International – Page 230

India’s shopkeepers go on strike over “Walmart decision”

September 24, 2012 By RK Sharma

Storeowners across India shut down their shops to protest the government's decision to allow foreign companies like Walmart access to the nation's retail market.

Japan abandoning nuclear power by 2040

September 19, 2012 By Blake Skylar

The global nuclear industry faces tough times - and activists feel optimistic - in light of historic news that Japan has decided to abandon nuclear power.

Unionists, allies protest Trans-Pacific trade pact

September 17, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Unionists and their allies protested at the Sept. 9 start of the latest round of talks on a planned Trans-Pacific Pact.

Romney, Obama and the real Jerusalem issue

September 7, 2012 By Susan Webb

The words "Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel" were in the 2008 Democratic Party platform but not, at first, in this year's text.

Government paid to influence Cuba 5 jury

August 24, 2012 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Miami area newspapers and television outlets blanketed the region with reports and editorials directed against the Five before and during their trial that ended in 2001.