(PTI): Unemployment rate in September reached its highest level since 2000 in the European Union and since 1999 in the euro zone, according to a report by Eurostat. In the EU, the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent in September, against 9.1 percent in August and 7.1 percent
Blackwater involved in Peshawar bomb explosion
Published in October 30th, 2009
(PTI): Pakistan’s pro-Taliban blame private US security firm Blackwater for a Wednesday bomb blast in Peshawar which killed over 100 people. Hakimullah Mehsud, head of the Tehrik-e-Taliban, said Blackwater and some Pakistani agencies were involved in the bomb explosion at a crowded market
We need more time on draft proposal nuclear fuel supply by IAEA: Iran
Published in October 25th, 2009
Posted by The Business Time in National
(PTI): After Iran announced that it needs more time to consider an IAEA-brokered draft proposal on nuclear fuel supply, Washington says it “will not wait forever”. “Obviously we would have preferred to have a response today. We approach this with a sense of urgency,” said US State
Cyberspace a main battleground for future wars: UN
Published in October 10th, 2009
Posted by The Business Time in National
(PTI): The cyberspace could serve as the main battleground for future wars, says the United Nations’ secretary-general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Hamadoun Toure said during the ITU’s Telecom World 2009 fair in Geneva on Tuesday that in cyberspace wars, ideas such as a superpower are going to diminish. “The next world war could [...]
US senators using a softer tone now against Iran
Published in July 23rd, 2009
Posted by The Business Time in National
(PTI): The US senators, who proposed tougher sanction against Iran earlier this year, seem to have taken a softer tone in the new amendment they have presented. Although the amendment still calls for more sanctions against Iran in the event of talks failing, it moves away from allegations that Tehran’s civilian nuclear program is gearing [...]
N. Korean series of missiles not for peace: UN Secretary General
Published in July 6th, 2009
(PTI): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expresses concern over a series of missile launches by North Korea, saying such moves are ‘unhelpful’ for peace in the troubled peninsula. Ban told reporters in Geneva
