A global leader in the wind turbine business says it will lay off thousands of workers in Denmark and the United States after the global financial crisis hurt demand for its products. Danish based Vestas company announced Thursday most of the 2,300 layoffs will be made in Denmark by the end of the year. Vestas […]
World Leading Wind Turbine Maker to Layoff Thousands in Denmark and US
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
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Chinese Dissident Hu Jia Questioned by Police over Internet Comments
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Prominent Chinese dissident Hu Jia said Thursday police have raided his home and called him in for questioning related to comments he made on the Internet in support of a fellow human rights activist. Hu, a prominent campaigner for the rights of HIV/AIDS patients and other civil liberties, was released from prison in June after […]
Report: Food Prices Drop
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization says world food prices fell 2.4 percent in December. Thursday’s report from the FAO says lower demand and larger harvests of cereals, sugar and oils contributed to the price decline. Altogether, food prices are down more than 11 percent from their peak last February. While the prices have […]
US Denies Role in Iranian Nuclear Scientist’s Death
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
The United States has denied any role in Wednesday’s killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran. White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said the United States had “absolutely nothing to do” with the blast that killed Mostafa Ahmadi Rosha, and said the U.S. strongly condemns the attack and all acts of violence. U.S. Secretary of […]
Arab League Committee Head Says Syria “Not Ready to Change”
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
The head of an Arab League committee on Syria says it is clear President Bashar al-Assad’s government is not ready to “change its course.” During a joint news conference Wednesday in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said Syria has not fulfilled its pledge to […]
Burma Signs Ceasefire with Karen Rebel Group
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
The Burmese government has signed a ceasefire agreement with a prominent ethnic rebel group, in what appeared to be a major breakthrough in efforts to end a 63-year insurgency. Government officials signed the deal Thursday with the Karen National Union during a meeting in Pa-an, the capital of Karen state. Karen rebels, which operate in […]
Rights Group Says Kenyan Security Forces Abused Civilians
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
A human rights group says Kenyan security forces have carried out beatings and arbitrary detentions near the Somali border. New York-based Human Rights Watch released a report Thursday, a day after it says security forces rounded up and beat civilians in the eastern town of Garissa. The report describes a series of abuses mostly targeting […]
Taliban Statement: Ready for Afghan Peace Talks
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
The Taliban says its political wing is ready to enter peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan. In an emailed statement Thursday, the group said it has increased its efforts to bring about peace in the troubled nation. But it also reiterated its opposition to the current Afghan constitution, and it referred to the […]
Rights Group Says Kenyan Security Forces Abused Civilians
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
A human rights group says Kenyan security forces have carried out beatings and arbitrary detentions near the Somali border. New York-based Human Rights Watch released a report Thursday, a day after it says security forces rounded up and beat civilians in the eastern town of Garissa. The report describes a series of abuses mostly targeting […]
North Korea: Kim Jong Il’s Body On Permanent Display
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says the body of its late leader Kim Jong Il will lie in state permanently at the same memorial palace where his father’s embalmed body is on display. The official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that Mr. Kim’s body will be displayed at Pyongyang’s Kumsusan Memorial Palace. The body of his father, […]
