NATO Says ‘No Intention’ of Intervening in Libyan Uprising

A top NATO official says the alliance has “no intention” for the time being of intervening in Libya’s anti-government uprising. But in a news conference Monday at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance is also conducting “prudent planning for any eventuality.” The NATO chief added that if Libyan leader Moammar [...]

Tibetans in Exile Consider Choice for Prime Minister

Tibetans living in exile around the world will go to the polls later this month to choose a new Prime Minister – for the Tibetan government-in-exile in Northern India. There are three candidates for the post – and all three faced off this week [Tuesday, March 1] in Washington for an internationally-televised debate. The Dalai [...]

Debate Over Turkey’s Loc Valley Dam Project Intensifies

Turkey has embarked on one of the biggest dam-building projects in the world. It aims to meet the growing energy demands of Turkey’s booming economy. But the scale and speed of the project is causing concerns about the country’s environment and archeological heritage, as well as the prospects for tens of thousands of people who [...]

Opposition leader says he is being prevented from returning to Bahrain

(CNN) — The leader of Bahrain’s largest opposition party said Friday he didn’t know when he can go back home and blamed the kingdom for blocking his return. Hassan Mushaimaa, leader of the Haq Movement, said he was unable to return home Tuesday because he was detained in Lebanon. “I am still in Beirut,” Mushaimaa [...]

Google asks Swiss court to lift Street View curbs

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Google Inc. asked a Swiss court Thursday to lift curbs on its Street View service that have prevented the Internet search giant from updating the popular ground-level pictures in Switzerland for more than a year. The country’s strict privacy laws have proved a headache for the California company as it seeks [...]

Students From Across Asia Believed Dead in New Zealand School Collapse

Students from at least four countries across Asia are believed to have died in the collapse of a foreign language school during the Christchurch earthquake. Friends and colleagues of the missing students huddled in a park across from the crumpled remains of the five-story building late Wednesday, offering one another comfort and consolation. Officials earlier [...]

Students From Across Asia Believed Dead in New Zealand School Collapse

Students from at least four countries across Asia are believed to have died in the collapse of a foreign language school during the Christchurch earthquake. Friends and colleagues of the missing students huddled in a park across from the crumpled remains of the five-story building late Wednesday, offering one another comfort and consolation. Officials earlier [...]

India Signs Trade Agreements With Malaysia, Japan

India has signed free trade agreements with Japan and Malaysia. The pacts are part of India’s effort to deepen economic engagement with Asian countries. Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma signed the economic partnership agreement with his Malaysian counterpart in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, two days after he concluded a similar deal in the Japanese capital, [...]

Inflation Remains High in China

The latest data show inflation in China remains stubbornly high, putting further pressure on the government to continue efforts to cool down the economy. Beijing is battling hard against inflation. Although the latest figures released Tuesday were not as high as forecast, the rate remains steep at 4.9 percent a year. The increase comes despite [...]

Italy Seeks to Deploy Police in Tunisia to Stem Tide of Refugees

Tunisia’s interim cabinet says it plans to discuss a response to the thousands of people who have fled the country and landed on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa during the past few days. Italy has expressed serious concern over the mass influx of refugees and says it wants to deploy police to Tunisia to [...]