Official: Gitmo suspect to be sent to NY for trial
WASHINGTON - A top al-Qaida suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York for trial, an Obama administration official said Wednesday, a major step in President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention center by early next year. Ahmed Ghailani would be the first Guantanamo detainee brought to the U.S. and the first to face trial in a civilian criminal court.
Nations:Pakistan Tanzania Kenya People:Barack Obama Bill Clinton Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2009-05-20
Madoff's new home: Cell the size of walk-in closet
NEW YORK - Bernard Madoff's new Manhattan home is the size of a walk-in closet, with cinderblock walls, linoleum floors and a bunk bed. Breakfast will be served before sunrise, and the disgraced financier can stretch his legs outside, but only every other day -- in a cage.
Nations:U.S. Tanzania Kenya Egypt Activities:Madoff Fraud Case Source:(AP)
2009-03-13
Economic crisis deepening: China's Hu
PORT-LOUIS (AFP) - The impact of the economic crisis is deepening and will hit developing nations particularly hard, Chinese President Hu Jintao warned on Monday as he embarked on the final leg of a tour of Africa.
Nations:China Tanzania Zimbabwe People:Hu Jintao Activities:2008 China Slowdown Source:(AFP)
2009-02-17
Factories slash output and jobs around world
BEIJING - Factories in China and India joined much of Europe in slashing output and jobs at a record pace in December, another sign the biggest emerging markets were wilting under the recession gripping industrialized nations.
Nations:China India Singapore Russia U.K. Tanzania Activities:2008 U.S. Recession
2009-01-02
Former Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize
Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East.
Nations:Finland Namibia Sweden Tanzania South Africa People:Martti Ahtisaari Al Gore Source:(AP)
2008-10-10
China toxic milk sickens 53,000 as scare spreads
BEIJING (AFP) - China's tainted milk scandal spiralled into uncharted territory Monday with the government announcing that up to 53,000 children had been sickened and its top product-quality inspector sacked.
Nations:Tanzania Japan Malaysia Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AFP)
2008-09-22
13,000 children hospitalised in China milk scare
BEIJING (AFP) - China said nearly 13,000 children were in hospital Sunday after drinking toxic milk powder in a dramatic escalation of Beijing's latest safety scandal.
Nations:Tanzania Philippines New Zealand Malaysia People:Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AFP)
2008-09-21
Alleged head of al-Qaida in Somalia said killed in airstrike
The U.S. military said Thursday it launched an attack against an al-Qaida target in Somalia, and an Islamic insurgent group said the head of the terror network in the African country was killed in an overnight American airstrike.
Nations:Somalia Tanzania
2008-05-01
Firearms found in Tibetan temple
Chinese forces found firearms hidden throughout a Tibetan temple in an ethnic Tibetan area of southwestern China which has been the scene of anti-Chinese riots in recent weeks, state television said.
Nations:China Tanzania People:Dalai Lama Pervez Musharraf Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch 2008 Tibet Riot
2008-04-14
Superpower divide over Kosovo widens
The U.S. and the European Union's biggest powers quickly recognized Kosovo as an independent nation Monday, widening a split with Russia, China and some EU members strongly opposed to letting the territory break away from Serbia.
Nations:Russia Romania U.K. France Germany Spain People:Ban Ki-moon Vladimir Putin Activities:Kosovo Independence
2008-02-18
Kenyan official calls for vote probe
Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Thursday to beat back crowds heading for a banned rally to protest Kenya's disputed presidential election, and the attorney general called for an independent body to verify the vote tally.
Nations:Uganda Kenya Somalia Tanzania Activities:2008 Kenyan Election Crisis
2008-01-03
Pressure mounts with 300 killed in Kenya
International pressure mounted on Kenya's leaders Wednesday to end postelection violence that has killed more than 300 people, including dozens burned alive as they sought refuge in a church.
Nations:Kenya Uganda Tanzania People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Kenyan Election Crisis
2008-01-02
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