CNN: Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — Iraqi Christians under siege by Islamic militants are welcome in the country’s north, a Kurdish leader said Thursday, after a string of attacks that have killed dozens of the faith. “I want to let them know that the Kurdistan Region is open to them. If they want to come, we [...]
L.A. Times: Reporting from Baghdad — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki appeared to lock up a second term in office Wednesday after a lengthy closed-door meeting of Iraq’s political elite in which foes buckled to his demands for ending a dangerous eight-month impasse and forming a new government. It was stunning victory for the Shiite [...]
The Washington Times: Gulf State lawmakers are accusing the Obama administration of putting politics above science after a government watchdog said Interior Department officials misled the public by altering a report to suggest that a group of outside scientists supported a blanket ban on deepwater drilling. The administration maintains that the flap is the result [...]
Politico: SEOUL – President Barack Obama failed to reach agreement on two international deals to help spur the U.S. economy, unexpected setbacks on an Asia trip that was supposed to emphasize his stature abroad and change the subject from last week’s electoral drubbing. Obama was unable to achieve a free trade agreement with South Korea, [...]
Fox News: UNITED NATIONS — A report by U.N. experts saying North Korea is exporting banned nuclear and missile technology to Iran, Syria and Myanmar has been sent to the Security Council after China dropped its objections, U.N. diplomats said Wednesday. The panel’s report was submitted to the Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against Pyongyang [...]
The Hill: The Tea Party favorite who may have cost Republicans a Senate seat won’t rule out another run for office. Christine O’Donnell won’t rule out making another run for office. The former Delaware Senate candidate told Jay Leno during an appearance on the “Tonight Show” Wednesday that she wants to keep her options open. [...]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A strong sense of pessimism shrouded the start of an economic summit of rich and emerging economies Thursday, with President Barack Obama and fellow world leaders arriving in Seoul sharply divided over currency and trade policies. The Group of 20 summit, held for the first time in Asia, has become [...]
Nov 11 (Reuters) – China said on Thursday that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s move to ease monetary policy risked undermining the global economic recovery, adding that Washington “should not force others to take medicine for its own disease”. A senior Chinese central bank official told reporters at the G20 summit in Seoul that the Fed’s [...]
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