Post Office

India Talkies Hefty charges for using mobile abroad tops "holiday rip-offs"Economic TimesThe survey, conducted by Post Office Travel Money on 1515 people, found that charges for using debit or credit cards overseas was the second biggest …Holiday price stings could bust the family budgetEasier (press release)Good foreign exchange 'could cut …

A raid on a post office in Ballsbridge in Dublin has been foiled by an off-duty garda. More: continued here

Lancashire Evening Post Hopes for new buyer to re-open a post officeLancashire Evening PostA Post Office and convenience store which closed mysteriously nearly a year ago has been put up for sale. The Broughton Post Office, in Garstang Road, … More: continued here

RTE.ie Arrest after foiled raid on post officeRTE.ieA raid on a post office in Ballsbridge in Dublin has been foiled by an off-duty garda. A man armed with a sawn-off shotgun went into the post–office on …An armed robbery at Donnybrook post office was foiled today by an off-duty garda.Irish …

Ram raid attack on Thorpe post officeStaines NewsWOULD BE thieves ram raided Thorpe Post Office by reversing a van into the front door in the early hours of Sunday morning. At some point before 7am, … More: continued here

Mum's post office apologyTewkesbury ADMAGAN Evesham mum has received an apology from Post Office Ltd for the way she was treated by staff at Evesham Post Office. Samantha Parkins, aged 25, …and more » More: continued here

Police Investigate Shooting Near Central Post OfficeWHNS GreenvilleCentral police are piecing together what happened Wednesday afternoon after two people were shot near Central Post Office. Chief Kerry Avery said they … More: continued here

Sydney Morning Herald DNI nominee comes in for criticismWashington Post (blog)"This is the real mission for the star-crossed Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), which was created in 2005 to bring order out of the …Intelligence agency at the crossroadsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionNominee Promises Action as US Intelligence ChiefNew …

Washington Post Fallout continues over bashing of UN chiefCNN InternationalHowever, he was quick to stress the office would correct any "inaccuracies or misrepresentations" raised in Ahlenius' letter. Ahlenius left her post as the …UN 'falling apart' under BanAljazeera.netUN chief on defensive after harsh attackSydney Morning HeraldOutgoing comptroller accuses Ban Ki-moon …

Pity the Supplicant, Beware the GatekeeperNew York TimesAnyone who has waited in line at the post office or tried to get some officious bureaucrat to process an application will respond to …and more » More: continued here