The defense ministers of Greece and Israel have pledged to expand already strong military and security cooperation. Greece’s Dimitris Avramopoulos and Israel’s Ehud Barak announced the pledge after holding talks Tuesday in Athens. Avramopoulos stressed that cooperation between Greece and Israel is not aimed at any other country. He said the deepening bilateral ties are […]
Greece, Israel Pledge to Expand Military Cooperation
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
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French Inquiry Clears Rwandan President Aides in ’94 Plane Attack
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Rwandan government says French investigators have cleared aides of President Paul Kagame in the 1994 assassination of his predecessor. A government statement Tuesday said the French inquiry into the killing of President Juvenal Habyarimana found that the missile which downed his plane came from a military barracks controlled by Hutu extremists, not Kagame-led Tutsi […]
US: Romney’s Investment Firm Tenure Plays a Starring Role
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
A private U.S. investment corporation few Americans know much about has gained an unlikely starring role in the early stages of the country’s 2012 presidential election campaign. Mitt Romney, a former governor in Massachusetts, is the frontrunner in the race to secure the Republican presidential nomination to oppose U.S. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in […]
Former Turkish President Charged in Military Coup
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
A Turkish court has approved the indictment for “crimes against the state” of a former Turkish president who came to power in a military coup. The state-run Anatolia news agency reported Tuesday the court accepted the indictment of Kenan Evren, as well as a co-conspirator in the coup, former air force chief Tahsin Sahinkaya. The […]
India Lifts Restrictions on Some Foreign Retailers
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
The Indian government is allowing foreign single-brand retailers like Sweden-based IKEA and U.S.-based Starbucks to open stores in the country without local partners. Tuesday’s decision allows such companies to own 100 percent of stores in India, previously capped at 51 percent. The single-brand retailers will need to source 30 percent of their goods from smaller […]
US: Romney’s Investment Firm Tenure Plays a Starring Role
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
A private U.S. investment corporation few Americans know much about has gained an unlikely starring role in the early stages of the country’s 2012 presidential election campaign. Mitt Romney, a former governor in Massachusetts, is the frontrunner in the race to secure the Republican presidential nomination to oppose U.S. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in […]
Geithner Opens Iran Sanctions Talks in Beijing
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is in Beijing for talks aimed at convincing Chinese officials to support U.S. sanctions against Iran’s oil industry. Geithner is seeking Chinese cooperation with recently enacted U.S. legislation that calls for sanctions against financial institutions that deal with Iran’s Central Bank, which is its main clearinghouse for oil exports. The […]
US Supreme Considers Policy on Cursing, Nudity on TV
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether government regulators can police the airwaves for indecent program content. Justices on Tuesday will hear arguments in the case which pits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against the country’s television broadcasters. The case questions the FCC’s policy of fining broadcasters for isolated incidents of foul language […]
Bomb Kills 35 in NW Pakistan
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a bomb blast near the Afghan border has killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 60 others, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s northwest in months. Authorities say a remote-control bomb in a truck exploded in the Khyber tribal agency on Tuesday. The blast struck near a […]
New Hampshire Primary Underway; Referendum on Romney
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidates are increasing the pressure on front-runner and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as voters across New Hampshire head to the polls. Most voters started heading to gymnasiums, town halls and even churches early Tuesday , casting their ballots in the first-in-the-nation primary. Speaking Tuesday outside a polling station in the city of […]
