A new report suggests that Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has overtaken U.S.-based Hewlett Packard as the world’s top producer of personal computers. Research firm Gartner said in a report Thursday that Lenovo’s third quarter sales made up nearly 16 percent of the global market for PCs, edging out HP by two-tenths of a percent. It is […]
Lenovo Passes HP as World’s Top PC Maker: Report
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
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New Somali PM Pledges Competent, Trustworthy Government
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s new prime minister has pledged to form a competent, trustworthy government ready to work toward developing the country, as it emerges from a U.N.-backed transition plan. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdoon Saaid told VOA in his first interview since taking the post that he will base his agenda on Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s […]
Amnesty: Violent Forced Evictions Increasing in China
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Amnesty International says cases of violent forced evictions have risen dramatically in the last two years in China, as local authorities seek to pay off debts by seizing land and selling it to property developers. A report published Thursday said growing numbers of Chinese have been forced from their homes in both rural and urban […]
US Upholds Duties on Chinese Solar Products
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
The United States Commerce Department has upheld steep tariffs on Chinese solar panels it says are being “dumped” into the U.S. market at artificially low prices. The Wednesday ruling confirmed an earlier finding that Chinese solar companies were benefiting from unfair government subsidies. It set tariffs ranging from about 24 to 36 percent on most […]
Partial Draft of Egypt Consitution Limits Powers of President
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
An Egyptian panel writing a national constitution has released a partial draft that includes new limits on the authority of the head of state but leaves out key sections that are the source of ongoing disputes among panel members. The partial draft published Wednesday by Egypt’s 100-member Constituent Assembly calls for a division of powers […]
Turkey Seizes Cargo from Syrian Plane Forced to Land in Ankara
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey says it has confiscated illicit cargo from a Syrian passenger plane that it forced to land in Ankara after entering Turkish airspace on a flight from Moscow to Damascus. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday that authorities at Ankara’s Esenboga airport seized items that violated international civil aviation rules. He said the Syrian […]
Pakistani Interior Minister: Taliban Gunman Who Shot 14-Year-Old Girl Identified
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s interior minister, Rehman Malik, says the Taliban gunman who gravely wounded a 14-year-old girl for speaking out for education for women has been identified and will soon be arrested. Malik says Malala Yousufzai is out of danger after doctors removed the bullet, but is still unable to travel overseas for more treatment. He said […]
Details of Armstrong Doping Charges Revealed
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says the cycling team led by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was involved in a sophisticated doping program. USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said the American cyclists’ use of performance-enhancing drugs was “the most professionalized and successful doping program that the sport has ever seen.” USADA has stripped Armstrong […]
Burmese Independence Leader Dies in China
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
One of the last surviving Burmese independence leaders has died in exile. Former Brigadier General Kyaw Zaw died Wednesday at a hospital in southern China, where he had lived since fleeing Burma in 1976. He was 93. Kyaw Zaw rose to prominence as one of the “30 Comrades” who led the fight for Burma’s independence […]
Turkish State TV: Turkey Forces Syrian Plane to Land in Ankara
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish state-run television says Turkey has forced a Syrian passenger plane to land in Ankara on suspicion that it was carrying weapons to Syria. The station reported Wednesday that Turkish military jets intercepted the plane and that authorities are now inspecting its cargo in the capital. The Syrian government has not commented on the report. […]
