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G20 Brisbane: Jobs, climate change focus of G20 communique

YoopyaNov 16, 2014July 25, 20230

The Brisbane G20 communique focuses on stimulating job growth, bolstering global financial institutions and addressing climate change. Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the G20 has

Iraq troops close in on Baiji refinery, Dempsey in Baghdad

YoopyaNov 15, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Iraqi security forces appeared close on Saturday to retaking the country’s biggest refinery which was besieged by Islamic State militants hours after the

Cold Snap Hits Upper Midwest, Rockies

YoopyaNov 12, 2014July 25, 20230

Powerful Storm Heads East From Alaska, Dropping Temperatures and Leaving Heavy Snow PIERRE, S.D.—Heavy snow blanketed parts of the Upper Midwest with more than a

Shorten says he wouldn’t bother talking to Putin as Abbott asks for apology, compensation

YoopyaNov 12, 2014June 19, 20230

OPPOSITION leader Bill Shorten said he would say nothing to Vladimir Putin if given the chance to address the Russian leader. Asked what he would

China’s president defends refusal of visas for foreign correspondents

YoopyaNov 12, 2014July 12, 20230

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that foreign journalists who have had trouble obtaining or renewing their Chinese visas might be the cause of their

Africa: What Ouagadougou’s Events Mean for Sub-Saharan Africa

YoopyaNov 12, 2014July 12, 20230

By Aly-Khan Satchu Africa Confidential magazine [@Africa_Conf] wrote that President ‘Beau’ Blaise departed with the help of French special forces [who] thoughtfully provided a helicopter

Burkina Faso talks agree on plan for return to civilian rule

YoopyaNov 10, 2014July 12, 20230

(Reuters) – Opposition parties, civil society groups and religious leaders adopted a plan on Sunday for a transitional authority to guide Burkina Faso to elections,

Spain’s Catalans vote to secede in symbolic ballot, but turnout low

YoopyaNov 10, 2014July 12, 20230

(Reuters) – Close to two million Catalans voted on Sunday in favor of seceding from Spain, the regional government said, in a symbolic referendum that

Iraqi officials say IS leader wounded in airstrike

YoopyaNov 10, 2014July 12, 20230

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials said Sunday that the head of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was wounded in an airstrike in western

Despite Tensions, China Gives Obama Warm Welcome

YoopyaNov 10, 2014July 12, 20230

President Barack Obama has a received a warm welcome in China, despite tensions on issues like trade, human rights, and China’s territorial claims in the