China’s exports grew just one percent in July compared to the same period a year earlier, the latest sign of continued stagnation within the global economy. The figures released Friday by China’s customs bureau were far below the 11.3 percent rate posted in June, and well short of many economists’ forecasts. Imports in July were […]
Libyan Assembly Elects Gadhafi Opponent as President
Posted August 10th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s new national assembly has elected former opposition leader Mohammed el-Megarif as its president. Mr. Megarif received 113 votes from the 200-member Congress, defeating independent Ali Zidan, who won 85. The vote late Thursday came just one day after Libya’s transitional council handed power to the assembly, which was elected last month in the nation’s […]
Four Chinese Police on Trial for Covering up Heywood Death
Posted August 10th, 2012 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
Four Chinese police officials went on trial Friday in the eastern city of Hefei for allegedly trying to help the wife of Chinese politician Bo Xilai cover up the murder of a British businessman. The four former security chiefs from the southwestern city of Chongqing are accused of helping Gu Kailai hide her role in […]
Four Chinese Police on Trial for Covering up Heywood Death
Posted August 10th, 2012 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
Four Chinese police officials went on trial Friday in the eastern city of Hefei for allegedly trying to help the wife of Chinese politician Bo Xilai cover up the murder of a British businessman. The four former security chiefs from the southwestern city of Chongqing are accused of helping to protect Gu Kailai and hiding […]
Chinese Court: Wife of Disgraced Politician Didn’t Deny Murder Charge
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
A Chinese court says the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai did not deny murder charges against her in a high-profile trial Thursday. A court official said prosecutors accused Gu Kailai of luring British businessman Neil Heywood to a hotel in the southwestern city of Chongqing last November, getting him drunk and poisoning him. It […]
Clinton Presses Nigeria’s President on Security
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Nigeria’s president Thursday to step up efforts to combat growing extremist violence in the country’s north and central regions. Officials traveling with Clinton said she told President Goodluck Jonathan and top Nigerian security authorities that Washington stands ready to help train police and anti-terror units in the fight […]
Clinton Presses Nigeria’s President on Security
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Nigeria’s president Thursday to step up efforts to combat growing extremist violence in the country’s north and central regions. Officials traveling with Clinton said she told President Goodluck Jonathan and top Nigerian security authorities that Washington stands ready to help train police and anti-terror units in the fight […]
Cambodia’s Opposition Joins Forces Ahead of 2013 Election
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Cambodia’s two leading opposition parties have decided to join forces ahead of next year’s election for a better chance to unseat the ruling Cambodian People’s Party. The Sam Rainsy Party will merge with the Human Rights Party under the leadership of Sam Rainsy, who currently lives in self-imposed exile in France. The new union, called […]
Battle for Aleppo Continues as Iran Holds Talks on Syrian Crisis
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
The fight for Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, raged on Thursday, as the government’s key ally, Iran, hosted talks on how to end the conflict. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi met with representatives at the ambassador level from nearly 30 nations, including Russia, China and Iraq. He said it would be “a mistake” to think […]
Growers: Pakistan-US “Mango Diplomacy” Stalls
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
So-called “mango diplomacy” between the United States and Pakistan has hit a snag as Pakistani producers say it has become too expensive to ship the fruit overseas. Amid great fanfare, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a plan in 2010 to help Pakistan export mangoes to the U.S., a measure aimed at boosting ties […]
