Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Greece’s local and foreign currency bond ratings again, putting the country’s chances of default over the next five years at 50 percent. The agency announced Wednesday that it has cut the country’s credit rating by three more notches , to push the rating deeper into junk status. A lower credit […]
US Vice President Praises Italy as ‘Important’ US Ally
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 7:35 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 […]
Santos: Top FARC Rebel Captured in Venezuela
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Colombia’s president says a top commander for the FARC leftist rebel group has been captured across the border in Venezuela, a sign relations between the two countries may be improving. President Juan Manuel Santos announced Wednesday that Guillermo Torres, also known as “Julian Conrado,” was captured in a joint effort by the two countries. Santos […]
US Vice President Praises Italy as ‘Important’ US Ally
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has praised Italy as an important ally and partner of the United States during talks with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Rome. Mr. Biden met with President Napolitano Wednesday to discuss the situation in North Africa and the Middle East, including the conflict in Libya. At a joint news conference […]
Google: Chinese Hackers Break Into E-Mail Accounts
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
Google says computer hackers in China have broken into the e-mail accounts of hundreds of people, including senior U.S. officials, journalists, and Chinese political activists. The Internet giant says the scheme to steal user passwords from G-Mail accounts originated in Jinan in eastern China. It gave no details of whose accounts were violated but the […]
No More Missing After Joplin Tornado; 134 Dead
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Officials say they have accounted for all the people who were missing after a powerful tornado hit the central U.S. city of Joplin, Missouri last month. Missouri public safety officials say 134 people have been confirmed dead. Authorities have said the bodies of some victims are so badly damaged, it has been necessary to use […]
Indian Yoga Guru to Proceed With Hunger Strike
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
A famous yoga guru in India has rejected an appeal by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to call off an anti-corruption hunger strike. Swami Ramdev vowed Wednesday to proceed with the fast, after holding talks with several government ministers sent to meet him in the capital, New Delhi. Ramdev told reporters millions of Indian people will […]
Google: Chinese Hackers Break Into E-Mail Accounts
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Google says computer hackers in China have broken into the e-mail accounts of hundreds of people, including senior U.S. officials, journalists, and Chinese political activists. The Internet giant says the scheme to steal user passwords from G-Mail accounts originated in Jinan in eastern China. It gave no details of whose accounts were violated but says […]
Deadly Street Battles Kill 41 in Yemen’s Capital
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni government forces and fighters loyal to tribal leader Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar continue to exchange heavy gunfire in the capital, Sana’a, battling for control of key positions as more foreign diplomats leave the impoverished, war-torn country. The fighting in Sana’a raged until dawn Wednesday and continued in bursts throughout the day. Medical officials and witnesses […]
US to Boycott UN Racism Conference
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says it will not participate in an upcoming United Nations conference against racism. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who had lobbied the administration of President Barack Obama to boycott the event, said Wednesday she “commended” the decision to withdraw from the event, which she said was likely to be take over by anti-Semitic and […]
