Global stocks jump after Fed rate cut in US economy
European and Asian markets climbed over 2 percent amid Wall Street rally after the US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 4.75 percent. Analysts praised the move as calming mortgage market fears and supporting export-led growth, with the Dow surging 335.97 points in a single session.
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Federal Reserve
Britain
France
Germany
Japan
Hong Kong
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Joseph Han
Daewoo Securities Co
Seoul
Dow Jones
Former Khmer Rouge leader charged with war crimes
Nuon Chea the top surviving Khmer Rouge ideologue was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Police moved him from a Khmer bungalow near the Thai border to Phnom Penh for custody by a U.N.-backed genocide tribunal. Relatives watched as he left in a police car. his son said his mother fainted and the elder man denied wrongdoing.
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Khmer Rouge
Nuon Chea
Phnom Penh
Pol Pot
Nuon Chen
Nuon Say
Brother No. 2
Maliki disputes Blackwater version over Iraq shooting
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki rejected Blackwater claims after a weekend shooting near Baghdad that killed at least 11 people, with authorities suspending U S diplomat movement and ordering Blackwater to stop work. The incident prompted calls for accountability and raised tensions over private security contractors in Iraq.
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U.S
Blackwater
Moyock
N.C
New York Times
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Times
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Rice
Lack of oversight blamed for security firms in Iraq
The AP reports that private US security contractors operate under mixed rules in Iraq with few enforceable standards. Despite a 2006 law linking contractors to military justice, guidance for military lawyers remains unpublished. Estimates place contractor numbers from 20,000 to 48,000, with firms like Blackwater central to security work.
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Bush Administration
Peter Singer
Brookings Institution
Washington
Congressional Research Service
United States
United Nations
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Research Service
Blackwater
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George Washington University
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Government Accountability Office
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