DAILY INTERNATIONAL NEWS
September 23, 2014
From VOAnews.com |
 Obama Hails Joint US-Arab Strikes on Islamic State Targets in Syria President says Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates either participated in or supported the attacks More  Israel Downs Syria Fighter Jet It's unclear whether the jet had strayed into Israeli airspace or had entered on purpose More  Tensions High in Lebanon as US-led Coalition Strikes Syria More than 1 million Syrian refugees now living in neighboring nation after fleeing Islamic State militants' battles and bombings More  CDC: Ebola Could Infect 1.4 Million by January US health officials say if efforts to curb the outbreak are not increased, cases will soar dramatically by early next year More  As US Strikes Syria, China Sees Parallels at Home Beijing is debating how much support to give international coalition against IS militants and trying to figure out how many Chinese nationals may have joined group overseas More  Outgoing Afghan President Criticizes US in Farewell Speech Hamid Karzai says United States does not want peace in Afghanistan 'because of its own interests'More  Chinese Uighur Scholar Sentenced to Life in Prison Ilham Tohti found guilty of promoting separatism, encouraging violence with his lectures, articles, and frequent comments to foreign media More  Bin Laden Son-in-law Gets Life Prison Term Abu Ghaith, a former al-Qaida spokesman, was convicted in US in March of conspiring to kill Americans and providing support for terrorists More  UN Chief Calls for 'New Course' on Climate Change Ban Ki-moon calls for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, saying world should be carbon neutral by end of 21st century More  US Treasury Seeks to Stop Corporate Inversion Deals Inversions are now allowed as long as old firm's shareholders own less than 80 percent of stock in merged company, but Treasury’s announcement appears to raise that hurdle More |
