U.S. President Barack Obama and key congressional leaders are meeting Friday in their first face-to-face effort to resolve crucial government financial issues before the end of the year. As the talks started, Mr. Obama said he and the lawmakers would have to make “tough compromises” to keep the government from cascading over what Washington is […]
Obama Meets with Congressional Leaders on US Fiscal Cliff
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
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India Summons Irish Envoy Over Abortion Controversy
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
India has summoned Ireland’s ambassador to New Delhi to discuss the death last month of an Indian woman who was denied an abortion on religious grounds in an Irish hospital. M. Ganapathi of India’s External Affairs Ministry met Friday with Irish envoy Feilim McLaughlin and voiced concern about the death of Savita Halappanavar. Ganapathi said […]
Obama Meeting with Congressional Leaders on US Fiscal Cliff
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and key congressional leaders are set to meet Friday in their first face-to-face effort to resolve crucial government financial issues before the end of the year. Mr. Obama summoned the lawmakers to the White House to start discussions on how the government can avoid cascading over what Washington is a calling […]
Roadside Bomb Kills 17 in Afghanistan
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
A roadside bomb has ripped through a vehicle in western Afghanistan, killing 17 civilians who were part of a wedding celebration. Afghan officials say Friday’s blast occurred on a road in relatively peaceful Farah province. Most of the victims were women and children. Authorities blamed Taliban militants. Separately, NATO said two of its service members […]
Petraeus Testifies on Capitol Hill about Libya Attack
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Former CIA director David Petraeus has begun his testimony before Congress about the deadly September attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The retired general is providing details of the attack and the initial U.S. response to lawmakers in both the House and Senate intelligence committees, in closed-door hearings Friday. U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens […]
In Cambodia, Panetta Touts Benefits of US Asia ‘Pivot’
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has visited Cambodia for talks aimed at expanding military alliances in southeast Asia, in advance of President Barack Obama’s trip for a regional summit. Panetta, who met with counterparts from 10 southeast Asian nations in Siem Reap on Friday, touted the benefits of Washington’s recent strategic shift toward the Asia-Pacific. […]
Greek Journalist to be Tried Again over Swiss Bank Lists
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
Greek officials say a recently acquitted journalist will be tried again for publishing the names of thousands of Greeks with Swiss bank accounts. Authorities say a prosecutor has appealed a court’s November 1 acquittal of Costas Vaxevanis. The prosecutor believes the court’s decision was faulty. Vaxevanis faces at least two years in prison for publishing […]
Britain Welcomes Syrian Opposition Leaders
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Britain is holding talks with Syrian opposition leaders in London Friday, saying it needs to know more about the opposition’s plans before it can formally recognize the group. British Foreign Secretary William Hague told the BBC ahead of talks with the new Syrian opposition leader, Muslim cleric Mouaz al-Khatib, and other opposition leaders that he […]
UN Court Overturns Convictions of Croat Generals
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Appeals judges at the U.N. Yugoslav war crimes court have overturned the convictions of two former Croatian generals on charges of war crimes committed during the 1991-to-1995 Balkans war. The Hague court acquitted Ante Gotovian and Mladen Markac Friday. Gotovian and Markac, were sentenced to 24 and 18 years, respectively, in 2011. They lengthy prison […]
Petraeus Testifies on Capitol Hill about Libya Attack
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Former CIA director David Petraeus testifies Friday before the House Intelligence Committee about the deadly September attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Both the House and Senate Intelligence Committees began closed-door hearings Thursday on the attack in which U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed. U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials […]
