ar
en
fr
World
- Service : English General
- Category : World
-
S. Korea, US deepen ties on ICT sector
Date: 2013-11-14 08:10:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:29 - ID:385959
SEOUL, Nov 14 (MENA) – South Korea and the United States held an inaugural round of high-profile talks aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation in the information and communication technology (ICT) field. The ICT Policy Forum is a fruit of summit ....
-
Poll: Clinton leads Christie in early look at 2016
Date: 2013-11-14 07:42:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:385845
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (MENA) - A new NBC poll on that hypothetical matchup shows the former secretary of State Hillary Clinton would lead New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Clinton received 44% support from adults surveyed by NBC, while Christie ....
-
Bernanke says transparency makes fed policy more effective
Date: 2013-11-14 07:41:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:385870
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (MENA) - US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said monetary policy transparency makes the Fed more effective and “democratically legitimate,” Bloomberg reported. “Increasing the Fed’s transparency, openness, and ....
-
Egypt, Russian FMs start talks
Date: 2013-11-14 07:20:55 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:20 - ID:385893
CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov opened a session of talks Thursday at the Foreign Ministry to be followed by a joint press conference. The talks will focus on political, ....
-
Sri Lankan 'war crimes' warning for UK PM Cameron
Date: 2013-11-14 07:12:20 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:18 - ID:385863
COLOMBO, Nov 14 (MENA) - David Cameron has been warned by the Sri Lankan government not to quiz them over alleged war crimes in 2009, BBC reported. The prime minister has rejected calls to boycott a Commonwealth summit in the country, saying he ....
-
McCain criticizes US policy in Middle East
Date: 2013-11-14 06:30:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:385829
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (MENA) - US Senator John McCain lashed out at US Secretary of State John Kerry's performance in the Arab world, saying it seems there is no US policy towards Egypt. In an interview with Hurra channel, he said the US influence ....
-
Four U.S. Marines killed in Southern California base
Date: 2013-11-14 05:42:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:385790
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (MENA) - Four Marines were killed on Wednesday in an accident at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, U.S., the BBC reported. “A fatal incident occurred at approximately 11 a.m. during a range maintenance operation,” a senior ....
-
Kerry warns fresh Iran sanctions could scuttle nuclear talks
Date: 2013-11-14 05:13:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:385775
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (MENA) - Secretary of State John Kerry has told US lawmakers any new sanctions against Iran would risk ruining talks over Tehran's nuclear program. He told a Senate banking committee that the US might lose negotiating partners ....
-
US cancels Russian helicopter buy amid Syria standoff – senator
Date: 2013-11-13 22:32:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:203 - ID:385722
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (MENA) – The United States has scrapped plans to purchase additional helicopters from state-run Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport amid pressure from federal lawmakers over Russian arms deliveries to Syria, RIA Novosti reported ....
-
UNSC to vote this week on delay of Kenya trials
Date: 2013-11-13 22:01:52 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:201 - ID:385616
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (MENA) - Rwanda plans to put to a vote this week a draft resolution to defer International Criminal Court trials of Kenya's leaders for one year, despite lacking sufficient support, World Bulletin reported Wednesday. The 15-member ....
