According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, just over 4 million Americans lost their jobs in 2009 alone. For those millions of people, a new reality has emerged that may include stress, financial difficulties, and uncertainty about the future. Many sociologists have written about the long-term psychological effects of prolonged unemployment. View full post on [...]

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Austin, TX, United States (AHN) – Texas may have wrongly executed a man in 2000 for murder, according to DNA tests conducted after a legal battle between a non-profit and local prosecutors. The findings don’t prove innocence of Claude Jones, but bring scrutiny to attorneys who urged the governor [...]

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States has refused to comment on the recent admissions of the former Pakistani military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, who in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, said that Pakistan, a close ally of the U.S., trained underground militant groups to [...]

LAHORE: A PPP provincial minister caused concern among many in the house on Tuesday with his ‘candid’ answers to some serious queries put up by his colleagues and also by showing a lack of knowledge regarding his important department of revenue. “As no member asked for it, we did not send any reminder to the [...]

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washiington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States is looking forward to democratic institutions in Iraq making progress to the extent those have developed in South Korea according to the state department officials on Friday. Mark C. Toner, Acting Deputy State Department Spokesman responded to a question on [...]

With increasing interest rate, the consumers awareness has also increased while taking a home loan. The consumers most often question is whether to go for a fixed rate or floating rate for home loan. First it’s very important for the consumers to know what they meant for? Under fixed rate scheme, the interest rate stays [...]