China’s economy grew by 7.4 percent in the third quarter, missing the government’s target and falling to its slowest rate of growth since the global financial crisis. The figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday represent the seventh straight quarter of easing for the world’s second largest economy. Although 7.4 percent growth […]
China’s Economy Slows to 7.4 Percent in Q3
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Bangladeshi Man Arrested On Charges Of Plotting Bomb Attack In US
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
A Bangladeshi man arrested on suspicion that he plotted to blow up the U.S. Federal Reserve building in New York City has appeared in federal court and has been ordered held without bail. Federal authorities arrested 21-year-old Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis in lower Manhattan Wednesday on suspicion that he planned to detonate a van […]
Florida Man Charged with Smuggling Mongolian Dinosaur Skeleton into US
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Federal agents have charged a Florida man with smuggling a 70 million year-old dinosaur skeleton from Mongolia into the United States. Prosecutors call suspect Eric Prokopi of Gainesville, Florida a “one-man black market in prehistoric fossils.” Prokopi allegedly brought the dinosaur bones into the United States and reassembled them to form a Tyrannosaurus Bataar skeleton. […]
Bangladeshi Man Arrested On Charges Of Plotting Bomb Attack In US
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
A Bangladeshi man arrested on suspicion that he plotted to blow up the Federal Reserve building in New York City has appeared in federal court and been ordered held without bail. Federal authorities arrested 21-year-old Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis in lower Manhattan Wednesday on suspicion that he planned to detonate a van with explosives […]
US Meningitis Outbreak Deaths Rise to 19
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. health officials Wednesday said four more people have died from rare fungal meningitis, bringing the number of deaths in the outbreak to 19. There are at least 245 confirmed cases in 15 states, and thousands of others may also be infected. Nearly all the victims were injected for back pain with a contaminated steroid […]
Russian Opposition Leader Investigated
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
Russian authorities have launched a criminal case against opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov, accusing him of plotting to ignite mass riots. Police arrested Udaltsov Wednesday and searched his Moscow apartment. They freed him on bail and ordered him to stay in the Russian capital. Russia’s Investigative Committee opened the probe a week after a documentary on […]
Russia Concerned over Arms Sales, Sanctions
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Russia has lashed out against international moves that restrict transactions with Syria and Iran. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday only sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council could serve as a basis for limiting its weapons supplies to any country. “Nobody can use any pretext to dictate to Russia or any other country on […]
Spanish Police Break Up Major Chinese Crime Ring
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Spanish police say they have broken up a major Chinese criminal operation that illegally shipped Chinese products to Spain for distribution throughout Europe. Spanish police chief Ignacio Cosido said Wednesday authorities detained 83 suspected members of the crime syndicate in nationwide raids on homes and businesses the previous day. The suspects include 58 Chinese nationals, […]
Obama, Romney Highlight Debate Performances
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have hit the campaign trail, fresh off of Tuesday’s presidential debate. Mr. Obama urged supporters in Iowa on Wednesday to vote for him for a second term so that he can finish the progress he said he had made on economic issues. Referring to Tuesday’s debate, […]
Uganda Blasts New Allegations of Helping Congo Rebels
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Uganda is denouncing a leaked United Nations report that says both Uganda and Rwanda are supporting rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo — a charge both countries have denied. Reuters news agency said Wednesday that it obtained a copy of the 44-page report prepared by the Group of Experts, a U.N. Security Council […]
