German Chancellor Angela Merkel says China and Germany should work together for better understanding and for new ideas and changes in the world. Addressing an audience at the Chinese Academy of Social Science in Beijing Thursday, Chancellor Merkel stressed that China is one of Europe’s most important economic partners. She also sought to explain the […]
Merkel Calls for Closer Ties Between Germany, China
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Philippine Military Strike Kills Three Top-Ranking Terrorists
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
The Philippine military says it has killed three of southeast Asia’s top Islamist militants in a U.S.-backed air raid on the remote southern island of Jolo. The three terrorist leaders have been identified as Umbra Jumdail, a leader in the Abu Sayyaf group, and Jemaah Islamiyah leaders Zulkifli bin Hir and Abdullah Ali. Zulkifli bin […]
Indian Supreme Court Cancels 122 Controversial Telecom Licenses
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to revoke 122 telecommunications licenses awarded in 2008 to mobile phone companies that are at the center of one of the country’s largest corruption scandals. Thursday’s court ruling is expected to disrupt about 5 percent of the nation’s mobile phone users, as customers of the affected companies are […]
Pakistan’s PM to be Indicted for Contempt
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear on February 13 to face charges of contempt for failing to reopen old corruption cases against thousands of people, including President Asif Ali Zardari. The seven-member bench ruled Thursday that there was enough ground to proceed further and charge Gilani with contempt of […]
Indian Supreme Court Cancels 122 Controversial Telecom Licenses
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to revoke 122 telecommunications licenses awarded in 2008 to mobile phone companies that are at the center of one of the country’s largest corruption scandals. Thursday’s court ruling is expected to disrupt about 5 percent of the nation’s mobile phone users, as customers of the affected companies are […]
NATO Allies Discuss New Timeframe for Afghan Transition
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
NATO defense ministers, taking part in a two-day meeting in Brussels, joined the United States and France Thursday in calling for Afghan forces to take the lead in all combat operations by 2013 — a year earlier than originally envisioned. NATO Secretary-General Anders-Fogh Rasmussen told the gathering he backs the new timeframe but stressed there […]
Greece Likely to Need $20 Billion More
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Financial experts are concluding that Greece may need another $20-billion cash infusion even if it eventually completes contentious negotiations with its private creditors to cut in half the money it owes them. For weeks now, the Athens government has been attempting to finish talks with 32 large financial institutions to trim $130 billion of its […]
Egyptian Protesters Denounce Military, Security Forces After Soccer Disaster
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of Egyptians in Cairo have protested to denounce the country’s military rulers and security forces for failing to prevent a soccer riot that killed 74 people and injured hundreds more in the northern city of Port Said. Some protesters gathered Thursday in central Cairo’s Tahrir Square while others marched to the nearby Interior Ministry, […]
NATO Ministers Look to Speed Up Afghan Transition
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
NATO’s top official is backing a plan to hand over lead security responsibilities in Afghanistan to Afghan forces sooner than originally envisioned. But he cautioned there are no plans to leave Afghanistan early. NATO Secretary-General Anders-Fogh Rasmussen spoke Thursday, before entering a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels. He said starting in mid-2013, Afghan […]
Legendary US Boxing Trainer Dies
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Legendary U.S. boxing trainer Angelo Dundee, who worked the corner of the ring for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights, has died at age 90. Dundee died Wednesday at his home in Florida. Dundee trained 15 world champion boxers, including Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman and Jimmy Ellis. But in a career that spanned […]
