Jon Huntsman, a Republican former governor of Utah and former U.S. ambassador to China, officially entered the 2012 U.S. presidential race on Tuesday. Huntsman made the announcement in New Jersey with the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, the same location where Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for the White House in 1980. Huntsman was […]
Former Ambassador, Governor Enters US President Race
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Gates: Americans ‘Tired’ of Decade of War in Afghanistan
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has acknowledged concerns in the United States about the war in Afghanistan, saying the American people are “tired of a decade of war.” Gates spoke in Washington Tuesday, one day before President Barack Obama is expected to announce his plans for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The defense chief said […]
US Senators Kerry, McCain Introduce Libya Resolution
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Two leading U.S. senators have introduced a resolution that would limit the role of the U.S. military in Libya. Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry of Massachusetts, a Democrat, and John McCain of Arizona, the senior Republican on the Armed Services Committee, spoke about the measure on the Senate floor Tuesday. McCain said the resolution […]
Highlights of Leon Panetta’s Career
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Leon Panetta’s career: –Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 2009 – present –Founder, Panetta Institute for Public Policy 1997 –President Bill Clinton’s White House Chief of Staff 1994 – 1997 –Director of the Office of Management and Budget 1993 –Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1977 – 1993 –Chairman House Budget Committee 1989 – […]
UN Secretary-General Expected to Win 2nd Term
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations General Assembly is expected to reconfirm Ban Ki-moon for a second five-year term as the world’s top diplomat. The vote in the 192-nation assembly is expected Tuesday afternoon. Last week, the Security Council endorsed the bid of Mr. Ban, a 67-year-old former South Korean foreign minister. Mr. Ban said he was “deeply […]
Senate to Vote on Panetta Confirmation
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote to confirm Leon Panetta as the new secretary of defense on Tuesday. Panetta, the current director of the Central Intelligence Agency, would succeed Robert Gates, who plans to retire next week. Earlier this month, Panetta told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination that his first […]
US Prosecutors: Iran’s Top Shipping Firm Uses Alias to Evade US Sanctions
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
New York prosecutors have charged Iran’s largest shipping company with conspiracy for allegedly using corporate aliases to move millions of dollars through U.S. banks in violation of U.S. trade sanctions. In an indictment announced Monday, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. accused Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines of setting up shell companies to fool […]
FIFA VP Resigns, Bribery Case Dropped
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Football’s world governing body FIFA has dropped its bribery investigation against vice-president Jack Warner after he resigned all of his positions in international football Monday. The 68-year-old Warner, who also has been the long-time head of the North, Central American and Caribbean Federation , had been suspended last month. Warner, from Trinidad, and Asian football […]
US Wildfire Threatens Arizona City, Thousands Evacuated
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities say high winds have pushed a dangerous wildfire toward a city in the southwestern state of Arizona, forcing more people to evacuate their homes. Some 1,000 emergency personnel are battling the fire, which jumped over a highway late Sunday, propelled by winds gusting up to nearly 100 kilometers an hour. The highway had […]
Study: US Charitable Giving Rebounded in 2010
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Charitable giving in the United States is recovering from a recession-induced decline, rising by nearly four percent in 2010. A study by the Giving USA Foundation being released Monday shows that charitable contributions increased by $10 billion last year. While individual gifts rose only slightly at 2.7 percent, corporate donations soared by 10 percent. Charitable […]
