Two U.S. journalists detained in North Korea were to go on trial at 3 p.m. (6 a.m
Journalists’ trial to start in N. Korea
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Obama looks to reach the soul of the Muslim world
Winning the hearts and minds of a majority of people is a nearly impossible feat, especially when you’re a politician. And it’s even harder when religion is involved, namely Islam, which some estimates put at 1 billion followers
Man Utd net reported $131M sponsorship
Manchester United have netted a sponsorship deal with American insurance giants Aon Corporation that will reportedly earn the Premier League champions a staggering $131 million over four years. That would send United to the top of football’s sponsorship income league ahead of the likes of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Chelsea
Egyptians await Obama, saying, ‘It can’t all be rainbows and roses’
Languishing in a Cairo prison last year, a prisoner noticed that every day, the prison staff would clean the adjacent cell, even though there was no one in it. Why, the prisoner asked his guards, did they do it It’s for Barack Obama, they responded.
Purported bin Laden tape slams U.S. role in Pakistan
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden purportedly issued another statement Wednesday, saying U.S.
Obama to reach out to Muslim world with Mideast trip
President Obama will arrive in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, his first stop on a Middle East trip that will include a major speech intended to repair a damaged U.S. image
Commentary: Obama must speak to young Muslims
In his speech Thursday to the Muslim world from Egypt, President Obama must seize the moment to stress that the U.S. is not at war with Islam, to appeal to millions of young men and women burdened by economic hardship and political oppression, and to help broker an Arab-Israeli peace settlement
Poll: Few Americans have good view of Muslim world
Shortly before President Obama departs for a trip to the Middle East, a new national poll suggests that one in five Americans has a favorable view of Muslim countries. That view compares with 46 percent of the people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey who say they have an unfavorable opinion of Muslim countries
Rwandan to face genocide charges in Finland
Finnish prosecutors will file genocide charges against a Rwandan man in the killings of 15 people during Rwanda’s ethnic cleansing bloodbath in 1994, authorities said Monday. GM will file a bankruptcy petition at 8 am ET (12 pm GMT), paving the way for a de facto government takeover, according to a source with direct knowledge of the bankruptcy proceedings
GM poised for bankruptcy, agrees European selloff
The future of thousands of car industry jobs in Europe remained uncertain Monday as General Motors prepared to file for bankruptcy after reaching a deal to sell off its European operations, including German automaker Opel and UK-based Vauxhall. GM will file a bankruptcy petition at 8 am ET (12 pm GMT), paving the way for a de facto government takeover, according to a source with direct knowledge of the bankruptcy proceedings.