LONDON, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Costa Climent has today been appointed Ernst & Young's Global Leader for Climate Change and Sustainability Services, reinforcing the organization's commitment to become a leader in this field. Juan will lead a global team of more than 700 professionals in the area of climate change and sustainability across the organization's core services of Assurance, Advisory, Tax, and Transaction Advisory Services. Juan has until now served as a Member of the Spanish Parliament and is a leading commentator on sustainable development. From 1996 to 2004 he held senior positions in the Spanish Government, including Minister for Science, Technology, and Industry, Secretary of State for Finance, and Secretary of State for International Trade and Economic Cooperat...
The king of Jordan fired his government in a surprise move on Tuesday amid nationwide protests calling for political reforms, as similar demonstrations were sweeping through the Arab world. King Abdullah II dismissed Prime Minister Samir Rifai and replaced him with Marouf al-Bakhit, a former general who previously had served as prime minister and ambassador to Israel, the Jordanian news agency Petra reported.
Since the quelling of the Red Shirt pro-democracy protests in May, Thailand has witnessed a show of unity between Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, whose legitimacy in office has been questioned, and the military, a key player in the government's stability. Local media - especially those controlled by the military - have spotlighted the government's leadership and the military's efforts to restore peace during and after the protests, while contrary views of the crackdown on the Red Shirts have been censored.
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that the government has defeated terrorism in the country, a sign of growing confidence after recent crackdowns against Sunni extremists and Shiite militias. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki launched the crackdowns to extend the authority of the government over areas in Baghdad and elsewhere that have largely been under the control of armed groups since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
Fifty-five years ago a coup d'état ended Prime Minister Muhammad Mosaddeq's government in Iran on August 19, 1953. Numerous books and articles have analyzed the event but often have overlooked Iran's domestic dynamics. What is presented is nearly always a conspiracy theory that suggests American and British masters of intrigue subverted Iran entirely through their shady operators. The picture portrays Iranians as little more than inanimate objects - a nation of potted plants. Even now over half a century later, and three decades after the fall of Iran's monarchy, misperceptions persist. A review of the coup and what precipitated it may offer some needed clarity.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A Sri Lankan government minister was killed today in a roadside bombing near the capital being blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said. The blast killed another person and wounded 10. M. Dassanayake, who held the position of nation-building minister but was not a member of the Cabinet, died in a hospital after his car was caught in the explosion in the Ja-Ela area, about 12 miles north of Colombo, military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said.
HAVANA - Green-clad security agents swoop down on an upscale business complex to shutter the offices of a Canadian car dealership. Top executives at Cuba's famed cigar monopoly find themselves behind bars. A former government minister trades his seat in power for a jail cell and a 15-year term. President Raul Castro is matching his free market economic changes with a zealous battle against entrenched corruption on this Communist-run island, much of it involving Cuban officials at major state-run companies and ministries as well as the foreigners with whom they do business.
MANAMA, Bahrain, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday announced a series of mega building projects may be forthcoming. The Prime Minister said he has commissioned feasibility studies for a number of projects to bolster the nation's infrastructure and return the country to economic prosperity.
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