Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia plans to increasethe type of assets that can be used to pay returnson Islamic bonds to road and rail projects in a bidto support its $140 billion development program.The...
Indonesia Plans Sukuk Backed by Roads, Rail: Islamic Finance.
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Indonesia May Sell Dollar Debt Aimed at Local Market to Curb Price Swings.
Indonesia may offer dollar- denominatedconventional and Islamic bonds targeted at localinvestors this year, seeking to curb price swingscaused by capital outflows.“In the next issuance of global bonds,...
Indonesia plans to issue 3-yr retail sukuk on Feb 23.
JAKARTA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Indonesia's financeministry plans to issue retail Islamic bonds orsukuk with a three-year tenor on Feb. 23, debtoffice chief Rahmat Waluyanto said onWednesday."The available...
With Strong Words, Clinton Assails Arab Leaders.
DOHA, Qatar — Secretary of State HillaryRodham Clinton delivered a scalding critique ofArab leaders here on Thursday, saying theybadly needed reforms to jump-start theireconomies and overcome dwindling...
Obama issues a call for national soul searching.
'We may not be able to stop all evil,' but 'how we treat oneanother is entirely up to us'TUCSON, Ariz. - In an appeal for national unity and soul-searchingafter the Tucson shootings, President Barack...
Australia floods: Queensland's 'worst ever disaster'.
Brisbane residents have taken to their floodedstreets in canoes.Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says thestate is reeling from the worst naturaldisaster in its history, after floods leftswathes of it under...
In 2 words, Palin's effort to address furor stokes it.
The presidential-qualitystagecraft was there: anAmerican flag over SarahPalin's left shoulder andanother over her heart. Sowas the rhetorical polish, withits invocations of the FoundingFathers and the...
Google's dropping H.264 from Chrome a step backward for openness.
The promise of HTML5's tag was asimple one: to allow web pages to containembedded video without the need for plugins.With the decision to remove support for thewidespread H.264 codec from future versionsof...
Glock: America's Gun.
How Austria's Glock becamethe weapon of choice for U.S.cops, Second Amendmententhusiasts, and mass killerslike the alleged Tucsongunman Jared LoughnerFor all the anguish and outcry in the days after acommunity...
Haiti mourns dead, looks ahead.
Haitians commemorated thefirst anniversary of thedevastating quake withmemorials, prayer vigils andquestions about their future.It was a rare quiet time -- 35 seconds -- for thisboisterous city normally...
Haiti mourns dead, looks ahead.
Haitians commemorated thefirst anniversary of thedevastating quake withmemorials, prayer vigils andquestions about their future.It was a rare quiet time -- 35 seconds -- for thisboisterous city normally...
Illinois's Record Income-Tax Increase Divides Businesses and Investors.
The biggest tax increase in Illinois history, a last-minute bid to resolve the state’s worst fiscalcrisis, drew applause from investors, gloatingfrom neighbors and scorn from taxpayers andbusinesses.Within...
Obama urges Americans to debate 'in a way that heals'.
President Obama, facing the challenge ofconsoling Arizona and uniting the nation, urgedAmericans on Wednesday not to point fingers ofblame but to "expand our moral imaginations"and to "sharpen our instincts...
U.S. agencies believe Iran's nuclear efforts have slowed.
(Reuters) - U.S. intelligenceagencies believe Iranianleaders have not yet decidedto build a nuclear bomb, andsome officials say recentproblems affecting Tehran'snuclear equipment andpersonnel have set...
Investigator: Loughner's law enforcement contacts weren't alarming.
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- The suspect inSaturday's shooting at an Arizona supermarkethas had some contacts with law enforcement,the Pima County Sheriff's Department's leadinvestigator said Wednesday, but...
Facebook joins hunt for missing kids with Amber Alerts.
Computerworld - In an effort to find missingchildren faster, Facebook will deliver Amber Alertsto its users.Facebook users in all 50 U.S. states, WashingtonD.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands...
Lebanese Government Collapses As Hezbollah Exits.
Lebanon's unity government collapsedWednesday after Hezbollah ministers and theirallies resigned.Wednesday's walkout ushers in another politicalcrisis for a country with a long history ofvolatility and...
Ted Williams: A bit of tarnish on his golden rise from homelessness.
The celebrated rise of Ted Williams, theman with the golden voice, hits a stumblingblock, and he may be heading to rehab. Hisstory illustrates the many hazards that canlead to homelessness.Los AngelesHomelessness...
Private weather network will monitor greenhouse gases.
Power plants that burn fossil fuels, like this coal-fired plant, churn out carbon dioxide along withelectricity.A map of greenhouse gas instrument locationsacross the USA to be installed by Earth Networks.A...
Obama visiting Giffords, victims at Ariz. hospital.
TUCSON, Ariz. — President Barack Obama flew to ArizonaWednesday and headed straight to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords'bedside to pay his respects to the wounded lawmaker as hesought to unify a mourning nation.Obama...
20,000 Brisbane Homes Face Flood Damage as River Reaches Peak.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – As the Brisbane River'swater level reaches its peak, 70,000 residents ofAustralia's third-largest city are without power,and conditions won't improve anytime soon, anofficial said.The...
