At least two tornadoes ripped through a heavily populated area of the northeastern United States on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring others. The latest in a string of twisters to hit the country in recent weeks struck the western area of the state of Massachusetts, a region where tornadoes are relatively rare. The tornadoes […]
Tornadoes Strike Northeastern US, Killing Four
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Japanese PM Promises to Resign After Earthquake Clean-up
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he will offer to step down once he has fulfilled his responsibilities to deal with the effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. National NHK television broadcast the remarks made by Mr. Kan Thursday to a meeting of his Democratic Progressive Party. Dozens of party members have threatened […]
Gates: US Won’t “Hold Down” Great Power China
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States understands that China has been a great power for thousands of years and will continue to be a great power into the future. Gates told reporters Thursday that the United States is not trying to “hold China down” but only to manage the military relationship in […]
Strong Explosions Rock Tripoli
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
At least three suspected NATO air strikes hit targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, early Thursday while yet another high-ranking official fled the country and announced his defection from leader Moammar Gadhafi’s embattled government. Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem, one of the most prominent officials to have publicly broken with the Libyan strongman, said in Rome […]
Major Panel: Drug War a ‘Devastating’ Failure
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
A panel of former world leaders says the so-called war on drugs has failed with “devastating consequences” for individuals and communities worldwide. In a report released Thursday, the Global Commission on Drug Policy said governments should consider fundamentally reforming their approach to drug use, including making marijuana legal. The report says “vast” sums have been […]
Austrian Court Convicts 3 in Chechen’s Murder
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
An Austrian court has convicted three Chechen-born men for their role in the 2009 murder of a former bodyguard, critical of Chechnya’s president Ramzan Kadyrov. The court in Vienna on Wednesday handed Otto Kaltenbrunner a life sentence in the shooting death of Umar Israilov, an ethnic Chechen. Suleyman Dadayev received a 19-year sentence and Turpal […]
Ivory Coast Announces New Government
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Ivory Coast’s president, Alassane Ouattara, has announced his first government since taking office after a months long deadly election dispute. President Ouattara named 36 ministers Wednesday, but did not include any members from the party of former President Laurent Gbagbo, who refused to step down after the November elections. Mr. Ouattara had previously said he […]
US Vice President Praises Italy as ‘Important’ US Ally
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has praised Italy as an important ally and partner of the United States during a visit to Rome for the 150th anniversary of the country’s unification Thursday. Mr. Biden met with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Rome Wednesday for talks on the situation in North Africa and the Middle East, […]
Tornado Strikes Northeastern US
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
A tornado has touched down in a heavily populated area of Massachusetts, causing damage and injuring a number of people. The National Weather Service said witnesses reported sighting the tornado near the city of Springfield on Wednesday afternoon. Television footage of the area showed dangling power lines, shattered windows, and debris strewn on the road. […]
Syrian Forces Kill 41 Civilians as Crackdown Continues
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Rights groups say Syrian forces have killed at least 41 civilians, including two young girls, in recent efforts to crush pro-democracy protests in central and southern areas of the country. Government troops backed by tanks continued lethal attacks for a fourth straight day Wednesday on towns around the central city of Homs, including al-Rastan and […]
