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida on Friday, local media reported. A police spokeswoman said there were multiple victims in the shooting at the Gateway Center building in downtown Orlando, but she could not immediately confirm any http://www.humsurfer.com/orlando-shootout-accused-under-police-custody Published on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 09:56, Updated on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 15:31 in World section Jason Rodriguez was taken into custody several hours after the shooting on Friday at a downtown Orlando office tower, and police say he will be charged with first-degree murder and other crimes. Police said Rodriguez told detectives he blamed the firm http://www.humsurfer.com/one-killed-six-injured-in-florida-shooting In the second mass shooting in the United States in two days, the alleged shooter, 40-year-old Jason Rodriguez, was later and arrested and dragged away in handcuffs from his mother's house. His arrest hours after unleashing a hail of bullets on former colleagues came as Americans reeled from a rampage 24 hours earlier at a Texas military base that http://www.humsurfer.com/some-us-muslims-fear-backlash-after-army-base-shooting-0 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arab and Muslim Americans on Friday braced for the possibility of verbal or physical attacks after an Army psychiatrist of Arab descent allegedly killed 13 during a shooting rampage at a military base in Texas. Suspected gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, in http://www.humsurfer.com/some-us-muslims-fear-backlash-after-texas-shooting Suspected gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood army post on Thursday, in one of the worst killing sprees ever reported on a US military base, army officials said. The US born son of Palestinian immigrants, Hasan's Muslim and Arab heritage prompted immediate speculation on television stations and Internet http://www.humsurfer.com/reddy-brothers-meet-assembly-speaker Bangalore: Dissident BJP leaders, campaigning for Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's ouster, today discussed the latest developments in the crisis in the party with Assembly Speaker Jagadish Shettar, who has emerged a rallying point for the rebels, here. After his return from Delhi via Hyderabad, where rebel MLAs are lodged, tourism http://www.humsurfer.com/yeddyurappa-claims-truce-dissidents-say-no Published on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 12:44, Updated on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 13:12 in Politics section CNN-IBN learns that dissident party leaders, who are led by the powerful Reddy brothers, have rejected a compromise formula and insist on Yeddyurappa s removal. According to the compromise formula negotiated by the party s central leaders in New