December 7, 2011
India Suspends Plan to Allow Foreign Retailers
India's government has suspended a plan to open the country's retail sector to foreign companies, following weeks of protests that have brought parliament to a halt. The government said Wednesday the plan will remain on hold until the stakeholders…
December 7, 2011
Obama in Kansas slams Republicans over inequality
US President Barack Obama has drawn a clear distinction between Democratic and Republican economic arguments in a rare address in the state of Kansas. In Osawatomie, he echoed President Theodore Roosevelt, who spoke there in 1910, saying the US…
December 7, 2011
Chinese, US Defense Officials Meet in Beijing for Annual Talks
U.S. and Chinese defense officials are meeting in Beijing for the first high-level talks since bilateral relations were strained by an American arms sale to Taiwan and the announcement of a U.S. plan to deploy troops in Australia. U.S. Under…
December 6, 2011
Iraqi leader under Saddam Hussein to be executed
Tariq Aziz, who served as Iraq's top diplomat under Saddam Hussein, will be…
December 6, 2011
Russia election protests: Troops sent to Moscow
Thousands of police and interior ministry troops are being deployed in Moscow, after protesters accused the authorities of electoral fraud. Lorries filled with troops were reported driving into central Moscow. Interior ministry spokesman Col…
December 6, 2011
Pakistan’s PM address to rebuild ties with US
Pakistan wants to rebuild ties with the United States, despite conflict with the US over deadly NATO airstrikes on its troops along the Afghan border. In an interview with the media, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani underlined his…
December 6, 2011
Suicide Bombing Kills 48 at Shi’ite Shrine in Kabul
Afghan officials say at least 48 people, including women and children, have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Shi'ite shrine in central Kabul. Officials say the suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the Abul Fazel shrine as…
December 6, 2011
Tsunami that struck Japan in March resulted from merging waves
The devastating wall of water that struck Japan in March was the result of at least two waves that combined to create a more powerful tsunami, U.S. scientists said Monday. Ocean ridges and mountain ranges below the surface of the water channeled…
December 5, 2011
Sarkozy and Merkel kick off week of euro crisis talks
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to agree on joint proposals aimed at resolving the eurozone debt crisis. They will take their ideas to an EU summit on Friday that is being seen as crucial for the…
December 4, 2011
Italy cabinet meets to discuss austerity measures
Prime Minister Mario Monti has speeded up plans to approve a number of austerity measures to bolster Italy's economy and head off the crisis threatening to engulf the eurozone. At a cabinet meeting, called 24 hours ahead of schedule, he was…