Tag: States
Sri Lanka denies intimidating UN over Tamil deaths
The Sri Lankan government has denied allegations that it intimidated UN staff at the end of the civil war. The claims were made in...
Israel ministry paper proposes ‘toppling’ Abbas over UN bid
A position paper by Israel's foreign ministry proposes "toppling" President Mahmoud Abbas if Palestine's bid for UN non-member state status is approved. The internal...
US declares support for united Syrian opposition
The United States late on Sunday declared its support for the united Syrian opposition after various groups opposed to the government of President Bashar...
Strong quake strikes off Guatemala
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Sunday, US seismologists said, just days after a tremor in the same...
Public patience ticking as many await power in Northeast US
Frustration with continuing power outages, travel chaos, and long lines for gasoline grew on Saturday as residents of New York’s Long Island, hit hard...
US must exit region for peace: Liaquat Baloch
Pakistan Jamat-e-Islami Secretary General Liaqat Baloch, on the occasion of Malala Day, demanded the United States (US) to end intervention in the region and...
US stocks, oil rebound on strong consumer data
Stocks later trimmed gains after President Barack Obama said any deal with Congress to avert a fiscal crisis must come with higher taxes on...
Wall Street to Washington: Time to compromise on fiscal cliff
With $600 billion in tax increases and automatic spending cuts due to take effect in January, investors say they would welcome an agreement that...
Euro at two-month low versus dollar on European growth concerns
The U.S. dollar and the yen advanced, while the Australian dollar weakened, as investors shed growth-linked currencies in favor of safe havens.
Growth in Germany,...
US adventurer’s bid to cross the Atlantic using helium balloons
Jonathan Trappe, 38, plans to fly 2,500 miles across the pond next summer in a seven-foot lifeboat carried by the balloons. Mr Trappe has...
Mail carrier walks by dead man, thinking he’s a mannequin
The U.S. Postal Service is defending a mail carrier who stepped around a Denver man who collapsed and died near his front door. Dale...
Asian markets hit by US ‘fiscal cliff’ fears
Fears the US economy is facing another huge economic crisis spurred a sell-off in Asian markets Thursday as Barack Obama’s re-election raised the spectre...
US backs new UN arms treaty talks
New York Hours after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected, the United States backed a U.N. committee’s call on Wednesday to renew debate over...
US anti-Islam filmmaker Nakoula Basseley Nakoula jailed
A US man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to mass protests in the Middle East has been sentenced to a year in jail...
World congratulates Obama on victory
Chinese leader Hu Jintao has joined other world leaders in congratulating US President Barack Obama on his re-election, noting “positive progress” in Sino-US relations...
Prosecutors seek death for US soldier charged in Afghan rampage
Military prosecutors said on Monday they would seek the death penalty for a U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers when he ventured...
Increase seen in US suicide rate since recession
The rate of suicide in the United States rose sharply during the first few years since the start of the recession, a new analysis...
