U.S. President Barack Obama met with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon at the White House Monday for a North American summit that focused on the economy and regional security. In a press conference with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts, Mr. Obama said the United States has accelerated its cooperation with […]
Economy, Security Lead North American Summit Agenda
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Annan Says Syria Agrees to April 10 Deadline for Truce with Opposition
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Kofi Annan says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to begin withdrawing forces from opposition protest hubs and complete the pullout by April 10. Mr. Annan announced the agreement on Monday in a briefing to the U.N. Security Council via videoconference from Geneva. Diplomats later quoted Mr. Annan as saying the Syrian […]
US President Talks With South Sudan Leader; Urges Restraint
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged South Sudan to avoid military confrontation with neighboring Sudan. The White House says Mr. Obama spoke by phone Monday with South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir. It says Mr. Obama expressed concern about the growing tensions between South Sudan and Sudan, especially violent clashes on their border. It says the […]
US Now Has World’s Highest Corporate Tax Rate
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United States, with the world’s-largest economy, now has claimed the dubious distinction of having the industrialized world’s highest corporate tax rate. Japan dropped its corporate tax rate slightly on Sunday, to just more than 38 percent. That moved the United States to the top spot, with a 39.2 percent rate. The U.S. has maintained […]
West African Leaders Impose Sanctions on Mali
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
West African countries have imposed sanctions on Mali, where coup leaders are vowing to restore civilian rule but so far remain in power. Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, decided Monday to implement the diplomatic and financial sanctions with immediate effect. The heads of state met in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, […]
Envoy Asks UN Council to Give Syria 10 Days For Cease-Fire
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Diplomats say international peace envoy Kofi Annan has urged the U.N. Security Council to give Syrian President Bashar al-Assad 10 days to fully implement a cease-fire in his year-long crackdown on dissenters. The diplomats say Annan made the appeal to council members on Monday in a closed-door briefing via videoconference from Geneva. They quote Annan […]
Former President Clinton Offers Obama Re-election Advice
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has offered some re-election advice to President Barack Obama, saying he needs to convince voters that his administration upheld a U.S. economy that was already in collapse. Mr. Clinton weighed in on the 2012 presidential race Monday in an interview with ABC’s morning show, “Good Morning America.” He says Mr. […]
Burma’s Opposition Party Wins By-Election in Landslide
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi declared a “new era” for Burma Monday, after she and fellow members of her party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections. Burmese state media say partial election results show that the opposition National League for Democracy has so far won at least 40 of the 44 seats […]
Former President Clinton Offers Obama Re-election Advice
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has offered some re-election advice to President Barrack Obama, saying he needs to convince voters that his administration upheld a U.S. economy that was already in collapse. Mr. Clinton weighed in on the 2012 presidential race Monday in an interview with ABC’s morning show, “Good Morning America.” He says Mr. […]
Sall Sworn in As Senegal President
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Senegal’s new president, Macky Sall, has taken the oath of office, completing a smooth transition of power in the West African nation. Mr. Sall was sworn in Monday before thousands of dignitaries in a tent decorated with the red, yellow and green colors of Senegal’s flag. In brief remarks, he promised to uphold the constitution […]
