Gupta tipped off ‘top secret’ Buffett deal: witness
NEW YORK – The Indian-born US businessman accused in one of Wall Street’s biggest insider trading probes passed a tip on a deal so confidential that it was “top secret,” a former colleague said Wednesday.
Rajat Gupta [...]
Amnesty says Mexican justice fails in drug war
MEXICO CITY – Drug cartels and other criminals, at times colluding with Mexican authorities, killed and abducted thousands of people last year, Amnesty International said in its annual report.
The London-based rights watchdog also highlighted [...]
Suu Kyi to go abroad for first time in 24 years
YANGON – Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Bangkok next week on her first trip overseas in more than two decades, according to her party.
“She will go to the World Economic Forum in Thailand,” said [...]
Tokyo, Madrid, Istanbul make cut for 2020 Olympics
QUEBEC CITY – Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid made the first cut among bidders to host the 2020 Olympics, as the International Olympic Committee announced that Baku and Doha were dropped from the running.
The IOC will decide which city will [...]
Tall ships lead the way in New York’s Fleet Week
NEW YORK – A flotilla of tall ships from around the world sailed Wednesday into New York Harbor, kicking off annual Fleet Week celebrations and marking the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
The first masts visible over the horizon at [...]
Nepal faces constitution deadline on path to peace
KATHMANDU – Four years after elections ended centuries of royal rule, lawmakers in Nepal are scrambling to complete a constitution amid widespread doubt that the troubled nation is on the road to lasting peace.
Once a Hindu monarchy, [...]
NATO summit’s forgotten people: Afghan civilians
KABUL – Far from the bright lights of Chicago where world leaders met to shape NATO’s exit from Afghanistan, one of the war’s victims, 12-year-old Aleema, sums up her life in three words: “It’s the worst.”
Aleema, [...]
Two-fly rule for Beijing toilets
BEIJING, China – Beijing’s public toilets must not exceed two flies, according to new standards handed down by zealous officials striving to clean up China’s notoriously filthy loos.
The unusual rule applies to lavatories [...]
Analysis: An Agenda for Egypt’s Next President and His First 100 Days
All eyes are on Egypt this week as the democratic birth-pangs that began with last year’s Tahrir Revolution undergo their final convulsion. Two days of voting May 23 and 24 mark the main event – the heavily anticipated presidential election, [...]
LIVE BLOG: Egypt Votes for New President
Millions of Egyptians are casting ballots this week in the first truly contested presidential election in almost six decades. About 50 million people are eligible to vote in the two-day process that began Wednesday, a process that marks the [...]
