China says it is ready to get “more deeply” involved in helping resolve the European debt crisis. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made the pledge Tuesday at a news conference in Beijing after meeting with European Union President Herman Van Rompuy. Wen said China’s support is “sincere and firm” and that it will match its “words […]
China Says It Is Ready to Help on European Debt
Obama to Chinese VP: Everybody Must Work By ‘Same Rules’
U.S. President Barack Obama has assured Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping that the U.S. welcomes China’s rise in the world, but said all countries must follow the same rules on the economy and human rights. President Obama is meeting Xi in the Oval Office, where the two men were discussing strengthening cooperation. Mr. Obama said […]
Obama: ‘Hopeful Signs’ of Payroll Tax Cut Deal
U.S. President Barack Obama says there are “hopeful signs” that Congress will agree on extending a payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance, but warned nothing is sure until he signs the measure into law. In Washington Tuesday, President Obama said the country is still fighting its way back from the economic crisis, and there remains […]
Syria’s Homs Battered by Heaviest Shelling in Days
Syrian government forces have renewed their assault on the flashpoint city of Homs in what activists say is the heaviest shelling in days, after a warning by the U.N. human rights chief that the onslaught could amount to “crimes against humanity.” The Local Coordination Committees opposition group Tuesday described Homs as under “brutal shelling,” with […]
Nigeria Police Chief Decries Police Corruption, Abuses
Nigeria’s new police chief has said that members of the force routinely commit extra-judicial killings, jail innocent people, and demand bribes. During a speech Monday in Abuja, the acting inspector general of police, Mohammed Abubakar, said the police force had “fallen to its lowest level.” The new chief said police anti-robbery squads have become “killing […]
China Says It Is Ready to Help on European Debt
China says it is ready to get “more deeply” involved in helping resolve the European debt crisis. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made the pledge Tuesday at a news conference in Beijing after meeting with European Union President Herman Van Rompuy. Wen said China’s support is “sincere and firm” and that it will match its “words […]
China’s Xi Meeting Obama, Biden at White House
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is making his first visit to the White House, where he is meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in an effort to boost cooperation between the two world powers. Mr. Obama said a cooperative relationship based on mutual respect is in the interest of the world. Welcoming Xi to the […]
Santorum, Romney in Virtual Tie in Race for US Republican Nomination
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, fresh from surprise wins in three nominating contests, is enjoying a new boost to his campaign with polls showing his support is surging. Three major opinion surveys indicate Santorum is in a virtual tie with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. A CBS News / New York Times poll shows […]
Pakistan Allows NATO to Ship Food to Afghanistan
Pakistan says it has temporarily allowed NATO to ship perishable food to its troops in neighboring Afghanistan. The decision comes less than three months after Pakistan closed its border to NATO supply convoys crossing into Afghanistan, following a coalition cross-border attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops last November. Pakistani Defense Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said Tuesday […]
Kosovo Serbs Hold Defiant Referendum
Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo began voting Tuesday in a referendum on whether to recognize the ethnic Albanian-dominated Pristina government, which northerners have ignored since the former Serbian province declared independence in 2008. Some 35,000 voters in flashpoint Serb towns and enclaves are expected to overwhelmingly reject Pristina’s rule in the two-day vote. Election results […]