A new report from the Asian Development Bank says lagging Asian economies should pick up steam in the coming year. The latest Asian Development Outlook Supplement predicts that developing Asia will post growth of 6.0 percent in 2012 and 6.6 percent in 2013, about a tenth of a percentage point lower than anticipated in October. […]
ADB Says Asian Growth ‘On Track’ in 2013
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
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Egyptian Opposition Rejects Dialogue with Morsi
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has called for what he describes as a “comprehensive” dialogue Saturday with the opposition as the political crisis in the country enters its third week. Opposition leaders say they are not interested in engaging in discussions with Mr. Morsi unless a controversial presidential decree is revoked and a referendum on a […]
Doha Climate Talks Extended
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. climate talks in Doha were extended into Saturday because delegates remain divided over how to stop climate change and how to pay for it, and how to deal with their differences. The talks were due to end Friday, but negotiators struggled to agree even on more modest issues. Developing countries want to extend […]
Syrian Rebels Set Sights on Damascus Airport
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels say they plan to seize Damascus International Airport, declaring it a legitimate target in their fight to topple President Bashar al-Assad. A rebel commander said Friday attacks on the airport are justified because it is being used as a military zone. He said civilians should avoid the area. It was unclear just how […]
US High Court To Rule on Gay Marriage Cases
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Supreme Court says it will rule on two same-sex marriage cases next year challenging state and federal laws that limit the definition of marriage to the union of a man and a woman. The High Court said Friday it will review a federal appeals court ruling that struck down Proposition 8 — the […]
Greek Economy Still Plunging
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
The economy in debt-ridden Greece is continuing its freefall, contracting 6.9 percent in the July-to-September period compared to a year ago. The Athens government said Friday the third quarter drop was a slight improvement from an earlier forecast. But the Greek economy is expected to contract another 4.5 percent next year, which would be its […]
Nurse Fooled by Prank on Royal Family Found Dead
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
London hospital officials say a nurse who mistakenly accepted a prank phone call for Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge this week has been found dead. Authorities at the King Edward VII Hospital on Friday confirmed the death of Jacintha Saldanha and said she had been the first recipient of the prank call for the Duchess, […]
Russian PM Defends Raid on Filmmaker’s Home
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has defended a police raid on the home of a filmmaker working on a documentary about modern Russian politics and political protest. Speaking in an interview with a group of broadcasters Friday, Mr. Medvedev said the police who conducted the raid on the home of Pavel Kostomarov earlier that morning […]
China Rejects US View on Rights in Tibet
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
China has lashed out at the United States for remarks by a U.S. official blaming China’s restrictive policies in Tibet for a rise in self-immolation protests. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Friday called the remarks “disgusting” and said the Tibet issue has nothing to do with human rights, ethnicity or religion. Hong repeated […]
Troops Surround Syrian Capital’s Southern Suburbs
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say the army has bombed two Damascus suburbs and poured in military reinforcements in an effort to try to reclaim territory controlled by rebels. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday the army fired rockets at the rebel-held Daraya and Moadamiah suburbs southwest of the capital. The group said it feared that […]
