Hundreds of thousands of medical workers, teachers, border guards and other public sector employees went on strike Wednesday in Britain to protest government plans to reduce their pension benefits. Most public schools and other services were closed Wednesday and many hospitals were only providing essential services. But the intended gridlock at London’s Heathrow Airport, Europe’s […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Optimistic Clinton Visit will Advance Burma Reforms
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Burma’s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, says she is optimistic that a landmark visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will advance reforms in the country. Speaking via video conference from Burma Wednesday, Aung San Suu Kyi told a Washington research institution she supports the United States’ efforts to engage more with the […]
Obama: ‘Massive’ Economic Blow Without Payroll Tax Cut Extension
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is warning of a “massive blow to the economy” if Congress fails to extend a payroll tax cut. President Obama said it is time for Republican lawmakers to support his efforts to create jobs and extend tax cuts for the middle class. The president spoke at a high school Wednesday in […]
Pakistan Dismisses Calls to Attend Afghan Conference
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan has dismissed international calls to reconsider its boycott of next week’s international conference on Afghanistan in Germany. Pakistani officials said Wednesday the boycott of the December 5 summit in Bonn is in protest of last week’s deadly NATO air assault that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at two military posts near the Afghan border. Prime […]
Clinton Makes Landmark Visit to Burma
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Hillary Clinton has begun a landmark trip to Burma, becoming the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit there in 50 years. Clinton arrived in the Burmese capital Naypyitaw Wednesday from South Korea, where she told reporters she will determine for herself the civilian Burmese government’s intentions to continue political and economic reforms. Clinton talked […]
Turkish PM Stable and Resting at Home After Abdominal Surgery
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in stable condition and resting at home after undergoing successful abdominal surgery. Turkey’s Anatolia news agency quoted Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc on Wednesday as saying the 57-year-old Mr. Erdogan is expected to return to his duties soon. Mr. Erdogan underwent laproscopic surgery on his digestive system Saturday […]
Clinton Makes Landmark Visit to Burma
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
Hillary Clinton has begun a landmark trip to Burma, becoming the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit the country in 50 years. Clinton arrived in the remote Burmese capital, Naypyitaw, on Wednesday from South Korea, where she told reporters she will determine for herself the current Burmese government’s intentions for continuing political and economic […]
Police Clear ‘Occupy’ Camps in LA, Philadelphia
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia have cleared camps of Occupy Wall Street protesters, with more than 200 people arrested in Los Angeles and more than 50 people ending up in detention in Philadelphia. In Los Angeles early Wednesday, many demonstrators willingly left the scene, as more than 1,000 police officers moved through the camp […]
Reagan Shooter Seeks More Freedom
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
A federal judge in Washington has begun hearings to consider whether the man who shot U.S. President Ronald Reagan can be allowed more time away from a Washington mental hospital and eventually released. John Hinckley was found to be insane at his 1982 trial for the attempted assassination of President Reagan a year earlier. He […]
Patent Expires on Top-Selling Anti-Cholesterol Drug
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
The patent rights on the world’s best-selling drug of all time, cholesterol-reducing Lipitor, have expired, opening the way for the sale of cheaper copies of the medication. U.S.-based drugmaker Pfizer has had exclusive rights to sell Lipitor since 1997, and since then has sold about $100 billion worth of prescriptions for the white, oval-shaped pills. […]
