U.S. Senator John Kerry and Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations are reported to have been mentioned as possible candidates to head the World Bank. Indra Nooyi, the chairman and chief executive officer of soft drink maker PepsiCo, is also said to be on the short list of candidates compiled by the […]
Continental Airline to Begin Appeal in Concorde Jet Crash Conviction
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S.-based Continental Airlines is set to begin its appeal of an involuntary manslaughter conviction and fine involving a deadly crash of a Concorde supersonic jet in 2000. Reuters say the case will be heard Thursday in France. The court ruled Continental was responsible for a strip of titanium from one of the company’s planes being […]
Burmese Government to Hold Talks with Kachin Rebels
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Burmese government officials are meeting Thursday with a Kachin rebel group for talks on how to end months of armed clashes in the northern state. The independent Kachin News Group says members of the Kachin Independence Organization will meet with a government delegation in the Chinese border town of Rulli. KIO officials are quoted as […]
Ghana President to Visit White House
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Ghana President John Atta Mills is set to visit with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House for a meeting Ghana says will “further deepen” the ties between the two countries. Mr. Mills’ communication director, Koku Anyidoho, told VOA the two leaders will discuss ways to enhance development as well as their shared economic […]
Clinton: China Should Use its Power for Good
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging China to use its growing global influence to play a “constructive role” in world affairs. Clinton spoke in Washington Wednesday at an event marking the 40th anniversary of former President Richard Nixon’s groundbreaking 1972 trip to China. She says Beijing can no longer be what she calls […]
Apple Unveils New iPad and TV Device
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
The Apple computer company introduced a new version of its popular iPad Wednesday. “Today we’re announcing the new iPad and it is amazing. We’ve taken it to a whole new level and we are redefining the category that Apple created with the original iPad. It makes amazing improvements over the most fundamental features of the […]
UN Aid Chief Continues Syria Talks After Baba Amr Visit
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. humanitarian chief is expected to meet with Syrian officials and humanitarian representatives in Damascus Thursday, a day after touring the former rebel stronghold of Baba Amr. A spokeswoman for Valerie Amos said Wednesday she found parts of the district “completely devastated,” and that few people were around – most having fled to nearby […]
Suspect in Australian Collar-Bomb Hoax Pleads Guilty
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
An Australian investment banker has pleaded guilty in the “collar bomb” extortion scheme that caused worldwide notoriety last year. Paul Douglas Peters appeared in a Sydney courtroom on a video screen from prison as his lawyer entered the plea on a charge of aggravated breaking and entering. Bill Pulver, the father of Peters’ teenaged victim, […]
Greece Still Short of Reaching Debt Write-Off Goal
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
Greece is edging closer to its goal of getting the country’s private lenders to eliminate $142 billion of the debt it owes them, but remains short of the target as a Thursday deadline nears. Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Junker said Wednesday, he is confident private investors’ participating in a Greek debt-relief deal would reach the target […]
VOA Marks 70th Anniversary
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
(re-issuing from Wednesday to add audio links) U.S. President Barack Obama and other prominent world figures have joined in the year-long celebration of Voice of America’s 70th anniversary with messages of congratulations. President Obama credited VOA with providing “accurate and objective” news in the face of foreign governments that censor and regimes that deny universal […]
