The World Health Organization says a deadly outbreak of E. coli bacteria that has now killed 18 Europeans is a new strain that has never been seen before. The latest victim died overnight in Germany. The United Nations agency said Thursday that preliminary genetic tests suggest the strain is a mutant of two different E. […]
Death Toll Rises From Deadly European Bacteria
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
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Yemeni Tribesman Push to Enter Capital
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni security forces and loyalists of an opposition tribal chief have clashed on the outskirts of the capital, Sana’a. Witnesses say hundreds of tribesmen loyal to Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar are trying to make their way to his Sana’a neighborhood , which is being pounded by government forces. They say dozens of people have been killed […]
US Concerned About Tanzania’s Plan for Serengeti Road
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. diplomat for Africa has raised concerns with Tanzania about plans to build a road through the Serengeti wildlife reserve. Environmentalists are worried that the road will affect the migration of animals, such as wildebeest, to game parks in Kenya. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson said Wednesday he has raised the […]
Official: About 100 Civilians Killed in Sudan’s Abyei Region
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
An official in Sudan’s Abyei region says about 100 civilians were killed when north Sudanese forces seized control of the area last month. Abyei’s former chief administrator, Deng Arop Kuol, gave the death toll to reporters Wednesday, adding that the figure is preliminary. There has been no independent confirmation of casualty figures from Abyei. The […]
Cross-Border Attack Kills 65 in Northwest Pakistan
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
At least 65 people have been killed in a militant attack on a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan along the Afghan border. Police say the fighting, which began Wednesday and continued into Thursday, occurred in a remote village in Pakistan’s Dir tribal area when about 200 militants crossed the border from Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Officials say […]
NATO Strikes Targets in Tripoli, Gadhafi’s Oil Minister Defects
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
NATO warplanes have carried out more strikes on Libyan military targets in Tripoli, where the government of leader Moammar Gadhafi suffered another setback with the defection of its oil minister. At least three airstrikes shook the Libyan capital early Thursday. NATO’s latest operational update says the alliance hit a military vehicle storage facility and a […]
Death Toll Mounts from Crackdown in Central Syria
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say at least 15 people were killed on Thursday as Syrian security forces pound the central town of Rastan. Witnesses say a number of buildings in the town have been destroyed as the government continues its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. On Wednesday, rights groups put the civilian death toll from the crackdown in […]
US: Mitt Romney Entering Race to Oust Obama in 2012
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Mitt Romney — a former state governor and head of the Salt Lake City winter Olympics — is entering the 2012 U.S. presidential contest to try to oust President Barack Obama. Romney failed to win the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. But he has been laying the groundwork for months in a renewed bid to […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is down seven-tenths of a percent . The CAC-40 in Paris is down 1.1 percent , and the DAX index in Frankfurt is down one percent . In New York, the S&P futures contract is up three points, indicating a higher opening. […]
Syrian Shells Destroy Buildings in Protest Stronghold
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian forces are shelling the western town of Rastan Thursday, continuing a crackdown on pro-democracy movements in core parts of the country. Witnesses say a number of buildings in the ancient town were destroyed. On Wednesday, rights groups put the civilian death toll from the crackdown in that region of Syria at 41 or more, […]
