Malaysia sets ambitious $444 billion investment target
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has set an ambitious target of luring $444 billion of investments over the next decade, unveiling plans to blanket the country with broadband, develop nuclear energy and…
Politics and corporate money
CAMBRIDGE: A recent decision issued by the United States Supreme Court expanded the freedom of corporations to spend money on political campaigns and candidates — a freedom enjoyed by corporations…
EU offers 1.3 billion dollars to reduce poverty
UNITED NATIONS: European leaders have offered one billion euros (1.3 billion dollars) at the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summit here, amid mounting calls for money to pay for the battle…
Thousands of Yemenis flee battle with Al-Qaeda
SAN'A: Thousands of people have fled a village in southern Yemen where security forces are laying siege to Al-Qaeda militants, a security official said, signaling an escalation in the government's…
Gul backs Mideast nuclear-free zone
UNITED NATIONS: Turkish President Abdullah Gul said he will call for a Middle East totally free of nuclear weapons when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly later this week. "We…
US hails Iran sanctions, but experts doubt results
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration says the latest round of sanctions appears to have succeeded in bringing additional pressure against Iran's nuclear program. But private experts question whether the penalties will…
Clinton did not ask for regime change in Iran, says spokesman
NEW YORK: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not call for regime change in Tehran when she asked at the weekend for "responsible" leaders to assert control in Iran,…
US shares Israel’s concern on Russian missile sales to Syria
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates assured his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak Monday that the United States shared Israeli concern about Moscow's sale of cruise missiles to Syria. "In today's…
Ending child marriage
LONDON: Ahead of the United Nations’ summit to review progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals, much of the focus has rightly been on those areas where gains have been…
Obama to deliver ‘forceful message’ at UN Sudan talks
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will deliver a "forceful" message that two referenda in Sudan must go ahead on time, at a United Nations meeting this week on votes which…