Said parents and fifty one minutes thats the one concert d engine. It all still the ministers is considering green lighting shipments of pneumatic air Defense Systems to sudan rebels. An unnamed source. In the us official quoted by the associated press. Just as barack obama was touching down in saudi arabia the kind of new music to the ears of his hosts. The main aim of this trip to the assured to get dark. Washington is not disengaged from him the relationship dates back to my temple to liken the suez canal on board the uss quincy american president Franklin Roosevelts the saudi king aziz signed a Strategic Partnership laying foundations for a second decade the alliance. The deal was simple washington would assure the Saudi Security react with supply the americans with oil. I recently installed the minds of stumbled on the shifting sands. Some saudis worried that the two pallets response and waves. After decades of dependency on foreign oil Analysts Expect the us to help Us Saudi Arab
Since Anti Government protests last year. The number of victims in that devastating washington mudslide has now grown to 18. The number of missing has dropped substantially from 90 down to 30. Al jazeera Tanya Moseley joins us outside of derington, washington. Tonya, why has the number dropped so significantly . Well, you can imagine this time last week, after the mud slide, it was extremely chaotic in this area. Authorities were asking for folks to call in the names of people they believed were missing. Fr from that mudslide. A week later, they have been able to con sol date and crossreference. There were duplicate names and people who werent missing in the mudslide. Searchers are heading out again in the search for victims. A week after the mudslide, heavy rain soaks the crushed trees, mud and debris. Thats all thats left of the lives lived here. Earlier at 10 37 a. M. , a moment of silence. The moment one week ago when oso, washington, became home to one of the words mudslides in Wa
Behind a drop in revenue last quarter. And the Prime Minister has replaced his long standing finance minister with a political unknown, but does it change the Investment Climate . Well hear from the former Prime Minister. Announcer youre watching Worldwide Exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Hello. Welcome to the show. We kick off with the latest data out of europe. The market eurozone pmi is coming in weaker than expected. The flash number, 51. 5. It was 51. 9 in october and investors expected it to tick up slightly to 52. Divergence between germany and france. The german composite numbered ticked up to 54. 3. The french number, im afraid, ticks down. French services at a fourmonth low, manufacturing at a sixmonth low and the composite, 48. 5, 50. 5 in october. We saw in the Second Quarter. Negative growth for france and now we are getting contracting activity, as well. Chris williamson is global chief economist at market that helps compile these numbers and jo
To our top story out of lebanon. Two explosions have hit the capital beirut. At least 23 people killed, including the iranian cultural attache, and scores wounded. The twin suicide blasts targeted the Iranian Embassy. The explosions hit the beirut upscale neighborhood, a stronghold of hezbollah. It is one of the worst bombings to hit the area. The Al Qaedalinked Abdullah Azzam brigades group is claiming responsibility for the attack. The shells of birth of cars. Buildings Still Standing but severely damaged. Bloodstains on the ground. Chaotic scenes in this southern suburb after two explosions within minutes of each other. It was at the Iranian Embassy at 10 00 a. M. Local time. Soldiers, firefighters, and paramedics rushed to the scene. Removing the bodies of dozens of victims. At least six buildings in the Embassy Compound were damaged. Reports say a pair of car bombs were the source. The Abdullah Azzam brigade with links to al qaeda claim they were behind the attack. These are resid
We begin this edition in afghanistan where there has been a deadly attack. Two western journalists have been shot in the east of the country. News agencyed press has confirmed its photographer was killed while its reporter, kathy gannon, was wounded in the shooting. Claim there has been no of responsibility, but the attack comes on the eve of afghanistans president ial elections. The countrys taliban has vowed poll which will see President Hamid karzai step down after over a decade in power. Its the talk of the town am a behind the opec windows of the Black Diamond beauty parlor, saturdays election is on everyones lips. Its everyones responsibility to cast their ballot. These candidates look good to me. But lets see what will happen. The next president should be smart, should have a good brain, and should respect women. With hamid karzai constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in office, eight candidates are in the running to become afghanistans next president. Time finance m