PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island (AP) — Hasbro says its first-quarter profit tumbled 71 percent as weakness persisted in games, puzzles and several other product categories and the company spent money to develop new products and staff its joint-venture TV station.
The toy maker says net income fell 71 percent to $17.2 million, or 12 cents per share, in the January-March period while revenue was flat at $672 …
A missing Iranian nuclear scientist, who Tehran claims was abducted by the U.S., has taken refuge at the Pakistani embassy in Washington and is asking to return to his homeland, Iran said Tuesday.
It was the latest development in a case that has been shrouded in mystery since the scientist, Shahram Amiri, disappeared while on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in June 2009.
Iran has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. abducted Amiri _ charges the Americans deny. U.S. media reported in March that the 32-year-old scientist had defected to the U.S. and was assisting the CIA in efforts to undermine Iran's disputed nuclear program.
Adding to the confusion, …
Two Army project teams were recently awarded the highest honor that DOD can bestow on acquisition professionals. The Project Manager for Close Combat Systems (PM CCS) Countermeasure (CM) Flares Team and Program Executive Office (PEO) for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors Infrared Countermeasure (IRCM) Project Office both received the David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award. The award is presented to civilian and military organizations that have significantly contributed or have demonstrated exemplary innovations and best practices in the defense acquisition process.
The CM Flares Team was recognized for their hands-on coordination with contractors to meet the …
Mikhail Saakashvili became a symbol of democratic reform in the former Soviet Union in 2003, after the brash young politician led large-scale street protests that ousted a graying veteran of the Communist era from power.
Now, the hero of Georgia's Rose Revolution faces a test of his own commitment to democracy in the Jan. 5 presidential election, in which he is accused of silencing critics and restricting independent media.
Despite sinking approval ratings, the U.S.-educated incumbent stands a good chance of winning a second term, benefiting from the failure of the opposition to unite around a single candidate.
But Saakashvili's credentials as a …
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open after retiring from his quarterfinal against Andy Roddick with a heat-related problem on Tuesday.
Roddick was leading 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2, 2-1 when Djokovic, who had just had his serve broken, went to Roddick's side of the court and shook the American's hand, …
First Security Federal Savings Bank's net income last year was$1.9 million on assets of $136 million, a 1.4 percent rate, whichkept it at a level well above the industry standard of 1 percent,president Julian Kulas said.
The Woodstock Institute's Community Lending Fact Book for 1986,the latest year compiled, shows First Security led all lenders in theChicago area by issuing $3.5 million …
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, former Iranian president Mohammed Khatami condemned Osama bin Laden and suicide bombings but also defended groups such as Hezbollah for what he characterized as resistance against Israeli colonialism.
In a 30-minute speech given under tight security at Harvard University, Khatami repeatedly praised the concept of democracy but said American politicians, since World War II, have been infatuated with "world domination."
Khatami, who spoke in Farsi and had his speech relayed through a translator, said he was one of the first world leaders to condemn "the barbarous acts" of Sept. 11. Responding to …
