WHITE HOUSE-President Barack Obama says America “is coming to help” thousands of Iraqis who are trapped and threatened by Islamist militants, and has authorized air strikes and humanitarian flights over northern Iraq. President Obama spoke hours after U.S. military aircraft dropped relief supplies to help thousands of Iraqis stranded on Iraq’s Mount Sinjar without food […]
Sealaska’s new president and CEO Anthony Mallott assumed his role at the 41st annual meeting of shareholders in front of 550 attendees, with 160 additional shareholder households viewing via webcast. He clearly laid out a fresh direction and strategic objectives of his presidency and of the Sealaska management team. “If today’s meeting isn’t proof of […]
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered officials to create corridors to allow people in eastern Ukraine to escape areas that have seen months of fighting and safely move to other parts of the country. The president announced the move Tuesday, saying he wanted to “avoid new victims” as Ukrainian forces battle to regain control of […]
WASHINGTON — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ongoing “corruption” crackdown has now nabbed a major state oil corporation senior official. PetroChina Company Limited Vice President Bo Qiliang has been removed from his position and detained by authorities, who have prevented him from leaving the country. Bo’s secretary has also been held in the probe. Bo, who headed overseas […]