The Obama administration ratcheted up pressure on health insurers on Thursday, saying some planned double-digit rate hikes while making billions in profits and paying executives multimillion-dollar salaries-report-JNW
February 19, 2010 at 7:36 am
US has freed Iraqi photographer Ibrahim Jassam, who worked for Reuters, after 17 months detention without charges pressed-report-JNW
February 11, 2010 at 2:27 pm
US President Barack Obama will announce details today of a $30 billion plan to spur lending by community banks to small businesses using money from the financial bailout fund.
February 2, 2010 at 6:00 am
Death toll from the major 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti could reach 100,000, according to some estimates-report-JNW
January 14, 2010 at 8:11 am
A major earthquake (7.0) hit impoverished Haiti toppling buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince including Presidential Palace, burying residents in rubble and causing many deaths and injuries-JNW
January 13, 2010 at 7:22 am
An explosion in southern Afghanistan killed a British journalist, a U.S. Marine and an Afghan soldier-Britain’s Military-JNW
January 10, 2010 at 10:13 pm
A suicide bomber disguised as a woman kills at least 19 people, including government ministers, at a hotel in the Somali capital.
December 3, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Afghan President Hamid Karzai must set up major bodies to fight crime and corruption, the US secretary of state says-JNW
November 15, 2009 at 9:28 pm
US President Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts in international diplomacy.
In Pakistan, suicide blast in bus kills 42 in Peshawar-JNW
October 9, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Almost 3000 people are still trapped under rubble following Wednesday’s powerful earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra-JNW
October 3, 2009 at 8:00 am
India successfully launches an Israeli-built radar imaging satellite that can track movement on its borders-JNW
April 20, 2009 at 1:19 pm
US confirms it will boycott a UN forum on racism in Geneva next week, along with six other countries, because of differences over Israel-JNW
April 20, 2009 at 9:00 am
A strong earthquake in Afghanistan has killed at least 22 people and destroyed over 200 homes, officials say-JNW
April 17, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Ex-PM Ex-PM Indira Gandhi’s grandson Varun who was detained for inciting religious tension is freed on bail for campaigning-JNW who was detained for inciting religious tension is freed on bail for campaigning-JNW
April 17, 2009 at 9:21 am
India begins 1st phase of general elections – final results due May 16, in close race between incumbent Congress-led coalition & BJP alliance-JNW
April 16, 2009 at 10:14 am
India successfully test fires a version of nuclear-capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile on Wednesday-report-JNW
April 15, 2009 at 9:30 am
Bolivian President Evo Morals is on a hunger strike demanding the upper house of Parliament, the Senate, pass a new electoral law-JNW
April 10, 2009 at 7:57 am
