Friday October 05, 2012

Events

• The Syrian city of Homs is subjected to a sustained bombing campaign, the worst it has seen in five months. (BBC)
• Workers say a miner is killed by a police rubber bullet near Rustenburg. A National Union of Mineworkers branch leader of Lonmin is killed at his house in Marikana, South Africa. (Euronews) (Reuters)
• Anglo Platinum Limited—the world's biggest platinum producer—fires 12,000 people in South Africa after a strike over working conditions. The corporation has stated that the strikes have cost it 39,000 ounces in output - equivalent to 700 million rand ($82.3 million; £51 million) in revenue. (BBC)
• At least 47 people throughout the United States are infected with fungal meningitis from contaminated medicine, with five people dying. (CNN)
• The British High Court rules that Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other suspected terrorists can be immediately extradited to the United States to face trial on charges of terrorism. (BBC) (CNN)
• A torture case related to the 1950s Mau Mau uprising is allowed to proceed in a British court. (BBC)
• Los Angeles Police Department fails to obtain a search warrant when a federal judge in Texas blocks their attempt to obtain 1970's tapes of conversations between a Manson family member and his attorney. LA Police believe this evidence could help solve more than a dozen murders.(FoxNews)
• See more

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Maroon 5 - One More Night
2. Psy - Gangnam Style
3. Fun. - Some Nights
4. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
5. P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss)

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Miguel - Adorn
2. Future - Turn On The Lights
3. 2 Chainz Featuring Drake - No Lie
4. French Montana Featuring Rick Ross, Drake, Lil Wayne - Pop That
5. Brandy Featuring Chris Brown - Put It Down

Top #5 Rock songs

1. The Lumineers - Ho Hey
2. Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait
3. Muse - Madness
4. Imagine Dragons - It's Time
5. Alex Clare - Too Close

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Alejandro Sanz - No Me Compares
2. Wisin & Yandel Featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain - Algo Me Gusta De Ti
3. Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga - Sin Respiracion
4. Roberto Tapia - Mirando Al Cielo
5. La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho - Cabecita Dura

Jupiler League

• Germinal - Gent : 2 - 2

Bundesliga 1

• Augsburg - Werder Bremen : 3 - 1

Bundesliga 2

• Frankfurt FSV - Paderborn : 1 - 1
• Hertha - Munich 1860 : 3 - 0
• St Pauli - Union Berlin : 2 - 2

La Liga Primera Division

• Celta - Sevilla : 2 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $92.59
• Apple AAPL: opens at $665.20
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $30.23
• General Electric GE: opens at $23.03
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $211.15

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 78.65 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.978 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9295 CHF
• 1 EUR = 102.55 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.8075 GBP