Friday, November 13, 2009

World Watch: Rising sun

* Asia: U.S. president Barack Obama declared that his country will pursue a “renewed engagement with Asia Pacific nations” but warned countries like China and Myanmar to improve their respective human rights situations.

* Europe: The E.U. has emerged from its worst recession in decades though some countries are still languishing economically according to data released yesterday.

* Pakistan: At least sixteen people died after suicide bombers attacked two locations including the regional headquarters of Pakistan’s intelligence agency.

* South Africa: President Jacob Zuma pledged a crackdown on crime ahead of next year’s World Cup yet also said that “no police officer has a license to kill.”

Image – New York Times (“President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan during a joint press conference in Tokyo on Friday.”)
Online Sources- Voice of America, CNN, MSNBC, New York Times

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