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IN BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN When U.S. troops moved into Afghanistan in 2001, Douglas Edelman already had a foothold in Central Asia. He’d opened a bar and hamburger joint here in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the crumbling, outer rim of the former Soviet empire. Read more
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A division of Johnson & Johnson is recalling 43 over-the-counter medicines made for infants and children — including liquid versions of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl — after federal regulators identified what they called deficiencies at the company’s manufacturing facility. The voluntary recall, which was announced late Friday by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, affects hundreds of [...]
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SAN JOSE MINE, CHILE – A saga that had gripped the world for more than two months ended happily Wednesday night as the last of 33 miners who had been trapped under 2,000 feet of rock in northern Chile was pulled to the surface. Read more
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Consumers will pay more for cars upfront but may save money in the long term under new rules finalized Thursday by the Obama administration that will increase fuel efficiency and for the first time set greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks. Read more
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BEIJING – Three weeks after jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was named the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the government in Beijing has continued its crackdown on human rights activists and lawyers in defiance of international criticism. Read more
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HANOI – Three weeks ago, an exhibition opened at the Vietnam Military History Museum. On one side of a long hall, the mementos of Vietnam’s 25 years of war against the United States and France – letters of surrender, quotations from Ho Chi Minh, hand grenades and AK-47 rifles – lined the walls. Nothing new [...]
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HANOI (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for peaceful settlement of maritime disputes on Saturday after a flare-up in Chinese anger with Japan raised questions about reconciliation between the Asian powers. Read more
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WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Security officials in Britain and Dubai intercepted two parcel bombs being sent from Yemen to the United States in a “credible terrorist threat,” President Barack Obama said on Friday. Read more
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President Barack Obama has said initial examinations of two suspicious packages bound for the US show they appeared to have contained explosive materials. Read more
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BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union faced a new round of risky treaty change on Friday after its leaders agreed to embark on landmark reforms designed to fend off another financial crisis by shoring up the euro. Read more