An American language teacher has been shot dead in Yemen. Security officials say one of two men on a motorcycle opened fire on the teacher in his car Sunday in the city of Taez. The gunmen escaped. Officials say the victim was the deputy director of a language school in Yemen called the Swedish Institute. […]
American Language Teacher Shot Dead in Yemen
Posted March 18th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
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IMF Praises China’s Business Policies
Posted March 18th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, ended a two-day visit to China Sunday with praise for the communist country’s business policies. Lagarde said in a statement in Beijing she is encouraged that Chinese authorities are focusing not just on the level of growth, but on growth that is more widely shared across […]
Voters Casting Ballots in Guinea Bissau’s Presidential Election
Posted March 18th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
Voters in Guinea Bissau are heading to the polls Sunday to choose a new president. The tiny west African nation has struggled through a dictatorship, three coups and the 2009 assassination of a president since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974. No president has served a full five-year term. A challenge facing the nine candidates […]
Republicans Vote in Puerto Rico Presidential Primary Sunday
Posted March 18th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Republicans in Puerto Rico will cast presidential primary ballots Sunday. Candidates seeking to challenge President Barack Obama in November are vying for the support of 20 delegates from the U.S. commonwealth. The delegates will be divided if no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote. The frontrunner, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, and […]
American Language Teacher Shot Dead in Yemen
Posted March 18th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
An American language teacher has been shot dead in his car in Yemen. Security officials say two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the teacher Sunday in the city of Taez. The victim has not been identified and no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. The killing comes three days after a […]
