U.S. President Barack Obama has officially opened the summit of 21 Asian-Pacific leaders in Hawaii, saying their ultimate goal is creating a seamless regional economy. Mr. Obama formally welcomed the leaders of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum Sunday, telling them they have much to do. He said 3 billion citizens are looking towards them to […]
Obama: APEC Goal is Creating Seamless Regional Economy in Pacific
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Israel Urges Action Against Iran’s Nuclear Program
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Israel has demanded tougher international action against Iran’s nuclear program, after a recent U.N. nuclear agency report found “credible” evidence of Iranian efforts to design a nuclear weapon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet Sunday the report proves Iran is “systematically developing nuclear weapons” and that every responsible government must draw the “obvious […]
Bahrain: Alleged Terror Cell had Contact with Iran
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Bahrain said Sunday five alleged members of a terrorist cell had contact with Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards and were planning attacks against high profile sites in the Arab kingdom. Bahrain’s state news agency reported the targets included the Saudi Embassy in the capital, Manama, and a Gulf causeway linking Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. […]
Equatorial Guinea Votes in Constitution Referendum
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Equatorial Guineans have voted in a referendum on constitutional reforms the opposition denounces as a charade. If the changes are approved in Sunday’s vote, the country’s president would be limited to two seven-year terms. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema’s government says the new constitution will also provide better oversight over the executive branch, improve human rights […]
Italy’s Monti Wins PM Nomination
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Italy’s Mario Monti, the highly respected international economist who will take the reins of Italian government, is widely described as careful and reserved — the near polar opposite of Silvio Berlusconi, the flamboyant, jet-setting tycoon he would replace. Mr. Monti, a 68-year-old technocrat, heads Milan’s prestigious Bocconi University. A former top European commissioner, he is […]
Mario Monti to Lead Italy’s New Government
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Italy’s new prime minister-designate, economist Mario Monti, says he will work quickly to form a new government, as he tries to lead the country out of a debt crisis in the eurozone’s third largest economy. Mr. Monti made the comments late Sunday after Italian President Giorgio Napolitano picked the former European Union competition commissioner to […]
Portland Police Dismantle ‘Occupy’ Protesters Camp
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Police have cleared protesters linked to the “Occupy Wall Street” movement from a central park in the northwestern U.S. city of Portland, Oregon, but the protesters are vowing to continue their demonstrations elsewhere in the city. The protesters initially defied a midnight deadline Sunday to leave the park, where hundreds of them have been camping […]
Obama: APEC Goal is Creating Seamless Regional Economy in Pacific
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has officially opened the summit of 21 Asian-Pacific leaders in Hawaii, saying their ultimate goal is creating a seamless regional economy. Mr. Obama formally welcomed the leaders of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum Sunday, telling them they have much to do. He said 3 billion citizens are looking towards them to […]
Pakistan Donkey Cart Blast Kills 6
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan officials say a bomb blast in the country’s remote northwest has killed six people. Authorities say the bomb that exploded Sunday was planted in a donkey cart in the market of Mastak town. A local government official says the explosives were detonated with a remote-controlled device. No group has claimed responsibility. Officials have blamed […]
Mario Monti to Lead Italy’s New Government
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Italy’s new prime minister-designate, economist Mario Monti, says he will work quickly to form a new government. Mr. Monti made the comments late Sunday after Italian President Giorgio Napolitano picked the former European Union competition commissioner to lead the country out of a debt crisis. He added that Italy must “heal its finances” and resume […]
