Posts Tagged ‘ The united states ’

Iran warning to US warship sends tensions soaring 

January 3, 2012
Iran warning to US warship sends tensions soaring 

  An Iranian ground-to-sea missile is launched on the last day of navy war games near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on January 2. Iran’s military has warned one of the US navy’s biggest aircraft carriers to keep away from the Gulf, in an escalating showdown over Tehran’s nuclear drive. Iran’s military on [...]

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Ex-strongman Noriega back in Panama, behind bars 

December 12, 2011
Ex-strongman Noriega back in Panama, behind bars 

A person thought to be Panama’s former dictator (1983-89) Manuel Noriega (C) is lifted onto a wheelchair upon arrival at Renacer prison, 25 km south east of Panama City. Former strongman Manuel Noriega returned home to face justice in Panama after serving more than 20 years in prisons in the United States and France for [...]

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East Asia urged to abide by ASEAN principles 

November 21, 2011
East Asia urged to abide by ASEAN principles 

  Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) directs Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (C) and his wife Tran Thanh Kiem (L) to the opening ceremony of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, November 17. Just days before US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrive [...]

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Obama Pacific trade bid gathers steam 

November 14, 2011
Obama Pacific trade bid gathers steam 

  Front row (L-R), Australian Prime Minister Julie Gillard, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda; second row from left Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak, Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak, Mexican Trade Minister Bruno Ferrari and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill on November 13, 2011 [...]

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Obama toughens tone with China as businesses vent 

November 14, 2011
Obama toughens tone with China as businesses vent 

President Barack Obama arrives during the first plenary meeting at the APEC Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 13, 2011. The head of Boeing chose his words carefully as he explained to President Barack Obama the “dilemma” that Corporate America faces in trying to do business in China. “We see a world where our interests lay [...]

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Vietnam president hails US as strategic partner 

November 13, 2011
Vietnam president hails US as strategic partner 

President Truong Tan Sang (L) meets with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Hawaii on Nov. 10, 2011. Vietnam always attaches importance to relations with the United States as a leading strategic partner, President Truong Tan Sang said Thursday during his meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sang is in Honolulu [...]

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Obama seeks to hitch US economy to Asian growth 

November 12, 2011
Obama seeks to hitch US economy to Asian growth 

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Women’s Law Center’s Annual Awards dinner in Washington November 9, 2011. With Europe mired in crisis, President Barack Obama is launching a charm offensive this week to hitch the US economy to opportunities in Asia he hopes can help power the recovery he needs for re-election. Obama, [...]

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Clashes erupt after protests shut down US port 

November 3, 2011
Clashes erupt after protests shut down US port 

   Demonstrators with the Occupy movement stand on a utility box at the Port of Oakland. Clashes broke out between masked protesters and police after a day of peaceful anti-Wall Street protests shut down one of the United States’ busiest ports. Clashes broke out between masked protesters and police here early Thursday after a day [...]

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World central banks help lenders as EU growth stalls 

September 15, 2011
World central banks help lenders as EU growth stalls 

EU commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn has said eurozone economy was set to come to a “virtual standstill” in the second half of the year, but he assured that Europe would avoid another recession. The eurozone’s runaway debt crisis is dragging down growth, the EU warned on Thursday as finance ministers headed [...]

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AT&T vows to bring back 5,000 US jobs if merger approved 

August 31, 2011
AT&T vows to bring back 5,000 US jobs if merger approved 

A view shows the AT&T store sign in Broomfield, Colorado April 20, 2011. Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc, whose proposed buy of T-Mobile USA is under scrutiny by US regulators, promised to bring 5,000 wireless call-center jobs back to the United States if the deal wins approval. The company has not decided where in the United [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...