Taliban gunmen in Pakistan have shot and wounded a 14-year-old child activist who became famous for speaking out against the militant group. Malala Yousufzai was shot twice while getting onto her school bus in Swat Valley Tuesday. Witnesses told police gunmen arrived at the school and asked for Yousufzai by name before opening fire. She […]
Taliban Gunmen Shoot Pakistani Teen Activist
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
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Burma, S. Korea Pledge to Deepen Economic Ties
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s president is drumming up support for more investment in his country as it emerges from decades of military rule. Burmese President Thein Sein was met by an honor guard and flag-waving children at the Blue House in Seoul Tuesday before meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak. The two leaders agreed to strengthen economic […]
IMF Predicts Slower Global Economic Growth
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
The International Monetary Fund is cutting its prediction for global economic expansion this year, and the fund’s experts say the risks of serious economic problems are growing. IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard says that advanced economies are at risk of recession, and emerging markets like China are becoming increasingly affected. “The world economic recovery continues, […]
Europe Takes Another Stab at Stability
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Much of Europe is hoping a new $653 billion bailout fund might finally start to help ease the financial crisis that continues to grip much of the continent. Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg Monday got updates and officially launched the fund, officially known as the European Stability Mechanism. European Union economics chief Olli Rehn […]
Georgian Billionaire Unveils Cabinet
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
The Georgian billionaire who defeated President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party in last week’s parliamentary elections is giving Georgians — and the rest of the world — a better idea of where he plans to take the country. Georgian Dream coalition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili, who says he expects to be the country’s next prime minister, unveiled most […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Willing to be President
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she is courageous enough to run for president – if that is what the people want. The Nobel prize laureate spoke Monday during a news conference at the headquarters for her National League for Democracy. Burma’s constitution currently prohibits her from holding the country’s top office but […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Willing to be President
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she is courageous enough to run for president – if that is what the people want. The Nobel prize laureate spoke Monday during a news conference at the headquarters for her National League for Democracy. Burma’s constitution currently prohibits her from holding the country’s top office but […]
North Korean Soldier Kills 2 Before Defecting to South
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 10:55 pm (UTC-5)
A South Korean official says a North Korean soldier has defected to the South after killing two officers. A South Korean Defense Ministry official says the defection took place around noon on Saturday across the western section of the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries. The South Korean military says the soldier used […]
Israel Shoots Down Unidentified Drone
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
The Israeli air force shot down an unidentified drone Saturday after it crossed into Israel’s air space. Defense officials say the pilotless aircraft traveled more than 50 kilometers above Israel’s Negev desert before it was shot down. Spokeswoman Avital Leibovich told reporters that the drone heading toward Israel was spotted in the morning and military […]
Anti-Terror Sweep in France Leaves 1 Dead
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
French officials say the man who was killed Saturday during a countrywide crackdown on terror suspects is linked to a grenade attack on a Jewish market outside Paris last month. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins identified the man as Jeremy Sidney and said he was a 33-year-old delinquent who had converted to radical Islam. Sidney was […]
