The new United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is making his first official visit to Syria, saying the crisis there is getting worse. Brahimi met Thursday with Syrian Foreign Minister Waleed Mualem and plans to hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad Friday. He also is expected to meet with members of the Syrian opposition who […]
UN Peace Envoy: Syrian Crisis Is Getting Worse
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
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US Central Bank Launches New Economic Stimulus
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. central bank launched new measures Thursday to try to stimulate the weak U.S. economy, even as it predicted that the country’s economic fortunes would improve over the next two years. The Federal Reserve said it would buy $40 billion a month of securities supported by real estate loans in its latest effort to […]
US Central Bank Weighs New Economic Stimulus
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. central bank is deciding whether to launch new measures to stimulate the weak U.S. economy. After a two-day meeting, Federal Reserve officials are set to announce any policy changes at mid-day Thursday, with Chairman Ben Bernanke later making a statement on the Fed’s projections for the American economy, the world’s largest. Bernanke last […]
Protesters Condemn Japanese Move to Nationalize Islands
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing Thursday to condemn Japan’s move to nationalize a disputed island chain in the East China Sea. The protesters called for Japan to leave the uninhabited islands — known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese — and for a boycott of Japanese products. Chinese […]
Factory Fires Kill More Than 310 in Pakistan
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
The death toll from devastating factory fires in two Pakistani cities Tuesday has risen to more than 310. A Pakistani official says 289 people have died from the blaze that ripped through a garment factory in the southern port city of Karachi. The search continues at the charred building for more bodies. The cause of […]
German Court Clears Permanent Europe Rescue Fund
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Germany’s top court has rejected attempts to block creation of a new permanent bailout fund for the 17-nation euro currency union, giving the eurozone a new financial firewall to contain the continent’s three-year debt crisis. The Federal Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Germany can ratify the $644 billion European Stability Mechanism (ESM) as long as […]
Indian Cartoonist Charged With Sedition Freed on Bail
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
A political cartoonist has been released after being jailed on sedition charges for drawings that mocked corruption in India’s government. Aseem Trivedi left a prison in Mumbai Wednesday after a local high court granted him bail. Trivedi was arrested last week after a private complaint about his cartoons, one of which depicted India’s parliament building […]
Russian Factory Fire Kills 17 Vietnamese Migrants
Posted September 11th, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
A fire in a Russian clothing factory south of Moscow killed 14 Vietnamese migrant workers Tuesday. The blaze broke out on the second floor of the small building in the town of Yegoryevsk. A Moscow emergencies official says the doors were locked and the workers apparently tried to smash them down with hammers. The cause […]
India Pledges Financial, UN Support for Palestinians
Posted September 11th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
India has pledged $10 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority and its support for full Palestinian membership to the United Nations. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the moves following a meeting Tuesday in New Delhi with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Mr. Singh said support for the Palestinians has been a “cornerstone” of India’s […]
38 Killed in Kenya’s Ethnic Clashes
Posted September 10th, 2012 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Clashes between farmers and herders in southeastern Kenya escalated Monday when 38 people were killed, including children and police officers. The Red Cross said more than 150 homes were burned during a morning attack by farmers on their livestock herding neighbors in Kenya’s Tana Delta coastal region. One villager described the attackers as wearing green […]
