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Archives for November 2013

Problems Pile Up In Asia For US Policymakers

President Barack Obama faces difficulty in Asia, a region he had wanted to play a bigger part in American foreign policy.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — While the Obama administration is making diplomatic progress on some of the Mideast's thorniest security issues, problems are piling up in Asia, a region that President Barack Obama had wanted to play a bigger part in American foreign policy. Despite efforts to forge deeper ties with China to make East Asia more stable,

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Canadian Approval Puts ‘Frankenfish’ One Step Closer To Dinner Plate

Facility on Prince Edward Island can now begin commercial production of genetically-modified salmon eggs

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally

The government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has moved 'Frankenfish' one step closer to the plates of consumers by approving the commercial production of genetically-engineered (or -modified GE/GM) salmon eggs in Canada. AquaBounty, the U.S.-based company behind the drive to commercialize the freakishly fast-growing salmon, now has permission

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France To Send 1,000 Troops To Central African Republic

France promised Tuesday to send 1,000 troops to Central African Republic amid warnings about the potential for genocide.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — France promised Tuesday to send 1,000 troops to Central African Republic amid warnings about the potential for genocide in the near-anarchic former French colony. Whether the French forces will save lives largely depends on how far the foreign soldiers venture outside the capital, Bangui, to the lawless provinces where

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A look At US-Iran Ties Leading Up To Nuclear Pact

A brief history of the long-strained relations between the United States and Iran is broken down, up to the final point of a nuclear deal.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

GENEVA (AP) — Iran's agreement with six world powers over its nuclear program comes after decades of difficult ties between Washington and Tehran. Relations have been up, but mostly down since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and subsequent hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in the Iranian capital. The nuclear agreement, designed as a first step in

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FDA Tells 23andMe To Halt Sales Of Genetic Test

The FDA has ordered the genetic test maker to halt sales of its personalized DNA test kits, citing the product’s lack of scientific support.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
(Photo/Pelle Sten via Flickr)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has ordered Google-backed genetic test maker 23andMe to halt sales of its personalized DNA test kits, saying the company has failed to show that the technology is supported by science. In a warning letter posted online Monday, FDA regulators say that the Silicon Valley company has not shown that

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Barneys Says It Will Monitor Police In NYC Store Camera Room

After two black shoppers said they were racially profiled at the retail store earlier this year, Barneys says it will start monitoring the police as they monitor shoppers.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Barneys New York says it will start monitoring the police as they monitor shoppers in its flagship Manhattan store. An internal Barneys memo sent to store security staff Tuesday said Barneys would start keeping a log of which police officers use its security room. The memo obtained by The Associated Press said Barneys would

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