Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been wounded in shelling at the presidential compound in the capital, Sana’a. Western media accounts quote an opposition television report as saying Mr. Saleh was at a mosque in the presidential compound when rockets landed during Friday prayers. Yemeni officials say several high-ranking officials also were wounded. Western reports […]
US Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. economy had a net gain of just 54,000 jobs in May, while the unemployment rate rose slightly. Friday’s report from the Labor Department shows the jobless rate rose one-tenth of a percent to hit 9.1 percent. Economists say at least 200,000 jobs need to be created each month to bring the jobless rate […]
Pakistan Beats Backs Second Militant Incursion
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani artillery and helicopter gunships are swarming along the Afghan border, forcing back a second wave of insurgents who crossed over from Afghanistan to hit targets in Pakistan’s tribal region. Pakistani officials said Friday’s counterattack had the Afghan militants on the run. They did not give any information on possible casualties. Fierce fighting between Afghan-based […]
Bodies of 150 Migrants Recovered in Sinking Off Tunisia
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Rescuers have recovered 150 bodies of African refugees fleeing the military violence in Libya. International migration officials said Friday that operations continue in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisia following the disappearance of some 200 migrants after the vessel they were on encountered rough waters this week. At least 570 people were rescued from the boat […]
Germany’s Merkel to Seek EU Help for Wronged Spanish Farmers
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to push for European Union financial assistance for Spanish farmers whose export income dropped sharply after German officials erroneously blamed them for causing the deadly outbreak of E. coli bacteria. Mrs. Merkel told her counterpart, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, on Thursday that she regretted the damage […]
Germany’s Merkel to Seek EU Help for Wronged Spanish Farmers
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to push for European Union financial assistance for Spanish farmers whose export income dropped sharply after German officials erroneously blamed them for causing the deadly outbreak of E. coli bacteria. Mrs. Merkel told her counterpart, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, on Thursday that she regretted the damage […]
Iraqi Bomb Blast Kills 16 at Mosque
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
At least 16 people were killed and more than 50 wounded Friday morning when a bomb exploded at a Sunni mosque in the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Investigators say the blast took place as worshippers were leaving the mosque in Tikrit, a city about 130 kilometers north of Baghdad. The mosque is […]
Syrians Protest Troops’ Killing of Children
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Demonstrations erupted across Syria on Friday in response to opposition groups’ call for protests about casualties among children during in recent weeks of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters news agency reported Syrian troops were firing on protesters in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor as rallies continue nationwide in defiance of a government […]
US Jobs Rate Likely to Show Drop in Hiring
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Economists are predicting the U.S. Labor Department will issue a report Friday showing anemic job growth during May. The forecasts vary on how many Americans were hired last month, with many economists settling on just over 160,000 jobs created – a sharp decline from the 244,000 increase reported in April. The U.S. unemployment rate will […]
Iraqi Bomb Blast Kills 5 at Mosque
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
At least five people were killed and more than 25 wounded Friday morning when bomb detonated at a Sunni mosque in the town of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Officials in Tikrit, 130 kilometers north of Baghdad, say the wounded are being treated at a hospital. Accounts conflict as to whether the bomb went off […]
