U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney will meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as he begins a three-nation tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. The presumptive Republican Party nominee arrived in the British capital Wednesday for talks with Mr. Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former prime minister Tony […]
Romney Begins Overseas Tour as Obama Pledges to Reduce Gun Violence
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
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Romney Begins Oversees Tour as Obama Pledges to Reduce Gun Violence
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney will meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as he begins a three-nation tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. The presumptive Republican Party nominee arrived in the British capital Wednesday for talks with Mr. Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former prime minister Tony […]
Pakistani High Court Delays Deadline in Graft Case
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s highest court has given the government two more weeks to comply with an order to pursue corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Judge Asif Saeed Khosa had ordered Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to submit a report on his findings by Wednesday, but adjourned the hearing until August 8. Pakistan’s attorney general had […]
Zimbabwe PM: Mugabe to Accept Election Result
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he thinks President Robert Mugabe is ready to give up power if he loses the country’s next election. Mr. Tsvangirai said Wednesday that he did not see any reason why Mr. Mugabe would want to bring another election dispute to the country. The two leaders competed in a contested […]
Romney Hits Out at Obama on Foreign Policy
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is accusing President Barack Obama of failing to stand up to China, Russia and Iran, in a rebuke of the president’s foreign policy record. Romney spoke Tuesday to an annual convention of American war veterans, in his first foreign policy speech as the presumptive Republican nominee. He also accused Mr. […]
Egyptian President Names New Prime Minister
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has named Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hesham Kandil as the country’s new prime minister. State media said Tuesday President Morsi asked Mr. Kandil to form a new Cabinet. Mr. Kandil replaces former prime minister Kamal al Ganzouri, who resigned last month.
South Korean President Apologizes for Graft Scandals
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has apologized to the nation for corruption allegations facing his brother and some of the president’s top aides. Mr. Lee gave a televised address Tuesday saying he bows his head in apology for “causing concern” to the South Korean people. His brother, Lee Sang-deuk, was arrested earlier this month in […]
Obama, Romney Appeal To Military Veterans
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are appealing to military veterans to support them in the November election. Mr. Obama used a speech Monday in Reno, Nevada to a major organization of American war veterans to highlight his record on ending the war in Iraq and winding down the U.S. combat […]
Obama Campaigns in Texas, Romney in Pennsylvania
Posted July 17th, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says his “middle-out, bottom-up” economic approach will push the country ahead in the next four years. “I don’t believe in top-down economics. I believe in middle-out economics. I believe in bottom-up economics. I believe in fighting on behalf of working families and giving them opportunity, and putting some money in their […]
North Korean Military Chief Removed from Posts
Posted July 15th, 2012 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
North Korean media are reporting that the army chief who is also a close advisor to leader Kim Jong-un has been removed from all this posts because of illness. The official Korean Central News Agency said a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Workers’ Party on Sunday decided to relieve 69-year-old Ri Yong-ho from […]
