Washington - US President Barack Obama, under fire over the payment of huge bonuses to traders at the floundering insurance giant AIG, Wednesday vowed to end the culture of corporate greed in the United States.
He made his remarks on the White House lawn as he headed to California for two days away from the capital, where the crescendo of public ire over the payments is rising.
Washington - The International Monetary Fund must be given more resources to rescue poorer nations battered by the financial crisis, US legislators said Wednesday, calling the global recession a threat to national security.
Democratic Senator John Kerry, who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned the economic crisis had the potential to create "failed states" that could become breeding grounds for terrorism, drug trafficking and other security threats.
Washington - The US Congress Wednesday tapped into growing public ire over bailed-out insurance giant AIG's payment of bonuses as legislators explored ways to reclaim 165 million dollars from the company and its employees.
"There's a tidal wave of rage ... across America," said Representative Gary Ackerman at a hearing of the House Financial Services subcommittee.
Washington, Mar 18 : Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has forbidden her kids from becoming child actors.
She wants her children to first grow old enough to decide about their career options.
"My first instinct is that I would prefer if my children wanted to be artists that they wait, you know, that they just wait - as long as they can," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.
Julia has three children with husband Danny Moder twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, 4, and Henry 21 months.
Washington, Mar 18 : `American Idol' judge Simon Cowell has requested Michael Jackson to think about coming on the talent show before he goes for his comeback tour in London this summer (09).
The tough judge has even told the `Thriller' hitmaker that he'd be foolish not to perform on the hit programme.
Jackson has announced a 50-date residency at London''s 02 Arena, which begins in July.
And music mogul Cowell has urged the King of Pop to thrill the nation with a showcase on Idol first.
Washington - US President Barack Obama, under fire over the payment of huge bonuses to traders at the floundering insurance giant AIG, Wednesday vowed to end the culture of corporate greed in the United States.
Washington - The International Monetary Fund must be given more resources to rescue poorer nations battered by the financial crisis, US legislators said Wednesday, calling the global recession a threat to national security.
Washington - The US Congress Wednesday tapped into growing public ire over bailed-out insurance giant AIG's payment of bonuses as legislators explored ways to reclaim 165 million dollars from the company and its employees.
Washington, Mar 18 : Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has forbidden her kids from becoming child actors.
Washington, Mar 18 : `American Idol' judge Simon Cowell has requested Michael Jackson to think about coming on the talent show before he goes for his comeback tour in London this summer (09).
