U.S. President Barack Obama aims to cut the country’s corporate tax rate from 35 to 28 percent, while eliminating dozens of tax-saving deductions American companies now enjoy. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled the tax overhaul Wednesday, two days before a tax proposal being offered by one-time venture capitalist Mitt Romney. He is one of the […]
Obama Pushing for Corporate Tax Reform
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Al-Shabab Loses Key Somali Town
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Ethiopian and Somali government troops have captured a key stronghold of the Somali militant group al-Shabab. Witnesses say the troops took control of Baidoa without a fight Wednesday, after al-Shabab fighters withdrew from the town. The town, located in southwestern Somalia, was home to the country’s Transitional Federal Government until al-Shabab captured it in 2009. […]
Tibetan New Year’s Celebrations Muffled by Chinese Crackdown
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Ethnic Tibetans in western China observed the beginning of the Tibetan New Year Wednesday with subdued ceremonies, following a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule. In the weeks leading up to the scheduled festivities, China has clamped down on Tibetan activities, cutting off communication to and from the vast ethnic region and flooding flashpoint […]
7 Killed in Afghan Protests Over Quran Burning
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say at least seven people were killed in clashes between Afghan security forces and demonstrators protesting for a second day against the burning of copies of the Quran at a NATO military base. Officials say dozens of others also were injured at protests held in the capital, Kabul, Parwan province and the eastern […]
Syria Shelling Kills 19, Including 2 Western Journalists
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Relentless Syrian shelling Wednesday in the opposition stronghold of Homs has killed at least 19 people including two Western journalists, as government forces escalated attacks on rebel bases. The French government identified the dead reporters as Marie Colvin, a prominent American war correspondent working for Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper, and French photojournalist Remi Ochlik. Activists […]
Al-Shabab Loses Key Somali Town
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Ethiopian and Somali government forces have captured a key town in southwestern Somalia from militant group al-Shabab. Witnesses tell VOA that troops took control of Baidoa without a fight Wednesday, after al-Shabab fighters withdrew from the town. The town was once the home of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government, until al-Shabab took control of it in […]
Obama to Push for Corporate Tax Reform
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is looking to cut the country’s corporate tax rate from 35 to 28 percent, while eliminating dozens of tax-saving loopholes American companies now enjoy. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is to unveil the tax overhaul, two days before a tax proposal being offered by one-time venture capitalist Mitt Romney. He is one […]
China Complains About Japanese Mayor’s Massacre Denial
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
China says it has lodged an official complaint with Tokyo, after the mayor of a Japanese city again denied the well-documented pre-World War Two massacre of several hundred thousand Chinese civilians by Japanese troops in 1937. Nanjing officials suspended all contacts late Tuesday with its Japanese sister city, Nagoya. The action came hours after the […]
South Sudan Expels Chinese Chief of Major Oil Firm
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan has expelled the Chinese leader of its largest foreign oil firm, further raising the stakes in a bitter oil dispute with Sudan. Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin on Wednesday accused Chinese national Liu Yingcai of cooperating with the north to steal millions of barrels of oil from Juba. Liu was serving as the […]
Al-Shabab Loses Key Somali Town
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Ethiopian and Somali government forces have captured a key town in southwestern Somalia from militant group al-Shabab. Witnesses tell VOA that troops took control of Baidoa without a fight Wednesday, after al-Shabab fighters withdrew from the town. The town was once the home of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government, until al-Shabab took control of it in […]
