(For more news on the campaign, see ELECT.) Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Vice President Joe Biden's remarks today that presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney's regulatory policies would put middle-income Americans "back in chains" opened a war of words … Syrian rebel abductions show wider regional rifts in civil war - Washington Post
BEIRUT -- With gunmen standing in the background, a Syrian rebel video purported Tuesday to show their latest captive: a lone Lebanese Shiite suspected of links to pro-regime Hezbollah whose abduction appears part of a wider strategy shift to target …
Standard Chartered reaches $340 mln settlement over Iran - Reuters
* Bank agrees to settlement with New York regulator * Detailed terms expected shortly, StanChart says * Action by new agency sparked transatlantic row By Carrick Mollenkamp NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Standard Chartered Plc has agreed to pay $340 … BBC's Thompson named New York Times CEO
Mark Thompson, the outgoing director general of the BBC, was named Tuesday the new president and chief executive of The New York Times. New York Times names BBC director general as CEO
(Reuters) – The New York Times Co has tapped Mark Thompson as its next president and chief executive, capping an eight-month search for an executive to lead the company as more people get their news through digital products. Thompson, 55, will report to the New York Times board of directors and to its chairman, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., starting in November, the company said on Tuesday. …
Bombs kill 46 across Afghanistan
Suicide bombers launched multiple attacks in a remote corner of southwestern Afghanistan near the Iranian border Tuesday, killing policemen and shoppers buying food to break their daily Ramadan fast. A market bombing in northern Afghanistan brought the overall toll to 46 in the deadliest day for civilians this year. Ex-Premier Says Syria Regime 'Falling Apart' - Wall Street Journal
By SAM DAGHER BEIRUT--Syria's newly defected prime minister said he had been helpless to stop the regime's bloody crackdown against its opponents and urged other military and civilian officials to leave their posts to save the country and its … Israel and Iran: Lethal game of bluff - The Guardian
The war drums have been beating - again - in Israel. The latest alarm was started by two usually well-briefed journalists, Nahum Barnea and Shimon Shiffer, who wrote that an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities could come in weeks, … Panetta: No Israeli decision yet on attacking Iran - Jerusalem Post
Pentagon plays down Syria no-fly zone option - Reuters
* Panetta concerned by growing Iranian role in conflict * Pentagon flags uptick in Syrian air attacks against rebels By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta suggested on Tuesday the Pentagon was not seriously … OIC holds emergency meeting on Syria - The News International
MECCA: Muslim leaders Tuesday began an emergency summit of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with a proposal to suspend war-hit Syria, a move strongly opposed by Iran. The OIC represents 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide and that it … Suicide Attackers Kill at Least 29 in Afghan Bazaar - New York Times
US trade benefits for Ecuador seen at risk in Assange case - Reuters
* US began annual review of Ecuador trade benefits last week * Ecuador exported about $1.7 bln of goods to US under program in 2011 * Chevron has pressed for trade benefits to be revoked By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) – An possible … U.N. starts food airdrops in South Sudan for Sudan refugees
JUBA (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday it had started airdrops to deliver emergency food to a camp in South Sudan packed with people fleeing fighting on the Sudan side of the joint border. Fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and rebels of the SPLM-North in South Kordofan state around the time of South Sudan’s independence in July 2011. It then spread to nearby Blue Nile state in September. Sudan accuses South Sudan of supporting the SPLM-North, which says it is marginalized in the Arab country. …
World Muslim leaders open emergency meeting on Syria
Muslim leaders Tuesday began an emergency summit of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with a proposal to suspend war-hit Syria, a move strongly opposed by Iran. Russia's Pussy Riot plans new anti-Putin protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian punk band Pussy Riot said on Tuesday it planned new protest performances against President Vladimir Putin and urged other women to don balaclavas and stage protests, despite a trial at which three band mates could be jailed. The trial of Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Maria Alyokhina, 24, has merely strengthened the band's resolve, members of the group who are not on trial told Reuters. … Violent S. Africa mine protest leads to fatalities
Thousands of angry South African workers met Tuesday on a rocky cliff within sight of their platinum mine shuttered by violent protests, shouting demands for more pay over the roar of circling police and military helicopters. Mexico's left: pigs, sheep, chickens bought votes
It wasn’t just another political dog-and-pony show.
33 die in Nigeria floods, thousands homeless
Authorities say floods in central Nigeria have killed at least 33 people and displaced thousands.
Aid groups in sanctions plea for Iran quake relief - BBC News
By Bahman Kalbasi BBC Persian Ten US-Iranian aid organisations have asked the US Treasury to temporarily lift sanctions on Iran to allow money to be sent money to earthquake victims. The groups are asking for a licence that would allow relief groups to … Violence disrupts France's summer doldrums - Washington Post
Egypt's Islamist president now has powers that rival authoritarian predecessor ... - Washington Post
US lifts sanctions on Syria's former prime minister - Reuters
WASHINGTON Aug 14 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday lifted financial sanctions against former Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab after his decision to leave Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. The decision was announced by the Treasury … 
No comments:
Post a Comment