Mysterious $100 counterfeit bills appear across world

DANDONG, China | The currency changer, brazenly plying his illegal trade in the Bank of China lobby, pulled out a thick wad of cash from around the world and carefully removed a bill. The 2003 series U.S. $100 bill was a fake, but not just any fake. It was a “supernote,” a counterfeit so perfect [...]

Audit: 308,000 barrels missing from Petroleum Reserve

How do you not notice when 308,000 barrels of oil go missing? That’s the question government auditors were asking after they looked into the Department of Energy’s management of oil received for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a critical program to assure energy stability in the U.S. in case of an oil crisis. To help add [...]

Bush: World must confront Iran

ABU DHABI — U.S. President George W. Bush accused Iran today of threatening security around the world by backing militants and urged his Gulf Arab allies to confront “this danger before it is too late.” Iran immediately said it rejected such efforts to isolate Tehran from its Gulf neighbours, adding that “such policies of fooling [...]

Ex-Military Dictator Suharto in very critical condition

By Andre Vltchek It is 4 PM, 13th January 2008. The main entrance to Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta is besieged by dozens of journalists. Almost all of them are local, as Indonesia doesn’t attract international media conglomerates, unless there is a deadly landslide, tsunami or airplane crash. Some reporters are placing the lenses of [...]

George Bush to push $20bn Saudi weapons deal

US president George W. Bush is to promise $20 billion in advanced weaponry to Saudi Arabia as he travels through the Gulf states to garner support for further sanctions against Iran. Your View: Can Bush bring peace to the Middle East? George Bush admits US Auschwitz error David Blair: Iran’s urge to dominate makes it [...]