Mitt Romney launched a fresh criticism of China on Wednesday, using the opening statement of the U.S. presidential campaign’s first debate to promise he would “crack down on China if and when they cheat.” The language is not unusual for the Republican party presidential candidate, who has promised, if elected, to designate China as a […]
Obama, Romney Using China as Campaign Issue
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
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Shops Remain Closed After Iran Currency Clashes
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Shops in the Iranian capital’s main bazaar have mostly remained shut Thursday, a day after riot police clashed with protesters upset by the plunge in the nation’s currency, the rial. Witnesses said only a few shops were open and that police were patrolling the area in central Tehran. Shopkeepers shut down their stalls Wednesday as […]
Turkey Renews Syria Strikes After Deadly Cross-Border Shelling
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Turkey is continuing its response to a deadly Syrian mortar attack, launching artillery strikes into Syria for a second straight day while the Turkish parliament considers a measure authorizing foreign military operations. An aide to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is not interested in war with Syria, but will retaliate when necessary. […]
Turkey Renews Syria Strikes After Deadly Cross-Border Shelling
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Turkish officials say the military has launched another round of artillery strikes across the border into Syria in response to a Syrian mortar attack Wednesday that killed five Turkish civilians. The officials said the shelling Thursday targeted the same area Turkish forces identified a day earlier as the source of the Syrian mortars, which landed […]
Obama, Romney Debate US Economy
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
The first debate of the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign saw Republican challenger Mitt Romney take an aggressive stance against incumbent President Barack Obama over the economy, health care, education and the role of government. Mr. Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, said Mr. Obama’s approach of higher taxes and government spending amounted to “trickle-down government” […]
Searing Cambodian Genocide Film Grips US Audiences
Posted October 3rd, 2012 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
A groundbreaking Cambodian film depicting the life of a woman who lost most of her family four decades ago in the genocidal reign of the Khmer Rouge is touring the United States and stirring profound reflection and grief in Khmer-speaking audiences. “Lost Loves,” co-written by Chhay Bora and his actress wife Kauv Sotheary, is the […]
4 UN Peacekeepers Killed in West Darfur Ambush
Posted October 3rd, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Unknown gunmen have killed four U.N. peacekeepers and wounded eight others during an ambush in Sudan’s Darfur region. According to the U.N.-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the assailants opened fire on the peacekeepers late Tuesday in West Darfur state. A mission spokesman says the peacekeepers – all from Nigeria – were on patrol in […]
Turkey Strikes Syria After Syrian Mortars Kill 5 Civilians in Turkish Town
Posted October 3rd, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey says its armed forces have fired on targets inside Syria in retaliation for a Syrian mortar attack that killed five Turkish civilians in a Turkish border town. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said Turkish forces responded “immediately” by using radar to shell the sources of the Syrian mortar fire. Mr. Erdogan said […]
Turkey Strikes Syria After Syrian Mortars Kill 5 Civilians in Turkish Town
Posted October 3rd, 2012 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey says its armed forces have fired on targets inside Syria in retaliation for a Syrian mortar attack that killed five Turkish civilians in a Turkish border town. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said Turkish forces responded “immediately” by using radar to shell the sources of the Syrian mortar fire. Mr. Erdogan said […]
