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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Obama to raise pay for federal contractors

Obama to raise pay for federal contractors


Obama to raise pay for federal contractors

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 11:07 AM PST

US president will announce in his State of the Union address that the minimum wage for federal contractors will be raised to $10.10 an hour

Nationalism replaces revolution in Egypt

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 09:57 AM PST

A public mood described as an episode of mass psychosis is based on constant reinforcement of nationalist, pro-military messages post-Morsi

Mladic will not testify at Karadzic trial

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:33 AM PST

Former Bosnian Serb leader called ex-army chief to deny knowledge of atrocities in Bosnian war of 1992-1995, but Mladic said it could damage his case

Actress goes viral in anti-settler drive

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 09:19 AM PST

Campaigners have seized on Scarlett Johansson's ad for SodaStream to advance their cause against Israeli companies based in the occupied West Bank

Strasbourg victory for Irish abuse victim

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 09:29 AM PST

Louise O'Keeffe was nine years old when she was abused at school and the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Irish state is liable

India raises rates to combat inflation

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 08:01 AM PST

Raghuram Rajan, central bank governor, increases rates for the third time in six months as emerging markets come under pressure from investors

Ramphele to run for South Africa president

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 02:37 AM PST

Merger of the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, and the smaller Agang party marks a significant strengthening of the opposition to the ANC

Erdogan defiant amid likely rate rise

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 08:43 AM PST

Prime minister accuses unnamed foes of seeking to sabotage Turkey's economy in the face of expectations the central bank will raise interest rates

Japan tells schools to teach island claim

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 09:23 AM PST

New guidelines for schools require three groups of disputed islands to be described in lessons as integral parts of Japan's territory

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