Banks News Updates
Oregon bank-robbery suspect arrested in Illinois (Seattle Times)
31 December 2009
Police say a man wanted for three bank robberies in Eugene, Ore., has been arrested in Illinois — and it turns out he is a bit of a TV star.
Double life alleged: teacher, bank robber (Boston Globe)
31 December 2009
She called in sick. Then, police say, she robbed a bank. Early in the afternoon of Dec. 16, the day she didn’t come to work, authorities say, a 49-year-old English teacher from Brookline, N.H., her face obscured by a multicolored scarf, showed up at Washington Savings Bank in the nearby town of Tyngsborough, handed the clerk a note on a ...
Man, 80, says he gave money away after another bank robbery (The Kansas City Star)
31 December 2009
An 80-year-old man charged with trying to rob an area bank told authorities he held up another bank the same day and gave the money away, according to court documents. A federal magistrate ordered that Augusta Cannon be held in detention without bond pending trial.
In sharp contrast with Gaza, casualties decline in West Bank (Washington Post)
31 December 2009
JERUSALEM -- The first year in a decade without a suicide bombing, as well as an expanded Palestinian security force, resulted in a decline in the number of Israeli and Palestinian casualties in the occupied West Bank in 2009 -- a contrast to the hundreds of Palestinian lives claimed by last...
Police: Bank rob suspect was on 'Deadliest Catch' (AP via Yahoo! News)
31 December 2009
Police say a man who appeared in the Discovery Channel show "Deadliest Catch" is wanted for three bank robberies in Oregon and has been arrested in Illinois.
West Bank: Teenager Suspected in Fire at Mosque (New York Times)
31 December 2009
The Israeli police said Thursday that they had arrested a teenager at a Jewish settlement as a suspect in the arson attack on the central mosque in the West Bank.
Suspect in West Bank mosque fire released (UPI)
31 December 2009
YASUF, West Bank, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A teenager related to Israeli radical politician Meir Kahane was released hours after his arrest Thursday on suspicion of a mosque arson, his lawyer said..
AP-GfK Poll: Americans seek silver lining in 2010 - Auburn Citizen
31 December 2009
Auburn CitizenAP-GfK Poll: Americans seek silver lining in 2010Auburn CitizenThe bank account is thin, but the future looks pretty good. That, oddly enough, is the view of many Americans who predict 2010 will be ...
Agency probes closing of school - phillyBurbs.com
31 December 2009
Agency probes closing of schoolphillyBurbs.comThe schools conducted limited classes this week while trying to resolve the financial problems, but apparently its bank withdrew its line of credit forcing ...and more »...
Facing Climate Change, UN Aids Developing World - Walta Information Center
31 December 2009
Walta Information CenterFacing Climate Change, UN Aids Developing WorldWalta Information CenterEven though recent reports show a 25 per cent increase in fish product exports and a 30 per cent increase in fish volume, according to a recent World Bank ...
UN Calls For Support Of World's Hungry Billion - Walta Information Center
31 December 2009
Walta Information CenterUN Calls For Support Of World's Hungry BillionWalta Information Center1 January 2010 With the number of chronically hungry people topping one billion for the first time in history, a coordinated effort to feed the world is ...and more »...
Exports jump 18.2% in Nov. `09; snaps 14-mth streak - Myiris.com
31 December 2009
Exports jump 18.2% in Nov. `09; snaps 14-mth streakMyiris.comIndia`s exports increased in November 2009 for the first time in last 14 months helped by overseas demand due to global economic recovery. ...and more »...
What to expect in 2010 - Sify
31 December 2009
What to expect in 2010SifyDespite the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) concerns, the derivatives juggernaut is rolling. After currency futures and interest rate futures, ...and more »...
Another brand new year - Daily Sun
31 December 2009
Another brand new yearDaily SunMr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Central Bank of Nigeria governor, knows the mathematical value of our investments in some of the sick banks. ...