Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has called on Zimbabwe to expand economic ties. At a meeting with Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe in Beijing Wednesday, Mr. Xi said China wants to increase cooperation with the south African nation in the fields of trade, agriculture, mining and infrastructure. He described the 87-year-old leader as an “old friend” […]
EU Leaders Call for Continent’s Economic Consolidation
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Key European Union officials say the continent needs to oversee the spending of individual countries to ensure the survival of the euro currency and resolve the burgeoning debt crisis. Both European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU President Herman Van Rompuy called Wednesday for further integration of Europe’s economic affairs. Barroso told the European […]
Syrian Rebels Attack Damascus Military Base
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say army defectors have attacked a government base near the capital, Damascus, as Turkey and Arab League members met to discuss stopping the escalation of an eight-month uprising against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The activists say rebels of the Free Syrian Army fired rockets and machine guns at an […]
East Africa Leaders See ‘Historic’ Opportunity in Somalia
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Three east African leaders say the fight against al-Shabab militants presents a “historic opportunity” to restore peace and stability in Somalia. The presidents of Kenya, Uganda and Somalia met in Nairobi Tuesday. Afterward, they expressed confidence that the ongoing offensive by Kenya and Somalia against the insurgents could end 20 years of lawlessness in Somalia. […]
British Doctors Call for Banning Smoking in Private Vehicles
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
The British Medical Association has urged the government to ban smoking in cars at all times to protect people from the risk of second-hand smoke — a step that would go beyond regulations in other countries. The association Wednesday called on the government to take what it calls the “bold and courageous step” of banning […]
Rajoy’s Conservatives Appear Headed for Victory in Spain’s Sunday Elections
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Spanish voters head to the polls Sunday, with all indications pointing to a win for Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party after nearly eight years of Socialist rule led by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The election comes as Spain fights to avoid slipping back into recession for the second time in two years. Unemployment […]
Kazakhstan President Calls for Snap Elections in January
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has dissolved the lower house of parliament and called snap elections for January 15 in an attempt to shake up what is basically a one-party legislature. In a decree on his website Wednesday, Mr. Nazarbayev, who has ruled Kazakhstan for more than 20 years, called for the Mazhilis parliament of Kazakhstan […]
EU Leaders Call for Continent’s Economic Consolidation
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Key European Union officials say the continent needs to oversee the spending of individual countries to ensure the survival of the euro currency and resolve the burgeoning debt crisis. Both European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU President Herman Van Rompuy called Wednesday for further integration of Europe’s economic affairs. Barroso told the European […]
A Look At Syria’s Main Opposition Groups
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Here is a look at Syria’s main opposition groups. Free Syrian Army: The group is comprised of military defectors. It was initially formed to protect civilians but has increasingly gone on the offensive against pro-government forces. Activists say the group launched a high-profile attack Wednesday against a military intelligence complex near Damascus. It used rockets […]
Rajoy’s Conservatives Appear Headed For Victory in Spain’s Sunday Elections.
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Spanish voters head to the polls Sunday, with all indications pointing to a win for Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party after nearly eight years of Socialist rule led by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The election comes as Spain fights to avoid slipping back into recession for the second time in two years. Unemployment […]
