Top Headlines for Wednesday, October 29, 2008 from:
http://www.yourworldtimes.com/
After days of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a ceasefire has been reached. Laurent Nkunda, the Congolese Tutsi general who leads troops of the National Congress for the Defense of the People, ordered the cease-fire, the French United Nations Ambassador told reporters.
http://www.yourworldtimes.com/2008/10/heavy-fighting-in-democratic-republic-of-congo/
A powerful Earthquake in southwestern Pakistan left over 160 people dead and tens of thousands homeless in one of the poorest regions of the country.
http://www.yourworldtimes.com/2008/10/65-earthquake-kills-over-100-in-pakistan/
Five suicide bombers attacked government and UN sites in northern Somalia on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people. The brunt of the attacks was felt in Hargeisa, the capital of breakaway Somaliland, where 20 people were killed including the secretary and the advisor for Somaliland president Kahin.
http://www.yourworldtimes.com/2008/10/multipile-car-bombs-rock-somaliland/
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cut the main interest rate a half a point to 1 percent on Wednesday and signaled hes prepared to cut the rate even further, to the lowest level on record should the economy fail to improve from its current slump.
http://www.yourworldtimes.com/2008/10/fed-cuts-interest-rate/
The Philadelphia Phillies won the world series Wednesday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in the rain-delayed game 5. Phillies Pitcher Cole Hamels was named World Series MVP after going 4-0 in the postseason. The championship is the first major title for the city of Philadelphia in 25 years.
http://www.yourworldtimes.com/2008/10/the-phillidelphia-phillies-are-world-series-champions/
Barack Obamas much anticipated 30 minute TV special aired on NBC, CBS and FOX on Wednesday. The piece weaved together the stories of working Americans with Senator Obamas own life story; the struggles of the country with his own personal challenges. It ended at a live rally in a Florida arena where a boisterous crowd cheered Obama on as he made his final nationally-televised plea to voters.
http://www.yourworldtimes.com/2008/10/obamas-30-minute-special/
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