U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the United States has no choice but to maintain good relations with Pakistan, despite its alleged links to various militant groups. During a public forum with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington Tuesday, Panetta said Pakistan has ties to the Haqqani network in the country’s northwest that conducts […]
Panetta: ‘No Choice’ in US-Pakistan Relations
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Palestinian President to Submit Statehood Proposal to UN
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says an application for Palestinian statehood will be submitted to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in September. Mr. Abbas made his remarks Tuesday as he completed a trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he pressed government officials to support a Palestinian bid for statehood. He then traveled to Lebanon, where he will seek more […]
Chinese Vice Premier Calls for Closer Ties Between Mainland, Hong Kong
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has called for closer economic cooperation between China and Hong Kong, on his three-day visit to the territory. Li said Tuesday he has brought some new policy measures from the central government to support Hong Kong’s further development and to boost cooperation. Details are expected in a speech he will […]
Venezuela, Iran Seek to Boost Dialogue Within OPEC
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
The presidents of Venezuela and Iran have agreed to boost dialogue within OPEC as global economic concerns impact world oil prices. The Venezuelan government made the comment Tuesday, one day after President Hugo Chavez spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, by telephone. The two leaders spoke ahead of next month’s meeting in Caracas on […]
Kuwaiti Food Company Disputes US Charges of Fraud
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
A Kuwaiti-based food supplier has pleaded not guilty in U.S. federal court to charges of fraud in connection with multi-billion-dollar contracts with the U.S. Army. The Public Warehousing Company, also known as Agility, says it welcomes the opportunity to have its name cleared by an impartial jury. The company says the U.S. Justice Department has […]
Police Order Release of Indian Anti-Graft Activist
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
Police in India ordered the release of a leading anti-corruption advocate from a New Delhi jail Tuesday after his arrest earlier in the day sparked mass protests across the country. The activist, Anna Hazare , was detained just as he was set to begin a public hunger strike in support of tougher anti-corruption legislation. But […]
China Launches Maritime Satellite
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
China says it has successfully launched into space a maritime satellite. The Haiyang-2 orbiter was boosted into space Tuesday morning by a Long March-4B carrier rocket from the launch center in the northeastern city of Taiyuan, in Shanxi province. The official Xinhua news agency says the satellite will survey the maritime environment to help prevent […]
Zimbabwe General Dies in Fire
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
One of Zimbabwe’s top political power brokers, retired military chief General Solomon Mujuru, has died in a fire at his house. Officials say the fire broke out at Mujuru’s farmhouse overnight Monday. It is not clear what caused the fire. Police say they are investigating. Mujuru, who was in his 60s, headed Zimbabwe’s military for […]
Obama Calls on Americans to Pressure Congress to Boost Economy
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Americans to pressure their representatives in Congress to take steps that would get people back to work. At a rural economic forum in the midwestern state of Iowa Tuesday, Mr. Obama accused some members of Congress of focusing on next year’s election instead of passing legislation to help the […]
