U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has welcomed India’s decision to pursue reforms aimed at stimulating the country’s lagging economy. He says the reforms are “very promising” and will help provide a platform for stronger economic growth. Geithner made his remarks following talks Tuesday in New Delhi with his Indian counterpart, P. Chidambaram. The reforms announced […]
Senior US Official Welcomes India’s Economic Reforms
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
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Azerbaijan Jails 22 in Alleged Iran-Backed Terror Plot
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced 22 people to lengthy prison terms for assisting Iran in allegedly plotting terrorist attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets in the country. The defendants received sentences Tuesday ranging from 10 to 15 years after authorities accused them of planning attacks in cooperation with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Targets for the […]
Nigeria Will Not Appeal Bakassi Ruling
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Nigeria says it will not appeal an international court ruling that gave a disputed peninsula, potentially rich in oil, to Cameroon. Nigerian Attorney General Mohammed Bello Adoke said Tuesday that his country will not challenge the 2002 ruling by the International Court of Justice regarding the Bakassi peninsula. Adoke said Nigeria might instead try to […]
Iraq, Russia Sign Multi-Billion Dollar Arms Contracts
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
Iraq has signed contracts pledging to buy more than $4.2 billion worth of weapons from Russia. The Russian government made the announcement in a statement issued Tuesday following a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his visiting Iraqi counterpart Nouri al-Maliki. The deals reportedly include the purchase of 30 Mi-28 attack helicopters and […]
Japan Carmakers Report Sales Plunge in China
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
Japan’s largest automakers are reporting a sharp sales drop in China in September, confirming fears that a heated territorial dispute is affecting crucial trade between Asia’s two largest economies. Toyota said Tuesday that sales of new vehicles in China dropped nearly 49 percent last month compared to a year earlier, while Honda sales dropped more […]
UN Chief Calls for Syrian Ceasefire
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is continuing his calls for Syrian forces to halt their fighting in a bid to bring an end to almost 19 months of conflict. Mr. Ban on Tuesday urged President Bashar al-Assad’s government to institute a unilateral ceasefire, and further stressed the need for other nations to halt arms deliveries to […]
Gunmen Shoot Pakistan Teen Activist
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen in Pakistan have shot and wounded a 14-year-old child activist internationally recognized for speaking out against the Taliban. Malala Yousufzai was shot twice while getting onto her school bus in Swat Valley Tuesday. At least one other girl was wounded in the attack. Witnesses told police that the gunmen arrived at the school and […]
Nobel Physics Prize Awarded to Frenchman, American
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
The 2012 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to American David Wineland and Frenchman Serge Haroche. The winners of the prestigious prize were announced Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden. The two physicists won for their groundbreaking work in quantum physics, particularly quantum optics, which deals in the capturing and manipulation of light particles. The Nobel […]
Austrian Skydiver to Attempt Supersonic Jump
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
An Austrian skydiver hopes to fall faster than the speed of sound Tuesday when he jumps from a capsule 37 kilometers above the southwestern U.S. state of New Mexico. Felix Baumgartner is trying to become the first person to break the sound barrier, while also setting records for the highest and longest free fall. The […]
UN Says World Hungry Now Under 1 Billion
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations food agency says nearly 870 million people around the world are chronically undernourished. The Food and Agriculture agency said in a report released Tuesday that one in eight people, or 12.5 percent of the global population, are suffering with hunger. The food agency says the new figure is lower than the recent […]
