F.D.A. Opens Office in Beijing to Screen Food and Drug Exports
20. November 2008
The U.S. opened a branch of the Food and Drug Administration in the Chinese capital, the first of several overseas offices aimed at regulating the safety of imported food and medicine.
Food and Drug Administration, Food Contamination and Poisoning, China | 0 Kommentare »
Sarkozy’s Fiscal Meeting Raises Diplomatic Hackles
20. November 2008
Some American officials are on edge following French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s aggressive statements about American capitalism, and his decision to hold his own financial summit meeting.
Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Sarkozy, Nicolas, International Trade and World Market, France, United States | 0 Kommentare »
Brawl Halts Session of Iraqi Parliament
20. November 2008
A session of Iraq’s Parliament collapsed in chaos as a discussion among lawmakers about a security agreement boiled over into shouting and physical confrontation.
Iraq War (2003- ), Status of Forces Agreements, Mashhadani, Mahmoud al-, Sadr, Moktada Al-, Baghdad (Iraq), Islamic Dawa Party | 0 Kommentare »
Iran Said to Have Enough Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon
20. November 2008
Iran has produced enough nuclear material to make a single atom bomb, though it is unclear if the country has achieved the necessary technical advances to create a bomb.
Uranium, International Atomic Energy Agency, Atomic Weapons, Iran, Armament, Defense and Military Forces | 0 Kommentare »
U.S. Strike Reportedly Killed Five in Pakistan
20. November 2008
Striking for the first time beyond Pakistan’s tribal areas, a pilotless U.S. aircraft fired missiles at a village well inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said.
Musharraf, Pervez, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Kayani, Ashfaq Parvez, Al Qaeda, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Taliban, Pakistan | 0 Kommentare »
World Briefing | United Nations: A Record $7 Billion Aid Request
20. November 2008
The United Nations asked Wednesday for a record $7 billion to help 30 million people recover from disasters and conflict in the coming year.
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Rebels Used to Boots, Not Suits, Seek to Govern Congo
20. November 2008
As Congo rebel chief Laurent Nkunda seeks to refashion himself as a national political leader, it’s not clear if he has the professional staff beneath him to realize his ambitions.
Nkunda, Laurent, Congo (Formerly Zaire), Armament, Defense and Military Forces, Politics and Government | 0 Kommentare »
Co-Pilot Disabled, Attendant Helped Land Jet, Irish Report Says
20. November 2008
An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated early this year, an Irish investigation concluded Wednesday.
Air Canada|AC.A,AC.B|TORONTO, Pilots, Airlines and Airplanes, Accidents and Safety | 0 Kommentare »
Claims of a Rigged Vote Foment Bitter Protests in Nicaragua
20. November 2008
Thousands of protesters backing the leftist Sandinista party took to the streets to support the results of local elections that the opposition says President Daniel Ortega rigged.
Ortega, Daniel, Voting and Voters, Nicaragua, Politics and Government, Demonstrations and Riots | 0 Kommentare »
Al Qaeda Coldly Acknowledges Obama Victory
20. November 2008
Al Qaeda’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, sought to dampen enthusiasm for Mr. Obama’s election by saying that the “new face” of America only masked a “heart full of hate.”
Bin Laden, Osama, Zawahri, Ayman Al-, Al Qaeda, United States, Muslim-Americans, Blacks, Presidential Election of 2008 | 0 Kommentare »