Chinese state media on Wednesday carried glowing accounts of Vice President Xi Jinping’s high-profile visit to Washington, describing the U.S.-China relationship as the most important in the world. The influential Global Times newspaper also noted that Xi’s meeting Tuesday with U.S. President Barack Obama fell on Valentine’s Day, saying the timing suggests a romantic atmosphere […]
Chinese Press Hails Xi Tour, Lauds US Relationship
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
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US Congress Nears Final Deal on Payroll Tax Cut
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement to extend a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits through the end of 2012. A bipartisan negotiating panel of House and Senate lawmakers struck a deal Tuesday that would maintain a cut of about $20 per week from the payroll taxes of 160 million U.S. workers. The tax […]
Chinese Press Hails Xi Tour, Lauds US Relationship
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
Chinese state media on Wednesday carried glowing accounts of Vice President Xi Jinping’s high-profile visit to Washington, describing the U.S.-China relationship as the most important in the world. The influential Global Times newspaper also noted that Xi’s meeting Tuesday with U.S. President Barack Obama fell on Valentine’s Day, saying the timing suggests a romantic atmosphere […]
UN Leaders, Aid Groups to Discuss Sahel Food Crisis
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
United Nations officials are meeting with humanitarian organizations and donor governments Wednesday to discuss ways to prevent a major food crisis in Africa’s Sahel region. The meeting in Rome aims to urgently increase aid to the region just south of the Sahara Desert, where drought, poverty and high food prices have put millions at risk […]
US Congress Nears Final Deal on Payroll Tax Cut
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement to extend a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits through the end of 2012. A bipartisan negotiating panel of House and Senate lawmakers struck a deal Wednesday that would maintain a cut of about $20 per week from the payroll taxes of 160 million U.S. workers. The tax […]
Amnesty International: Ugandan Minister Raids Gay Rights Workshop
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
An international human rights group says a Ugandan governmnent minister has raided a homosexual rights workshop, just days after a controversial new anti-homosexuality bill was re-introduced to parliament. Amnesty International says Uganda’s Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lokodo, broke up the meeting that was being held in a hotel in Entebbe on Tuesday. The […]
