Americans are marking the annual Thanksgiving holiday Thursday. The holiday is engrained in American life as a day for family gatherings with sumptuous turkey feasts, accompanied by a wide array of side dishes and pies. By one estimate, more than 43 million people are expected to travel 80 kilometers or more to attend holiday gatherings […]
The US Thanksgving Weekend: Family Celebrations, Then Holiday Shopping
Posted November 21st, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
Millions of Americans are heading to airports or taking to the nation’s highways to visit friends and relatives for Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday. The holiday is engrained in American life as a day for family gatherings with sumptuous turkey feasts, accompanied by a wide array of side dishes and pies. By one estimate, more than 43 […]
Bomb Kills 3 Soldiers in SW Pakistan
Posted November 21st, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a bomb hit an army vehicle escorting school children Wednesday, killing at least three soldiers and wounding 16 other people. Authorities say nearly half of those wounded in the blast in the southwestern city of Quetta are in critical condition. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Quetta is […]
Greek Bailout Money Still in Limbo
Posted November 21st, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Greece’s international lenders have failed for the second week in a row to reach an agreement on releasing more bailout money to the debt-ridden Athens government. Eurozone finance chiefs, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank ended a lengthy meeting in Brussels early Wednesday without agreeing on terms for sending a $40 billion […]
Eurozone Finance Chiefs Resuming Greek Bailout Talks
Posted November 20th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Eurozone finance chiefs are meeting in Brussels in another effort to decide whether to release more bailout money to debt-ridden Greece. Greece hopes the finance ministers on Tuesday will approve a $40 billion rescue segment the Athens government says it needs to avoid a default on its financial obligations. The payment is part of Greece’s […]
France Ends Combat Mission in Afghanistan
Posted November 20th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
France has ended its combat mission in Afghanistan, pulling its last troops from a province northeast of the capital, Kabul. Tuesday’s withdrawal of 500 combat troops from Kapisa province is part of President Francois Hollande’s pledge to accelerate the country’s exit from Afghanistan. Afghan security forces will now be in charge of maintaining security in […]
17 Killed in Stampede During Indian Festival
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in eastern India say at least 17 people have been killed in a stampede during a religious festival. Monday’s incident happened in Patna, the capital of Bihar state, as thousands of Hindus gathered along the banks of the Ganges river to offer prayers to the sun god during the Chhath festival. Police say a […]
ASEAN Nations Mull Over South China Sea Dispute
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Southeast Asian leaders are meeting in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, for a summit aimed at strengthening political and economic ties, despite tense territorial disputes with China. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations split on how to handle the South China Sea dispute. ASEAN chair and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said the […]
As US Sanctions Against Burma Ease, American Companies Start Investing
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
With the easing of longstanding U.S. economic sanctions against Burma, major American companies are quickly starting to invest in the Southeast Asian nation. Competing soft drink giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Co. are returning to Burma for the first time in many years. Meanwhile, both MasterCard and Visa have reached deals with Burmese banks for use of […]
Obama Meets with Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has met with Burmese President Thein Sein and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in the country’s main city of Rangoon, in the first visit to the country by a serving U.S. president. After an hour-long meeting Monday, Mr. Obama, with President Thein Sein at his side, told reporters that the […]
