President Obama spoke to House Republicans at their retreat in Baltimore. In his remarks he said he welcomed disagreement and debate, but called for genuine bipartisanship and asked for constructive ideas in confronting the nation's problems. Following his remarks he openly and frankly answered pointed questions from the Republican legislators. Topics ranged from health care, to energy policy, to taxes and the economy.
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Three years after President Felipe Calderon launched an all-out nationwide war against drug cartels in Mexico, narcotics-related violence is still on the rise in the city of Ciudad Juarez. Although around 10,000 troops have been deployed in the city, on average 10 people are killed each day there. According to the El Universal newspaper, last year more than one-third of Mexico's murders were in Juarez. Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports that residents of the city now known as Mexico's new "murder capital" are putting pressure on politicians to act against a business that earns yearly revenues of $20bn. That's a sum of money more than enough to buy the loyalties of police and judges. Critics say that one of the biggest problems in Juarez is that attackers act with immunity. In the last two years more than 4,000 people have been killed and only 300 cases resolved. Knowing that, many attackers just shoot and kill without any fear of getting caught.
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The anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution has traditionally been an time for the country's leaders and populace to showcase support for the government. 31 years ago - communist, nationalist and Islamic parties united to oust the Shah - a ruler they criticsed for being pro-Western and despotic. After he was sent into exile, the Islamic republic was formed and a new government was brought in under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Last year's disputed presidential election, however, has highlighted significant political divisions in the country and sparked widespread opposition protests. In the past eight months - Iran has seen some of the most violent clashes between the people and the government since the 1979 revolution. What was supposed to be a time of festivities for Iran - has been overshadowed by rising tensions - as opposition groups have threatened to use the anniversary for anti-government demonstrations. Al Jazeera's Nazanin Sadri reports.
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Australia has announced a shift in its immigration policy to attract more highly skilled workers. The government says the change will help fill shortages in the healthcare, engineering and mining industries. But the new rules will also impact the foreign student market which earns Australia billions of dollars every year. Al Jazeera's Fauziah Ibrahim reports (11 Feb 2010).
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chances of a broad overhaul of U.S. financial regulation dimmed on Thursday after bipartisan Senate talks collapsed, jeopardizing a top Obama administration priority and boosting bank share prices.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 hit a 17-month closing high as rising bank shares led a late rally that lifted stocks on Thursday, more than offsetting worries China may move to cool its overheating economy.
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates (left) meets with Saudi King Abdullah bin... US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Abu Dhabi on Thursday as Washington sought support from oil-rich Gulf allies to build pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme. The visit came a day after Gates appealed to Saudi leaders to back a US-led drive for crippling sanctions against Iran in a visit to Riyadh. In his talks in Abu...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqis were still awaiting preliminary results on Thursday four days after a national election they hoped would bring stable government and help end years of sectarian conflict as U.S. troops ready to leave. Officials count parliamentary election ballots at the tally centre in Baghdad March 10, 2010. (REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani) Elections officials had expected to release the first results on Wednesday, but by early afternoon on...
China has reacted angrily to a speech by the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, in which he accused authorities of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" and expressed sympathy for Uighur protesters in China's western region of Xinjiang. In an address marking the anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule he also said Buddhists monks in Tibet were living in prison-like conditions and said talks with China on limited autonomy for his homeland had gone nowhere. The speech was quickly condemned by Chinese state media with a commentary by the state-run Xinhua news agency describing the Dalai Lama's remarks as "resentful" and full of "angry rhetoric". "Regardless of his...
BRUSSELS, March 11 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it had paid Latvia a further, 0.5 billion euro ($678.5 million) tranche of the Baltic country's 7.5-billion-euro international bailout package. "I am glad that Latvia has complied with the policy conditions for the third EU disbursement," European Union Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said in a statement. (Reporting by Marcin Grajewski, editing by Dale Hudson)...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate is pushing to strengthen pilot training and hiring requirements in an effort to improve the safety of regional airlines, a problem exposed by an air crash last year that killed 50 people....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The roads today are full of hazards: Runaway Toyotas, teen drivers texting, commuters using the rearview mirror to check their hair while juggling cups of scalding coffee. Nonetheless, the number of people dying on the highway is the lowest since the 1950s....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The troubled Justice Department unit that investigates corruption of public officials is getting new leadership amid a criminal probe into how it handled evidence in the prosecution of Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska....
DENVER (AP) -- Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams after a New Year's Eve outing three years ago....
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" who followed up football with a successful television career in "Little House on the Prairie," NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69....
