(Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s cut Italy’s credit rating on Tuesday in a surprise move that increased strains on the debt-stressed euro zone and raised pressure on policymakers to take more decisive action to resolve the crisis. Analysts said the one-notch downgrade, citing poor growth prospects and political instability, was […]
Source/Credit: NewKeral.com: 14 September 2011 Washington, Sept 14 : Investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of extremist attacks on minorities are rare in Pakistan, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has said in its new report. The ‘July-December, 2010 International Religious Freedom report’, released by the US State Department, noted […]
Source: Boston Review A Little Help David William Turner Mohammad Shafiq Rahman / Andrew Propp In a deep-blue button-down shirt and pressed slacks, Mohammad Shafiq Rahman waits at a busy bus stop in Portland, Maine with his $1.50 fare in hand—more than he has earned in the past year. On […]
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WASHINGTON — Investors have concluded that the Federal Reserve will announce new measures to promote economic growth after a meeting of its policy-making committee ends Wednesday. Long-term interest rates have moved as if the Fed had already spoken. The central bank is often described as facing the choice of whether […]
ARABNEWS US accepts the idea of a Palestinian state in principle; how can it oppose at UN? It is official. Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas has formally declared he will ask the Security Council to approve full membership of a Palestinian state at the United Nations, a move which is a […]
AMMAN (Jordan Times) – His Majesty King Abdullah left on Saturday for the US to head the Jordanian delegation to the 66th session of the UN General Assembly, which will start in New York on September 19. King Abdullah will deliver an address before the UN General Assembly in which […]
Source: International Business Times Former singing star and now Republican activist Pat Boone has repeated his assertions that President Barack Obama was born in Kenya and therefore illegible to be in the White House. In an appearance at a Republican convention in Los Angeles, Boone, a member of the Beverly […]
Courtesy: CNN Here’s a quick and fascinating breakdown by total amount held and percentage of total U.S. debt, according to Business Insider: Hong Kong: $121.9 billion (0.9 percent) Caribbean banking centers: $148.3 (1 percent) Taiwan: $153.4 billion (1.1 percent) Brazil: $211.4 billion (1.5 percent) Oil exporting countries: $229.8 billion (1.6 […]
WROCLAW, POLAND — European finance ministers struggled Friday to remove hurdles that were holding up their latest rescue plan for the euro, as the U.S. Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, warned that failure to act could leave “the fate of Europe” to outsiders. Their meeting comes at a time of […]
By Hani Hazaimeh, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Scores of people protested outside the American embassy premises on Wednesday, accusing the US of interfering in the Kingdom’s internal affairs. Around 200 individuals from different affiliations participated in the demonstration, which aimed to send a message to the US administration that the […]
Courtesy: NY Times September 12, 2011 by DENISE GRADY Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times CLOSE-UP Dr. Carl June examined re-engineered T-cells last week in his Philadelphia lab. PHILADELPHIA — A year ago, when chemotherapy stopped working against his leukemia, William Ludwig signed up to be the first patient treated […]
To pay for his $447 billion jobs bill, President Obama is once again proposing an assortment of tax increases on wealthy individuals and corporations. But the White House also says its plan should be viewed as a rough framework, because its top priority is to get the jobs bill enacted. […]
Source: UPI WASHINGTON, 13 Sep 2011 (UPI) — The U.S. State Department cited insurgent activity, terrorist violence and fighting with Kurdish militants as reason for issuing a travel warning for Iraq. The State Department announced Tuesday it was warning all U.S. citizens in Iraq against all but essential travel throughout […]
Source/Credit: Cisionwire The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA received bipartisan support last week for its 9/11 memorial blood drive in the Cannon congressional building as part of its nationwide “Muslims for Life” campaign, which aims to honor the 10thanniversary of 9/11 and underscore the message that Islam emphasizes the sanctity of all life. […]
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Obama: Palestinian statehood vote at UN would be counterproductive U.S. president says he would oppose vote if it reaches the UN Security Council, calls efforts ‘distraction’. U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that if the Palestinians try to achieve statehood in the United Nations Security Council, the U.S. would oppose […]