Posts Tagged ‘region’

Militias and the displaced

Bukiringi, Orientalle Province, Dr Congo (IRIN) – Bandits, militias, and alleged abuses by the army are causing access problems for aid workers trying to help large concentrations of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the territory of Irumu, part of the Ituri region in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Among the 130,000 IDPs in the [...]

Delta’s $1.2B Terminal Expansion at New York’s JFK Begins

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Delta Air Lines, JFKIAT LLC, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey broke ground Friday on a $1.2 billion project slated to enhance and expand Terminal 4 at at John F. Kennedy International Airport. According to those close [...]

Spending Cuts Reach Campus Oasis

Looming cuts in government spending threaten to damp the prosperity of the Palouse region in Idaho and Washington State, where two public universities have helped keep the economy strong. View full post on All Stories

PM Keen On Expanding Australia’s Strategic Military Role

Lawrence Mijares – AHN News Contributor Melbourne, Australia (AHN) – As she prepared to meet Sunday with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton for a review of U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard expressed willingness to expand Australia’s military partnership with the U.S. in the region. In an interview [...]

EU Wants Western Balkans To Join Hands For Speedy Accession

AHN News Staff Tirana, Albania (AHN) – The European Union has called on the Western Balkan countries for internal cooperation among themselves if they want speedy accession to the 27-nation bloc. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said the EU was extremely concerned about the region’s stability and security as well as future. “The European [...]

U.S. Reiterates Call For North Korea To Abandon Nukes

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Wednesday reiterated its call to North Korea to abandon the path of nuclear armament, to pave the path for normalization of relations with the international community. “If it (North Korea) desires normal relations with the United States and other [...]

Al Shabaab Apprehends Local Elders In Somalia

Abdi Hajji Hussein – AHN News Correspondent Hudur, Somalia (AHN) – Somalia’s Al Shabaab militants arrested five of the local elders in the town of Hudur in the Bakol region of southern Somalia, residents said Tuesday. Militias loyal to Al Shabaab apprehended the elders after storming their houses in the town. They accused the elders [...]

Pakistan Keeps NATO Supply Route Barred, Convoy Comes Under Attack

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Friday continued to downplay the closure of a major supply route at the crossing at Torkham Gate along the border of Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan after U.S. helicopters yesterday unknowingly killed several Pakistani border guards. The Department of Defense [...]

21,000 jobs unfilled because of lack of skilled workers, study finds

A lack of science and engineering education could be making it difficult to fill existing jobs in the state and Dayton region even as unemployment remains in double digits. View full post on All Stories

Historic shifts are underway on the New Silk Road where East meets West creating alternative investment opportunities

You probably have heard of NAFTA (North America Free Trade Association), OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countires), the EU (European Union) and the BRIC (Brazil Russia India China) countries … but have you heard about MENA?   Ok, you ask … what is it and why should I care?   When conventional wisdom is not [...]

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