USA: FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST CITIZEN
Arriving on his first day at work at 0835 hrs, Barack Obama, read George Bush’s note.
The author of the note has changed the world forever. The reader plans to do so with a revamp of policy.
The New York Times reported that he plans on freezing salaries of senior White House staff, controlling lobbyists and setting a standard for greater government openness.
VOA reported that he later telephoned Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Jordan's King Abdullah, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
A BBC report said that he later attended a prayer service at Washington's National Cathedral - a tradition dating to the time of George Washington.
Discussions on a $825bn rescue plan for the economy and the future Guantanamo Bay are expected soon.
Arriving on his first day at work at 0835 hrs, Barack Obama, read George Bush’s note.
The author of the note has changed the world forever. The reader plans to do so with a revamp of policy.
The New York Times reported that he plans on freezing salaries of senior White House staff, controlling lobbyists and setting a standard for greater government openness.
VOA reported that he later telephoned Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Jordan's King Abdullah, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
A BBC report said that he later attended a prayer service at Washington's National Cathedral - a tradition dating to the time of George Washington.
Discussions on a $825bn rescue plan for the economy and the future Guantanamo Bay are expected soon.
ISRAEL: P for Phosphorus
Israeli army began investigations into use of white phosphorus shells in densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip during its offensive against Hamas militants, the Times Newspaper reported.
White phosphorus is legal if fired as a battlefield smokescreen but it is banned in civilian areas, where its use could constitute a war crime.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon demanded for a full explanation of recent "outrageous" attacks on UN facilities in the Gaza Strip, Africasia reported.
Four UN-run schools were hit. The one targeted on Saturday was in Beit Lahiya where some 1,600 people were sheltering, the website said.
Israeli army began investigations into use of white phosphorus shells in densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip during its offensive against Hamas militants, the Times Newspaper reported.
White phosphorus is legal if fired as a battlefield smokescreen but it is banned in civilian areas, where its use could constitute a war crime.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon demanded for a full explanation of recent "outrageous" attacks on UN facilities in the Gaza Strip, Africasia reported.
Four UN-run schools were hit. The one targeted on Saturday was in Beit Lahiya where some 1,600 people were sheltering, the website said.
GERMANY: Great Expectations?
April could herald positive growth for Germany, reported the Financial Times. The government is hopeful about 2009. Michael Glos, Economics minister was quoted in the paper as saying: “We are foreseeing an improvement by the middle of the year.”
Germany generates a third of Eurozone’s output.
Bad news wasn’t far away though. 500,000 will be jobless in 2009, reported AFP .
Many fear that Germany would suffer its worst recession since World War II this year.
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