Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:orgs/rotary_internationaltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/20/Senator_says_4700_killed_drone_9088

A US senator has said an estimated 4,700 people, including some civilians, have been killed in the contentious bombing raids of America's secretive drone war, local media reported Wednesday.

2013-02-21T00:28:20ZAFP Global Editionby Dan De Lucetag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/20/senator_says_4700_killed_drone_98f4

A US senator has said an estimated 4,700 people, including some civilians, have been killed in bombing raids conducted under America's secretive drone war, local media reported Wednesday.

2013-02-20T21:19:55ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/24/Emergency_plan_launched_endgame_polio_2242

The international group tasked with ridding the world of polio said on Thursday it was shifting to "emergency mode" as the fight enters its final stretch.

2012-05-24T16:52:02ZAFP Global Editionby Lucy Christietag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/01/13/Polio_breakthrough_India_marks_disease-free_2ec3

India marked a year since its last new case of polio on Friday, a major milestone in a country once considered the epicentre of the disease and one that gives hope of eradicating the scourge worldwide.

2012-01-13T10:24:03ZAFP Global Editionby Adam Plowrighttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/01/12/Analysis_Indias_polio_victory_fuels_33e4

LONDON (Reuters) - When the clocks strike midnight in New Delhi on January 12, India will mark the first year in history it has recorded no new cases of polio.

2012-01-12T18:41:38ZReuters US Online Report Health News Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondenttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/01/12/Analysis_Indias_polio_victory_fuels_20e3

LONDON (Reuters) - When the clocks strike midnight in New Delhi on January 12, India will mark the first year in history it has recorded no new cases of polio.

2012-01-12T10:06:32ZReuters US Online Report Health News Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondenttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/25/24sohangoutART_c329

``Everybody in Braintree pretty much knows about this place and likes to come here,'' says Siobhan Quilty, 12, waving a hand toward the crowd of nearly 60 youngsters. Her friend, Maura Hodge, also 12, nods. ``We usually just like to talk.'' The girls hear ``Our Song'' by Taylor Swift and break into identical dance moves.

2011-11-24T00:00:00ZThe Boston GlobeBy Meg Murphytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/08/15/Feds_Lockhart_says_US_recession_dc4d

FLORENCE, Alabama (Reuters) - The risk of a new U.S. recession has risen over the last couple of months, but an outright contraction will most likely be avoided, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Monday.

2011-08-15T19:20:28ZReuters US Online Report Business NewsPedro Nicolaci da Costatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/30/should_recovery_disappoints_-Bullard_96fe

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday large-scale bond buying can be an effective monetary policy substitute when the central bank runs out of room to cut interest rates.

2011-07-01T01:04:30ZReuters US Online Report Business NewsMark Felsenthaltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/30/Feds_Bullard_effective_proxy_rate_96fe

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday large-scale bond buying can be an effective monetary policy substitute when the central bank runs out of room to cut interest rates.

2011-07-01T01:04:30ZReuters US Online Report Top NewsMark Felsenthaltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/05/24/officials_recovery_firm_even_costs_1c28

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday expressed confidence in the U.S. economic recovery despite high gas prices and European financial jitters, and one suggested the U.S. central bank could reverse its ultra-loose monetary policy this year.

2011-05-24T22:04:18ZReuters US Online Report Politics NewsMark Felsenthaltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/05/19/slashes_budget_jobs_austerity_bc73

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization slashed its budget by nearly $1 billion Thursday and cut 300 jobs at the U.N. agency's headquarters, because of financial constraints in donor countries, WHO officials said.

2011-05-19T16:31:17ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsStephanie Nebehay and Barbara Lewistag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/05/13/Briton_Italian_kidnapped_northwestern_Nigeria_ce9c

Gunmen have kidnapped a Briton and an Italian working for a construction firm in northern Nigeria after storming their apartment, police said on Friday, but a ransom had not been demanded.

2011-05-13T18:44:13ZAFP Global Editionby Aminu Abubakartag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/04/18/official_sees_softer_first_quarter_13d2

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials offered clashing views on Monday of whether soft U.S. growth or inflation pose a greater risk to the economy but the face-off looked unlikely to alter the Fed's ultra-loose stance for now.

2011-04-18T20:42:46ZReuters US Online Report Business NewsMatthew Biggtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/25/SLeone_launches_polio_vaccination_drive_325f

Hundreds of vaccine-carrying health workers trekked to far-off villages and hamlets in Sierra Leone Friday at the start off of a campaign to vaccinate over one million children under the age of five against polio, health ministry officials said.

2011-03-25T22:52:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/23/Feds_Plosser_dont_rule_curtailing_bbc9

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A sustainable U.S. recovery is under way and the Federal Reserve may have to cut short its $600 billion bond buying plan if the economy continues to gather steam, a top Fed official said on Wednesday.

2011-02-23T20:31:40ZReuters US Online Report Business NewsKristina Cooketag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/23/Polio_afflicts_child_Myanmar_vaccinations_283b

GENEVA (Reuters) - Myanmar is stepping up its polio vaccinations after the crippling virus emerged for the first time in more than three years, infecting an infant, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

2011-02-23T16:10:36ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/01/20/Zealand_police_Segways_fall_foul_ebe1

Police in a New Zealand town have been forced to resume foot patrols after their futuristic Segway scooters were deemed illegal, reports said Thursday.

2011-01-20T14:53:29ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/12/27/SCs_governor_plans_affair_tenure_d4e4

Hiking into the sunset: SC governor leaving office after victories; stays mum on relationship. Things are looking up for Gov. Mark Sanford as he prepares to leave office on his own terms more than a year after the international affair that derailed his once-promising political career.

2010-12-27T20:47:14ZAP NewsJIM DAVENPORTtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/12/16/Kentucky_coach_Calipari_nominated_award_3774

University of Kentucky coach Calipari nominated for UN award for work with shoe charity. University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari has been nominated for the inaugural United Nations Nongovernment Organization Positive Peace Awards in the coach category.

2010-12-16T13:47:20ZAP NewsStaff