Rice Bows Of Out Consideration For State
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador for the U.N., withdrew her name Thursday from consideration to be secretary of state in the face of implacable opposition from Senate Republicans.
Asian Markets Keep Rising After Fed Moves
Asian shares extended gains for a seventh day Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve took new stimulus steps.
US Failed To Predict North Korea Rocket
U.S. intelligence failed to predict the North Korean rocket launch, CBS News reports. And the satellite’s orbit seemed to be unstable.
Chavez Surgery Successful, VP Says
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's cancer operation in Cuba Tuesday was a success, his vice president said.
Lawyer Says Guatemala Will Free McAfee
A lawyer for John McAfee said Tuesday night a judge has ordered the software entrepreneur freed from a Guatemalan jail.
Asian Shares Rise Near Highs For Year
Asian shares rose Wednesday as strong overnight performances in global equities and firmer economic sentiment in Germany buoyed sentiment.
North Korea Launches Satellite; US Confirms Object In Orbit
North Korea launched its second long-range rocket of 2012. Unlike the first, it succeeded and apparently put a satellite into space.
Gunmen Wound 9 In Tahrir Square Protest Camp
Witnesses say nine people were wounded when unknown attackers fired at protesters camping in Cairo early Tuesday morning.
Egypt Opposition Spurns Morsi's Call For Dialogue
Despite a few concessions in the president's speech, secular forces still demand Morsi call off his power-grabbing decree and referendum.
US Expected To Extend Iran Sanction Waivers
The United States is likely to give India, South Korea, Turkey and other nations another six-month reprieve Friday from financial sanctions because they have cut their oil purchases from Iran.
SEC Warns Hastings Of Netflix Over Facebook Post
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a "Wells Notice" to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and its CEO Reed Hastings, the company said Thursday.
Egyptians Battle In The Streets Outside Morsi's Palace
Four reported dead as Egyptian Islamists and secularists fight by the thousands in the streets around the presidential palace.
John McAfee Arrested In Guatemala
Anti-virus software guru John McAfee was arrested by Guatemalan police on Wednesday, for illegally entering the country, interior minister Mauricio Lopez Bonilla said.
HSBC Reported Facing $1.8B Money-Laundering Fine
A U.S. probe of money laundering allegations could result in HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE:HBC) paying a fine of $1.8 billion.
Assad Readies Nerve Gas Bombs: US Officials
The Syrian military is prepared to use chemical weapons against its own people and is awaiting final orders from President Bashar al-Assad, NBC reported Wednesday, citing unnamed U.S. officials.
Coburn Breaks GOP Ranks; Geithner Ready to 'Cliff-Dive'
The Oklahoma senator called for raising tax rates, and the Treasury secretary threatened to let events take their course.
India Navy To Challenge Chinese in S. China Sea
India declared itself ready Monday to send naval vessels to the South China Sea to protect its oil-exploration interests there, a potential new escalation of tensions in the emerging resource powder keg.
Asian Shares Fall On US Factory Data
Asian shares dipped Tuesday after U.S. manufacturing activity hit a three-year low in November.
5.9 Earthquake Hits Alaska Coast
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska near Anchorage Monday evening, but no damage was reported.
Assad Spokesman Reported To Flee Syria
A top spokesman of Bashar al-Assad's regime has fled Syria, a diplomat in the region said Monday.
Egypt Court Goes On Strike To Protest Morsi Intimidation
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court has suspended work, and judges are refusing to cooperate with the vote on a new constitution.
Obama's Tough 'Cliff' Offer Spurned By GOP; No Meetings Scheduled, But Talks Continue
The president made an opening gambit for averting the “fiscal cliff” that concedes nothing to Republicans with $1.6 trillion in new taxes.
Asian Shares Up On US Fiscal Hopes, Japan Data
Asian shares edged up Friday on hopes of an eventually deal to avoid a U.S. fiscal crisis.
China Warns Its Navy Will Board Intruders
Police in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan will board and search ships that trespass into what China deems its territorial waters in the South China Sea, state media said Thursday.
Asian Shares Rise On US Fiscal Hopes
Asian shares edged up Thursday, mirroring U.S. and European stock rises overnight, as sentiment improved after U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said he was "optimistic" on reaching a budget deal.
US Poised To Boost Syria Intervention: Report
The Obama administration, seeing the Syrian conflict tipping against the Assad regime, is reported weighing deeper intervention on the rebel side.
BP Loses US Contracts; Execs Plead Not Guilty
Two BP rig supervisors and a former executive pleaded not guilty Wednesday to criminal charges, and the U.S. government banned BP from new federal contracts.
Asian Shares Slip On US Fiscal Worries
Asian shares ended a seven-day winning streak Wednesday as investor concern rose over whether U.S. lawmakers were putting the world's largest economy at risk of recession by failing to make headway in their budget talks.
Syria Airstrike Kills Civilians; Rebels Claim Gains
Syrian air force planes attacked towns in the north and east Tuesday and killed at many civilians in a strike on an olive oil press while fighting raged in Damascus, opposition activists said.
Morsi Seems To Bend, But Protests Continue
Morsi seemed to pull back from his attempt to claim unchecked authority, but the opposition still held a major protest on Tuesday.
