French police say a former top executive of a defunct breast implant company at the center of a health scandal has been arrested. Officials say Jean-Claude Mas of Poly Implant Prothese was taken into custody early Thursday at his home in southern France. The arrest was made in connection with an investigation into possible charges […]
Former Executive of French Implant Company Arrested
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan Heart Drug Death Toll Reaches 100
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Pakistan say the the number of people who have died after taking tainted heart medication has reached 100. Health officials in Punjab province said Thursday that another 300 patients remain hospitalized in the city of Lahore. The state-run Punjab Institute of Cardiology provided the heart medication to people free of charge. Police have […]
Somali Government Supports US Military Operation to Free Hostages
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
The Somali government says it supports the U.S. military operation that freed two Western aid workers who had been held hostage in the war-ravaged country. In a statement released Thursday, Somalia’s transitional government said the rescue of Jessica Buchanan, an American, and Poul Thisted, a Dane, was a “great joy” to “right thinking people everywhere.” […]
Reports: Japan’s TEPCO to Receive Massive State Bailout
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
News reports say the Japanese government is prepared to bailout the owner of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant for $13 billion. Tokyo Electric Power Company officials are negotiating with the government-backed Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund about its offer to purchase a two-thirds share in the company, a move that would effectively nationalize the privately-run […]
Romania is Digging Out From a Blizzard
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Snow plows in Romania are battling blizzard conditions Thursday, as they assist hundreds of stranded motorists. Streets across Romania are littered with vehicles that are stuck or have been abandoned. The snowstorm, along with icing conditions, has disrupted flights and caused train delays in and out of Bucharest, the capital. The Associated Press says a […]
Rights Activists Say Syrian Troops Storm Protest Hub
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists say government security forces have stormed a suburb of the capital that has been a hub for protests during the 10-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a large number of troops entered Douma Thursday morning. The group had reported army deserters took control of […]
4 Dead After Afghanistan Suicide Bombing
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber has killed four civilians and wounded 31 others in an attack on a NATO-affiliated provincial reconstruction team in southern Afghanistan. A spokesman for the governor of Helmand province said Thursday that the attack took place Thursday in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah. Officials say the bomber hit a […]
Main Darfur Rebel Group Names New Leader
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The main rebel group in Sudan’s Darfur region has named the brother of its recently slain leader to head the movement. The Justice and Equality Movement on Thursday said it elected Gibril Ibrahim, a former university professor, to be its chairman. He is the brother of Khalil Ibrahim, who was killed in a Sudanese government […]
President, Arizona Governor Clash Over Memoir
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer were seen in a spirited discussion Wednesday over what the governor said was something she had written in a recent memoir. A pool report said the two officials traded words, out of earshot, when the government met the president at a Phoenix airport Wednesday during a […]
China Criticizes New European Sanctions on Iran
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
China said Thursday the European Union’s ban on oil imports from Iran is not a “constructive” response to Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons program. The EU announced the oil import ban on Monday, weeks after the United States announced a new set of economic sanctions aimed at pushing Iran to abandon its weapons program. Beijing is […]
