Tag: Washington
Washington taxi drivers join global Uber protests
Taxi drivers snarled traffic in downtown Washington on Wednesday in protest against smartphone car-hailing services such as Uber, which they…
US protest demands action on kidnapped Nigerian girls
About 200 protesters gathered Tuesday outside the Nigerian embassy in Washington to demand the country take robust action to rescue…
Obama toasts seven million health care sign ups
US President Barack Obama Tuesday cheered seven million people who signed up for insurance under his health care law, and…
US police on high alert after Boston blasts
US police departments from New York to Los Angeles boosted security and were on heightened alert Monday after a double…
Religious intolerance global phenomenon, reveals study
Restrictions on religion were growing worldwide by mid-2010, even in Western countries with traditionally few limits on the practice of…
Scientists probe 2 paths to AIDS cure
Investigators are looking into two main paths toward a cure for AIDS, based on the stunning stories of a small…
Okonjo Iweala Still Absent As Weekly Meetings of FEC Kicks Off
The first weekly meeting of Federal Executive Council, since the election of President Goodluck Jonathan kicked off on Wednesday morning with…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
US Backs INEC On Polls
The U.S has expressed its support for INEC’s decision to shift the dates of the general elections due to the…
Chemical Used In Coke, Pepsi Dangerous, Say Scientists
An ingredient used in Coca-Cola and Pepsi is a cancer risk and should be banned, an influential lobby group has…