GE plans new American export: outdoor smoking ban
BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co is known for exporting American products like washing machines and jet engines, and the biggest U.S. conglomerate is getting ready to ship out another American trend - the outdoor smoking ban.
Nations:India U.S. France China People:Barack Obama Source:(Reuters)
2010-03-04
Pakistan confirms arrest of top Taliban commander
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed the capture of the Taliban's top military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, whose removal could deal a heavy blow to the militia's eight-year war in Afghanistan.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan India People:Hillary Clinton David Petraeus Robert Gates Joseph Biden Barack Obama Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AFP)
2010-02-17
China sticks to hard line in talks on Tibet
BEIJING - China stuck to its hard line in its first talks with Tibetan envoys in 15 months, refusing to discuss changes to the Himalayan region's status and thus dashing hopes of a breakthrough.
Nations:India Canada People:Hu Jintao Dalai Lama Activities:Tibet Issues Source:(AP)
2010-02-01
Ericsson cuts 1,500 more jobs, profit plunges
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Ericsson announced on Monday an extra 1,500 job cuts under restructuring which bit deeply into fourth-quarter net profit at the firm, the world leader in phone network equipment.
Nations:Sweden India Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Source:(AFP)
2010-01-25
UK raises its terror threat level to `severe'
LONDON - Britain raised its terror threat alert to the second-highest level Friday, one of several recent moves the country has made to increase vigilance against international terrorists after a Christmas Day bombing attempt on a Europe-U.S. flight.
Nations:Nigeria India Afghanistan Ethiopia People:Gordon Brown Barack Obama Activities:Anti-terror War in U.K. Source:(AP)
2010-01-22
Gates says US not planning policing role in Haiti
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday the U.S. forces in Haiti for earthquake relief can defend themselves and innocent Haitians or foreigners if lawlessness boils over.
Nations:Pakistan India People:Hillary Clinton Robert Gates Barack Obama Activities:2010 Haiti Earthquake
2010-01-17
2 bombs kill 34 in eastern Pakistan city of Lahore
LAHORE, Pakistan - Two synchronized, remote-controlled bombs ripped through a market popular with women in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday, igniting a massive fire and killing at least 34 people, authorities said.
Nations:Pakistan India Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2009-12-04
For Americans, deficit pain is felt close to home
MIAMI (Reuters) - Christopher O'Neill is worried about the deficit. The deficit, that is, in his personal income after the 26-year-old Miami finance analyst was forced to find a temporary job paying $20,000 a year less than he earned until January when he was laid off from his auditor's post in Miami.
Nations:U.S. India People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-04
G20 becomes top world economic forum
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AFP) - World leaders on Friday said the Group of 20 developed and developing nations would become the top economic forum, spreading influence to emerging powers such as China and India.
Nations:U.S. Japan China India Canada Turkey People:Barack Obama Michelle Obama Activities:2009 Pittsburgh G20 Summit
2009-09-25
China open to G20 talks on new economic balance
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A U.S. drive to build a more balanced global economy gained the qualified support of China on Wednesday in a sign that Group of 20 leaders may be ready to take joint action to prevent future economic crises.
Nations:China U.S. India Brazil People:Nicolas Sarkozy Barack Obama Activities:2009 Pittsburgh G20 Summit
2009-09-23
Cadbury rejects Kraft's $16.7 billion bid
LONDON - Kraft Foods Inc. on Monday proposed a 10.2 billion pound ($16.7 billion) takeover of Cadbury PLC, but the offer was immediately rejected by the British maker of chocolate, gum and candy.
Nations:India Brazil Mexico U.S. Russia Australia Source:(AP)
2009-09-07
SKorea aborts rocket launch minutes before liftoff
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea on Wednesday aborted its first domestic launch of a rocket just minutes before scheduled liftoff because of a technical problem, delaying space ambitions that have threatened to anger rival North Korea.
Nations:South Korea India North Korea People:Kim Jong Il Bill Clinton Lee Myung-Bak Bill Richardson Barack Obama
2009-08-19
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