Car bombs, Phillipino Americano, Five Million Spanish Mark

Car bomb attack near funeral in Baghdad kills 32 people and injures 60

The bomb went off in a market place as a funeral procession was passing in the city's Zafaraniya district, which is a predominantly Shia Muslim district. A security official told Reuters the bomber had initially attempted to attack a police station. Salam Hussein, a 42 year old grocery store owner was quoted saying that it was a huge explosion, and also he saw human flesh scattered around and several mutilated bodies in a pool of blood. Ayman Rabiyah, an employee of the Baghdad municipality said that the funeral corpses went flying into the air. Helicopters hovered as security forces cordoned off the site of the explosion, while distraught witnesses scream in anguish. One nurse quoted by AFP said simply: "I cannot tell you anything - there are only arms and legs, we do not know who they belong to."

Good job religion.

Philippines seeks to maximize defence ties with the US

In a statement, the foreign affairs secretary of Philippines cited the need for more joint military exercises with the US to protect national interests, which was in response to a Washington Post story alleging a possible return of US bases. Analysts say the most is an attempt to contain the influence of China. LOL. They scared liao. The Philippines accused China last year of intimidation in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, which is home to valuable shipping lanes and which may also hold deposits of fossil fuels. "The idea that we are looking to establish US bases or permanently station US forces in the Philippines, or anywhere else in South East Asia, as part of a China containment strategy is patently false," AP quoted Defense Department spokeswoman Cmdr Leslie Hull-Ryde as saying. Bullshit.

Spain's unemployment figure passed the five million mark

The National Statistics Institute said 5.3 million people were out of work at the end of December, up from 4.9 million in the third quarter. Spain has struggled since the property bubble burst in 2008. In the years between 2004 and 2008, the average house price in Spain rose 44%, Construction represented about 16% of GDP by the end of the boom, and the unemployment rate was down to 7.95%. However, rising house prices fuelled the sub-prime mortgage market, leading the Spanish to borrow more as they struggled to get on the housing ladder.