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International Institute of Global Resilience (IIGR) launches D.C. Courses as part of Kumamoto University’s Higo Progra

- The International Institute of Global Resilience (IIGR), a non profit organization dedicated to improving emergency ...

Pentagon no. 2 to step down

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will step down in December, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Defense ...

Federal Reserve Board Issues Redesigned $100 Note

- The Federal Reserve on Tuesday began supplying financial institutions with a redesigned $100 note that incorporates ...

Destructions chemical weapons begins

Experts destroyed missile warheads, aerial bombs and chemical mixing equipment Sunday on the first day of a campaign ...

APEC leaders meet in shadow of US shutdown

Asia-Pacific leaders convene on Monday for an annual economic summit in the shadow of global growth clouds that are ...

Bethesda Softworks Opens Australia Office

- Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced it has established a new publishing office in ...

IFC Partners with MAIPARK to Provide Earthquake-Index Insurance for Indonesian Banks

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, signed a cooperation agreement with PT Asuransi MAIPARK Indonesia, a specialist ...

John Kerry to visit Indonesia

US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Tokyo, Japan and Bali, Indonesia October 1-7, 2013, the US Embassy ...

Hollywood to bring iconic US-Sovyet chess standoff to silver screen

A movie dramatizing the iconic 1972 showdown between US chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and Soviet grandmaster Boris ...

US to ease security screening for "low-risk" travelers

More US travelers may soon be able to keep their shoes on and water bottles filled as they pass through airport ...

Syrian chemical arms plan "important step"

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared Monday (Sept. 9) to give cautious support to an initiative to ...

Obama welcomes proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under int`l control

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed a Russian proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under international ...

Assad warns US will `pay the price` if it attacks Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Washington on Monday to brace for retaliation if US forces attacked his ...

China backs UN effort on Syria

China supports the United Nations effort on resolving the Syria issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on ...

World leaders pressure Obama over Syria at G20 summit

U.S. President Barack Obama faced growing pressure from Russia`s Vladimir Putin and other world leaders on Thursday to ...