The Japanese central bank has expanded its stimulus program to try to boost the country’s sluggish economy, joining its counterparts in the U.S. and Europe in easing the flow of money. The Bank of Japan Wednesday added $126 billion to its asset-purchase fund, pushing it to $695 billion, in an effort to advance the world’s […]
Japan Central Bank Expands Its Economic Stimulus
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
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Blast Kills 9 in Peshawar
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
A blast ripped through the northwestern city of Peshawar Wednesday, killing at least nine people. Police say the explosion took place on the outskirts of the city just as a van carrying members of the Pakistani air force approached. They say at least 30 people were injured. Officials say it is not clear who is […]
South Africa Police Fire Bullets, Tear Gas at Mine Gathering
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
South African police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse protesters near a mine owned by the world’s top platinum producer. The unrest Wednesday in Rustenburg, at a mine owned by Anglo American Platinum , raised fears that unrest in South Africa’s mining sector is not over. Hours earlier, Lonmin platinum mines […]
Russia Accuses US Aid Agency of Attempting to Influence Politics
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Russia is accusing the United States of using its aid agency in Moscow to influence Russian politics. The accusation comes a day after Washington announced it will comply with Moscow’s request that the U.S. Agency for International Development shut down its operations in the country. Russia’s foreign ministry on Wednesday cited concerns about what it […]
France Plans Embassy Closures After Magazine Publishes Muhammad Cartoons
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
France plans to close its embassies, consulates, cultural centers and schools in 20 countries Friday as a precautionary measure after a French satirical magazine published cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad. The country’s foreign minister says security is being increased at French diplomatic posts as government and religious leaders call for restraint. The weekly magazine Charlie […]
Panetta: US Not Trying to Contain China
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Chinese troops Wednesday that Washington’s new strategic military shift toward Asia is not meant to contain the rise of China. Panetta’s comments to young officers at a Chinese military academy in Beijing are one of Washington’s most direct statements yet about the intentions of its “pivot” toward the region. […]
Syrian Forces, Rebels Battle for Northern Border Crossing
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels were fighting Wednesday to overtake a northern border crossing from government forces. Rebels tore down the Syrian flag at the Tal Abyad post bordering Turkey after a day of fighting, but it was not clear if they controlled the entire crossing. Fighters opposed to President Bashar al-Assad control several other crossings along the […]
Following Mysterious Absence, China’s Xi Appears Healthy, Relaxed
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping appeared fit and healthy while meeting with visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday, leaving few clues about his recent two-week absence from public life. The smiling Chinese vice president energetically shook hands with Panetta and posed for photographs in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, in what […]
Russia Accuses US Aid Agency of Attempting to Influence Politics
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Russia is accusing the United States of using its aid agency in Moscow to influence Russian politics. The accusations come a day after Washington announced plans to end the U.S. Agency for International Development’s operations in the country at Moscow’s request. Russia’s foreign ministry on Wednesday cited concerns about what it said were the USAID’s […]
Panetta: US Not Trying to Contain China
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Chinese troops Wednesday that Washington’s new strategic military shift toward Asia is not meant to contain the rise of China. In a speech at a Chinese military academy, Panetta, who is on a week-long tour of Asia said the U.S. “pivot” toward the Pacific is an attempt to “engage […]
