Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and three-quarters percent to finish at 9,629. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained just a fraction of a percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,860. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney and Taipei, but lower in Wellington In […]
Asian Stocks Mostly Higher
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:52 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and three-quarters percent to finish at 9,629. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained just a fraction of a percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,860. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney and Taipei, but lower in Wellington In […]
Bahrain Gives Life Sentences to 8 Shi’ite Activists
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
A special court in Bahrain has sentenced eight Shi’ite activists to life in prison on charges of plotting to overthrow the government following opposition protests earlier this year. A total of 21 people were on trial, and the sentences handed down Wednesday include a life term for prominent Shi’ite political leader Hassan Mushaima, and a […]
Asian Stocks Mostly Higher
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:48 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and three-quarters percent to finish at 9,629. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained just a fraction of a percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,860. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney and Taipei, but lower in Wellington In […]
Asian Stocks Mostly Higher
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and three-quarters percent to finish at 9,629. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained just a fraction of a percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,860. Share prices were higher in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney and Taipei, but lower in Wellington In […]
China Acknowledges Libyan Rebels as Political Force, Dialogue Partner
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
China is acknowledging the Libyan rebel movement as an “important dialogue partner” that has become a vital political force in the north African country. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made the comment about Libya’s National Transition Council after a meeting in Beijing Wednesday with rebel envoy Mahmoud Jibril. In a posting on the ministry website, Yang […]
China Acknowledges Libyan Rebels as Political Force, Dialogue Partner
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:28 am (UTC-5)
China is acknowledging the Libyan rebel movement as an “important dialogue partner” that has become a vital political force in the north African country. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made the comment about Libya’s National Transition Council after a meeting in Beijing Wednesday with rebel envoy Mahmoud Jibril. In a posting on the ministry website, Yang […]
China Acknowledges Libyan Rebels as Political Force, Dialogue Partner
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:11 am (UTC-5)
China is acknowledging the Libyan rebel movement as an “important dialogue partner” that has become a vital political force in the north African country. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made the comment about Libya’s National Transition Council after a meeting in Beijing Wednesday with rebel envoy Mahmoud Jibril. In a posting on the ministry website, Yang […]
New Greek Government Survives Confidence Vote
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 4:47 am (UTC-5)
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a crucial parliamentary confidence vote early Wednesday, making passage of controversial economic reforms more likely. As expected, the vote was strictly along party lines, with 155 lawmakers voting to back the new government and 143 voting against it. Two abstained. It came after a day of fierce debate, which […]
Qantas, Rolls Royce Settle Over Engine Explosion
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 4:47 am (UTC-5)
Australia’s Qantas Airways says it has reached a settlement with British engine maker Rolls Royce over last year’s mid-air engine explosion on one of its superjumbo jets. The airline issued a statement Wednesday saying the settlement is worth $100 million. The agreement ends Qantas’s legal action against Rolls Royce. A Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine installed […]
