Tuesday, January 19, 2010

World Watch: Grounded

* Japan: Major Asian air carrier Japan Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection and a third of their workforce is expected to be laid off.

* Nigeria: At least seventy people are reported dead as a result of religious violence in the capital city of Lagos.

* U.K.: Management at candy giant Cadbury accepted a $19.5 billion takeover bid from U.S. firm Kraft.

* Middle East: A Vatican report blamed “the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the ‘occupying’ of lands” as the main causes of Middle Eastern conflict.

Image – France24.com
Online Sources- BBC News, CNN, Al Jazeera English, MSNBC

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