A leading environmental group is calling for more marine sanctuaries to protect the global shark population, which is in sharp decline because over-fishing and a ravenous human appetite for shark fin soup. Global Shark Conservation, in a report released Monday, called for sanctuaries in the Bahamas, and heaped praise on the Pacific island nation of […]
Shark Guardians Cite Momentum in Push to Save Species
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Syria State Media: 80 Police Officers Killed in Northwest Violence
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
The Syrian government says 80 police officers were killed Monday from an attack and gunbattle in the northwestern part of the country, where anti-government protests have raged for days. State media blamed “armed gangs” for Monday’s deaths in the town of Jisr al-Shughour and called the incident an “ambush.” The government has continued to raise […]
Gazprom: Ukraine Gas Prices Will Not Change
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom says it will not change the price it charges neighboring Ukraine. Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller said Monday the company will not invent any kind of new pricing formula for anyone. Ukraine has been trying to renegotiate the price it pays for Russian gas. It also wants to charge Moscow a […]
Yemen VP: President Saleh Coming Back ‘In Days’
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s vice president says President Ali Abdullah Saleh will be returning to Yemen “in days” after undergoing surgery in Saudi Arabia for a shrapnel wound. Yemen’s state media quoted Vice President Abd al-Rab Mansur Hadi Monday as saying the president is recovering well. The vice president is serving as the country’s acting leader in Mr. […]
Countries Fail to Reach Agreement in Climate Talks
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Countries around the world arguing about who should commit to greater cuts in greenhouse gas emissions have run out of time to agree on a new deal once the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Speaking Monday at the start of a two-week session in Germany on the climate, the United Nations’ leading climate official, Christiana […]
Santorum Enters 2012 Presidential Race
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum is the latest Republican to formally join the 2012 race for the White House, joining a field of candidates hoping to unseat President Barack Obama. Speaking in his home state of Pennsylvania Monday, Santorum thanked supporters and said he is running because he has the courage to fight for America. […]
Macedonia’s Ruling Party Wins Elections
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Macedonia’s Prime Minister Nicola Gruevski has won the country’s general elections, but will have to form a coalition to govern. In final results announced Monday, Mr. Gruevski’s conservatives won 39 percent of the vote — not enough to govern alone. The main rival Social Democrats, led by former prime minister and president Branko Crvenkovski, got […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Monday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped one-tenth of a percent, the S&P 500 slid four-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ was off three-tenths of one percent. European stock markets were mixed at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index rose one-tenth of a […]
Ban Ki-Moon Seeks Second Term as UN Secretary General
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has formally announced his candidacy for a second five-year term as the head of the world body. The 66-year-old former South Korean foreign minister said Monday he had sent a letter to the 192 U.N. member states to “humbly” offer himself for a second term. Mr. Ban has been secretary […]
Syria State Media: 40 Police Officers Killed in Northwest Attack
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Syrian government says at least 40 police officers were killed Monday in an attack in the northwestern part of the country, where anti-government protests have raged for days. State media blamed “armed gangs” for Monday’s deaths in the town of Jisr al-Shughour and called the incident an “ambush.” Earlier in the day, the government […]
