Countries Wednesday

• Panel Offers Views On Women in Islam ; a Panel Discussion On the Role of Women in Islamic Countries Was Held Wednesday at Laramie County Community College. The Event, Along with Several Others, Was Planned to Bring Attention to Now Sold Out Greg Mortenson Presentation March 29 at the Taco John's Events Center.

The event offered open discussion about misconceptions around the religion and the women who practice it. By Josh Rhoten

• Wyoming Tribune - Eagle
• March 24, 2011

• Airport Conference Puts Memphis in Global Spotlight -- Two-Day Gathering Will Host 620 From 40 Nations

America's Aerotropolis is having a coming-out party this week, and the world has saved the date. Memphis International Airport will welcome more than 600 people from 40 countries to the Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition Tuesday and Wednesday at The Peabody.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• April 11, 2011

• Maine Needs Renewables Now More Than Ever

Thursday was a record-breaking scorcher in much of the Northeast, and ozone danger warnings were issued for southern Maine. Oil prices shot up Wednesday as oil-producing countries failed to agree on increasing production targets.

• Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
• June 11, 2011

• Aid Targeted for Countries That 'Don't Like Us' ; Justification Sought for U.S. Cash

Seeking to shut off federal aid going to foreign countries that "don't like us," a Texas Republican congressman said Wednesday that lawmakers should vote separately on funding for every foreign nation receiving taxpayer money. With foreign aid a major sticking point in the budget battles raging on Capitol Hill, Rep. Ted Poe proposed new House rules to hold country-by-country votes, saying it would end the current system where overall foreign aid levels are decided essentially in one fell swoop. He said splitting each country's funding into its own bill will make members of Congress think more carefully about which countries deserve money, while adding transparency and accountability to the process.

• The Washington Times
• March 17, 2011

• Central Banks Move to Calm Financial System

FRANKFURT, Germany - The central banks of the wealthiest countries, trying to prevent a debt crisis in Europe from exploding into a global panic, swept in Wednesday to shore up the world financial system by making it easier for banks to borrow American dollars. Stock markets around the world roared their approval. The Dow Jones industrial average rose almost 500 points, its best day in two and a half years. Stocks climbed 5 percent in Germany and more than 4 percent in France.

• Charleston Gazette
• December 01, 2011

• Ex-Pakistan Chief Hits Obama's Visit to India

WASHINGTON -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, plotting a return to power in one of the world's most dangerous countries, warned Wednesday against fraying relations between the United States and Pakistan. Musharraf stopped short of saying President Obama insulted Pakistan by visiting rival India during his 10-day Asia trip. Musharraf noted his country sacrificed much to the war against extremists in Afghanistan and suffered mightily from lethal flooding this summer. Obama, he said, should have been more "sensitive.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• November 11, 2010

• Recalled Similac Coming Off Shelves

A recall involving a Similac powder infant formula possibly contaminated by insect parts has Evansville retailers pulling the item from shelves. Abbott Laboratories announced the recall of millions of the containers in the U.S. and other countries Wednesday.

• Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
• October 03, 2010

• Obama's G-20 Agenda Threatened by Fed Move ; 'Printing Press' Solution Decried Globally

President Obama's goal of galvanizing efforts by the world's leading economic powers this week to curb ballooning trade imbalances around the world appears in jeopardy as international outrage mounts over the Federal Reserve's easy-money policies. With the Group of 20 summit in Seoul, South Korea, kicking off Wednesday night, countries from China and Germany to Russia and Brazil have voiced strong criticism of the Fed's move to essentially print money and buy up much of the debt of the U.S. Treasury as a way to boost the U.S. economy.

• The Washington Times
• November 10, 2010

• World Leaders Agree On Climate Goal: ; Agreement Significant in Effort to Limit Effects of Greenhouse Gases

L'AQUILA, Italy - Targeting global warming, President Barack Obama and other leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledged Wednesday to seek dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to slow dangerous climate change. Setting a marker for success, they agreed for the first time that worldwide temperatures must not rise more than a few degrees. However, their goals are nonbinding, and it's far from clear they will be met. The wealthy nations failed to persuade the leaders of big developing countries to promise to cut their own fast-spreading pollution, unable to overcome arguments that the well-established industrial giants aren't doing enough in the short term.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• July 09, 2009

• U.S. Basketball Blasts Iran to Earn Top Seed at Worlds

ISTANBUL - The United States eased its way to a top seed in the knockout round of the world championship, beating Iran, 88-51, Wednesday in the first meeting between the countries with often contentious relations. The U.S. team, which downplayed the political aspect of the matchup, methodically pulled away in the first half, wearing down the Asian champions with its depth and athleticism.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• September 02, 2010