(AP) Obama squeezes N. Korea to change, China to helpBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentSEOUL, South Korea Trying to muscle North Korea toward peace over provocation, President Barack Obama is broadening his squeeze play from the heart of this tensely
The “Drill, baby, drill!” mantra of the 2008 Republican National Convention was cynically answered by Barack Obama supporters at the Democratic Convention with: “You can’t drill your way out of the problem.” To address what President Obama called the worst
Protesting natives supported by opponents of President Rafael Correa brought Ecuador’s capital to a standstill Thursday, demanding an end to policies they say will open the Amazon rainforest to vast mining projects and ravage the environment. Protests were prompted partly
(AP) Russian lawmaker: Assad must pull out troops firstBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWSyrian President Bashar Assad must take the first step toward settling his country’s yearlong conflict by pulling his forces out of cities and allowing humanitarian assistance, a senior Russian
(AP) Global box office up 3 percent to $32.6 billion By RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES Ticket sales for movies shown around the globe rose 3 percent in 2011 to $32.6 billion, largely because of growth in booming
There may be a coup occurring in China. Reports have surfaced on Chinese blogs that there was an unusually heavy security presence around the government’s leadership compound in Beijing Monday night, as well as reports of gunshots in the area.
(AP) UN chief urges cease-fire in Syria to speed up aidBy BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian regime troops and rebels clashed anew on Thursday as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said the Security Council sent a clear message to Damascus that all violence
The U.S. has exempted 11 nations from financial sanctions in connection with their purchases of Iranian oil, but left the threat of penalties open on China and India.
(AP) Obama to visit heavily fortified Korean borderBy ANNE GEARAN and BEN FELLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONAmid new tension with North Korea over a planned rocket launch, President Barack Obama plans to visit the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea at the
The left is once again embracing anti-capitalist lies, even after those lies have been proved false. This time, the tip of the spear is Mike Daisey, the actor who stars in an off-Broadway show about the life of Steve Jobs.
Just how unpatriotic is Barack Obama? According to one leftist former Senator, Obama is more unpatriotic than former President George W. Bush. And just which leftist Senator would dare describe President Obama in such chilling terms? Why, former senator Barack
(AP) Hancock launches International Jazz DayBy CHARLES J. GANSAssociated PressNEW YORKAmbassador Herbie Hancock believes what the world needs is a little jazz diplomacy. The renowned jazz pianist’s first major initiative since being named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador last July is
As Anne Bayefsky reports at National Review today, Iranian government officials have been walking round the U.N. Human Rights Council bullying Iranian dissidents. As Bayefsky states: The president’s decision to join the U.N.’s top human-rights body in 2009, and more
(AP) Syrian state news agency: explosion in AleppoDAMASCUS, Syria Syria’s state news agency says an explosion has gone off between two residential buildings in the in northern city of Aleppo. The report Sunday by SANA gave no information on casualties
Britain is winding down its aid programme to India, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell told The Sunday Times. Britain has spent £1 billion ($1.6 billion, 1.2 billion euros) on aid programmes in India over the past five years, with another
A call for a “Buy European Act” by French President Nicolas Sarkozy based on a US law that obliges use of domestically-made products in public contracts, could prove troublesome, economists warn. The proposal, made in a speech that also called
Mike Daisey lied about work conditions in contract manufacturing factories in China where iPhones and iPads are made. He lied on stage in a theatrical monologue (that itself was a bald rip-off of the medium invented by the late, great
The left-wing media had a bad day yesterday. Both NPR and the NY Times are implicated in significant journalistic fraud aimed at hurting the reputation of America’s largest corporation. It began this afternoon when NPR announced it was retracting an
Congressman Doug Lamborn details how the Chinese are cornering the market on rare earth minerals. These minerals are used in electronics such as flat screen televisions and military equipment. China owns about 95% of these minerals, so what is the
(AP) Clooney’s DC blitz on Sudan reaches Oval OfficeWASHINGTONGeorge Clooney’s capital blitz to bring attention to the humanitarian crisis in border regions between Sudan and South Sudan arrived at the Oval Office on Thursday, and the actor said he came
This week those of us who have been in the rare earths business since Deng Xiaoping first opened China to market economies have experienced more change than in the past 20 years. As many are now aware, China presently produces
