COMMENTARY: A Time for Choosing
On February 6, 2011, falls the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan. The Great Communicator. The father of modern conservatism. I wanted to write a testament to this man, to explain to those unfamiliar with him who he was and in what he believed. Try as I might, I couldn’t come up with [...]
John Barclay banks on away run
IF SCOTLAND win at the Stade de France today it will mark their best sequence on the road for a staggering 84 years. View full post on All Stories
John Barclay banks on away run
IF SCOTLAND win at the Stade de France today it will mark their best sequence on the road for a staggering 84 years. View full post on All Stories
Painful affairs of child adoption in Nepal
Anil Giri – AHN News Correspondent Feature Story, Nepal (AHN) – Last September, American couple Haydn Hilling and his wife Edvige desperately wanted to take home their adopted Nepali child, Kailash. Though the American couple that hails from Louisiana spent more than one-and-a-half years getting the necessary paperwork required for the adoption, the process has [...]
Focus: The export credit debate explained
After much debate last year, new export credit terms have been agreed that could impact delivery financing. But there is still some uncertainty if or when these new rules will take effect, write Laura Mueller and Victoria Moores in London Airlines may face steeper financing costs because of a shake-up in the export credit system, [...]
Somalia Tops 2010 Terrorism Risk Index
AHN News Staff London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – British global risks advisory firm Maplecraft named Somalia as the topnotcher in the company’s 2010 Terrorism Risk Index. Somalia led a list of 16 countries classified as at an extreme risk from terrorist attacks. The other countries in the top 10 list in order of descent [...]
Japanese stocks rise, with banks rallying
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Japanese stocks moved higher early Wednesday, with banks rising ahead of earnings due later in the week. The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average added 1.1% to 9,800.18, while the Topix also rose 1.1% to 849.02. Financials were among the top gainers, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. up 3.5%, Mizuho Financial Group [...]
Aquino: Clinton Visit Proof Travel Advisories Should Be Cancelled
AHN News Staff Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – U.S. citizens visiting Manila are the best proof the six-nation advisory warning against travel to the Philippines should be cancelled, President Benigno Aquino III said Monday. As evidence, the president pointed to this week’s scheduled visit of former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Aquino stressed that Clinton’s [...]
Protests, strikes against pension reform sweep across France
Police, students and unions have clashed as France enters a second week of protests against a pension reform bill. Further strikes and nationwide rallies are expected ahead of the final Senate vote this week. View full post on All Stories

