Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has urged his finance minister to resign immediately, after he criticized the government’s economic policies and said he would not serve in a new government if Mr. Medvedev becomes prime minister. Calling Alexei Kudrin’s remarks “improper,” Mr. Medvedev told the finance minister Monday that if he disagrees with the president’s policies, […]
Russia’s Medvedev Asks Finance Minister to Resign
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 12:18 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistani Officials Say Army Will Not Go After Haqqani Network
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 12:18 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials said Monday that the nation’s military will not launch an offensive against the terrorist Haqqani network, despite growing pressure from Washington to do so. CNN quoted an unnamed Pakistani military official as saying the military had decided not to target the Haqqani network. He said it is stretched too thin battling militants in […]
Sarkozy Confers With Allies After French Left Takes Majority in Senate
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has met with his top political allies after the Socialist Party and their left-leaning allies won a majority in the Senate for the first time in modern history. Mr. Sarkozy early Monday summoned Prime Minister Francois Fillon and Jean-Francois Cope, the head of the conservative UMP party, to the Elysee Palace. […]
Boeing Delivers Long-Delayed New Plane
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Boeing is delivering the first of its new fuel-efficient 787 airliners to a customer after a three-year delay. Celebrations are being held Monday at the Boeing factory in the Northwestern U.S. state of Washington, and the plane takes off Tuesday for its new home in Japan and service for All Nippon Airlines. Boeing says the […]
Tribesman Kill Yemeni Commander in Base Attack
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 10:59 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say anti-government tribesman have seized a base operated by troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, killing a commander and capturing 30 soldiers. The defense ministry said Monday’s attack on a base north of the capital, Sana’a, killed Ali al-Keleibi, a commander in the elite Republican Guard. Officials said four tribesman were also […]
US Markets Open Mixed on Monday
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 10:31 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes opened mixed on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up eight-tenths of a percent, while the S&P 500 is ahead four-tenths of one percent. The NASDAQ is off three-tenths of a percent. European stock markets are higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index is up four-tenths of a percent. […]
EU Names Advisor on Iraq’s Camp Ashraf
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 10:11 am (UTC-5)
The European Union has appointed a senior Belgian diplomat to work with the United Nations and others on finding a solution to the plight of more than 3,000 Iranian government opponents living in a camp in Iraq. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton tapped Jean De Ruyt Monday as her advisor on Iraq’s Camp Ashraf. […]
Analysts Disappointed by IMF, World Bank Meeting
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Recent efforts by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to help Europe deal with government debt problems got mixed reviews on Monday. Oil prices posted modest gains as investors bet that resolving the issue would boost the economy and increase energy demand and prices. Prices on world stock markets were mixed. After days […]
Burmese Activists Demand Details of 2007 Government Crackdown
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
A leading Burmese exile group is demanding a full government accounting for more than 1,600 pro-democracy demonstrators — many of them Buddhist monks — who were arrested four years ago in a violent crackdown on public dissent. The demand came Monday from the Thai-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. The group says it obtained a […]
European Leaders Still Grappling with Greek Debt Crisis
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
European finance officials are still grappling with the Greek debt crisis after returning home from inconclusive talks at the International Monetary Fund in Washington over the weekend. The United States and other nations are pressing European leaders to drastically increase the size of the continent’s $594 billion bailout fund, perhaps by several trillion dollars. But […]
