current events edit
- The Bush administration is requesting an additional $80 billion from Congress for Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the total cost of both operations over $280 billion. (Reuters) (CNN)
- A U.N. World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan begins. With some 3,000 government officials, non-governmental experts and other specialists from around the world to discuss the growing trend of people affected by natural disasters. (BBC), (WCDR Official Site)
- According to The 2005 Index of Economic Freedom, America for the first time has dropped from the top 10 free nations of the world, Hong Kong continues its number one ranking for the 11th consecutive year, released by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. (The Heritage Foundation | 2005 Index) (Financial Times)
- An American nuclear submarine, USS San Francisco, runs aground south of the Pacific island of Guam (USA Today|AP)(BBC)