Overseas News
- Indians in US may get to bring back social security contribution Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:59PMIndia will push negotiations with the US that would exempt Indians working there on short-duration visas from contributing to social security.
- Stocks rebound on earnings, debt-limit proposal top business roundup Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:57PMNEW YORK — Strong profits and a bipartisan plan to lift the U.S. debt limit drove a stock market rebound Tuesday. Stock indexes rose after Coca-Cola, IBM and other companies reported better second-quarter earnings. The indexes added to their gains in the afternoon after President Barack Obama backed a proposal by six senators that would cut debt by $3.7 trillion over the next decade and raise ...
- Monson: Deron Williams, other NBA stars headed for big trouble overseas Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:57PMMonson: Deron Williams, other NBA stars headed for big trouble overseas By Gordon Monson Tribune Columnist Published Jul 19, 2011 01:47PM MDT Lance Allred has a piece of advice for Deron Williams and other NBA players who think they’re going to weather the lockout by signing with and playing for teams overseas: Watch out. Since college, Allred, who played at East High School, the University of ...
- VA employees learn more about how to help returning soldiers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:55PMWhile hundreds of military families are celebrating the return of their loved ones from overseas, 150 Veterans Affairs Medical Center employees met on Tuesday afternoon to discuss how they can improve care for soldiers that may be hesitant to talk about post-deployment mental health issues.
- Boeing Complaint: Republicans Introduce Bill Aimed At Gutting Labor Board Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:54PMWASHINGTON -- House Republicans introduced a bill Tuesday afternoon aimed directly at scuttling a controversial complaint issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against The Boeing Company.
- Nets’ Deron Williams Redux: NBA Lockout Forcing Dwight Howard To Consider Career Overseas Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:16AMNets guard Deron Williams has already decided to play basketball overseas. Because of the ongoing NBA lockout, another big NBA star could soon make the plunge.
- Howard says there is a “huge possibility” he plays overseas Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:15AMThere is a lot of risk in Dwight Howard playing overseas during the lockout — he has two years, $37.5 million on his existing deal that can be wiped out if he gets injured. What’s more, he has said he is going to opt out of that last year, meaning he would be a free…
- 6 Marines, 3 couples, 1 squadron: Married Marines deploy together to Afghanistan Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:15AMMichael and Jessica Stedman recently celebrated their first anniversary. They also recently deployed to Afghanistan together. “We never got to take a honeymoon,” said Jessica. She and her husband both serve as corporals in the Marine Corps.
- Phl Embassy to Provide Appropriate Assistance To Filipinos Affected by the Nitaqat System Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:15AM18 July 2011 - The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh clarified that, amid persistent reports on the termination of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia, Filipino workers who received termination notices from their employers or who have been terminated without valid cause are advised to get in touch with the Embassy through the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) nearest their place of ...
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- Magic of Harry Potter rules at the box office Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:14AMLOS ANGELES -- The final Harry Potter film shattered box-office records worldwide with a whopping $168.6 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over the opening weekend and nearly $476 million globally.[...]
- Hasbro forecasts ‘meaningful’ 2011 growth Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:13AMNo. 2 U.S. toy makers misses second-quarter profit forecasts, but says it expects solid full-year results
- Warnings over RWC piggy-backing Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:08PMInternational high-profile companies are among a raft of businesses who have been warned by the Rugby World Cup organisers to stop associating themselves with the event.
- "Harry Potter" rings up record $476 million globally Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:59PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The final "Harry Potter" film shattered box office records worldwide with a whopping $168.6 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over the opening weekend and nearly $476 million globally.
- Couple works to help wounded warriors Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:49PMSunday morning the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship played host to Major William Jones, who was injured in the line of duty a few years ago and is now making a full recovery. But we were also introduced to his wife Suzanne, who in some ways is just as brave as our soldiers.
- Why does global roaming cost the earth? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:48PMBill shocks hits carriers as well as consumers, writes Lucy Battersby.
- PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - July 18 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:47PMCompiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reutershas not verified these stories and does not vouch for theiraccuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) BHP Billiton has described shale gasexplorer ...
- Splintering dalits are no more seen as a homogenous entity Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:44PMScheduled castes, or dalits, who make up about 180 million of 1.2 billion Indians, are usually seen as a homogenous entity.
- Access granted: Retired Marine moves into house built by volunteers Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:12PMWhen retired Marine Sgt Adam Kisielewski and his family moved into their new handicap-accessible home Saturday morning, it marked the culmination of thousands of volunteer hours, hundreds of thousands of dollars in donated goods and services, and immeasurable community support
- Southwest Paper wading into a major industry shakedown Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:00PMSouthwest Paper USA executive Leonard Sugarman and his investors are apparently confident they can launch a paper products start up when the industry is in a major shake down.
