China Outlines Ambitious Plan for Stimulus
By MICHAEL WINES
Premier Wen Jiabao did not explicitly announce any new stimulus spending beyond what was committed in November.
Mahmoud Karzai’s swift rise has stirred suspicion among Afghans, who resent his brother’s seeming tolerance for unsavory activities.
Premier Wen Jiabao did not explicitly announce any new stimulus spending beyond what was committed in November.
Chinese authorities have imposed unofficial martial law in areas where ethnic Tibetans live.
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was charged by the International Criminal Court with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
A campaign donation problem is threatening the Japanese opposition leader just as his party appears poised to unseat the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party.
After three days of meetings in the Middle East, the Secretary of State said she was struck by the depth of concerns about Iran.
A police official gave no details of the identities of those being held in the attack on the Sri Lankan team.
Gordon Brown urged American leaders to “seize the moment” to work through the global economic crisis.
The election commission rejected a decree by President Hamid Karzai that moved presidential elections to the spring, insisting they should be in August.
Small, globalized trading centers like Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan are proving to be particularly vulnerable to the wave of global economic troubles.
Women in Afghanistan who would have previously had no place to turn in abusive situations can now go to shelters run by four organizations.