Japanese exports in May dropped more than 10 percent from a year earlier, marking the third straight monthly decline. The government said Monday that exports shrank 10.3 percent to about $6 billion, while imports rose more than 12 percent, resulting in Japan’s biggest trade deficit since January 2009, when exports plunged in the wake of […]
No Agreement on Greece by Eurozone Ministers
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Eurozone finance ministers are again telling Greece that the next vital loan installment is only payable when the Greek parliament passes economic reforms. The ministers ended their meeting early Monday in Luxembourg with no final agreement on the next $17 billion payment of the $160 bailout from the European Union and International Monetary Fund. The […]
No Agreement on Greece by Eurozone Ministers
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
( Title: GREECE ECONOMY 3RD UPD HEAD: No Agreement on Greece by Eurozone Ministers DATE: 06/19/11 NUMBER: 1052243 TYPE: CN )) Eurozone finance ministers are again telling Greece that the next vital loan installment is only payable when the Greek parliament pauses economic reforms. The ministers ended their meeting early Monday in Luxembourg with no […]
UNHCR: Number of World Refugees at a 15-Year High
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says the number of refugees worldwide is at a 15-year high and that poor nations are bearing the brunt of the problem. In a new report being released Monday for World Refugee Day, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says 43.7 million people were forcibly displaced by conflict last year. Millions of […]
McIlroy Coasts to Record-breaking Victory at US Open
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
The golfing world has a new sensation, and he is a 22-year-old from Northern Ireland. Rory McIlroy coasted to victory with a record-breaking score at the U.S. Open tournament outside Washington Sunday. McIlroy won his first major golf title in stunning fashion, breaking tournament records at 16-under par, 268. He shattered the previous tournament record […]
Abyei Agreement Hits 11th-Hour Snag
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
North-South Sudanese talks on the status of the disputed Abyei region remain deadlocked more than a week after leaders announced they were close to an agreement. Talks will continue Monday in Addis Abba as northern and southern Sudan attempt to settle outstanding issues ahead of Sudan’s scheduled July 9 split. But as the negotiations falter, […]
British Doctors Successfully Test Cancer Vaccine in Mice
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
British researchers say they have developed a vaccine that appears to cure prostate cancer in mice. The vaccine works by triggering the body’s own immune system to attack cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. The scientists, writing in the journal Nature Medicine, developed a special vaccine using the genetic code from a healthy human […]
Indonesia Protests Saudi Execution of Indonesian Worker
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
Indonesia has criticized Saudi Arabia for executing an Indonesian maid, who was accused of murder, without notifying Indonesian officials. The woman named Royati Beth Sabotti Sarona was beheaded Saturday in Mecca after she was convicted of killing a Saudi woman. Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Michael Tene said the execution was carried out without informing Indonesian […]
Thousands Demand More Reform In Morocco
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Morocco’s largest city, Casablanca, to protest constitutional reforms unveiled last week by King Mohammed. Protesters say the reforms have not gone far enough. The monarch unveiled a series of proposed changes Friday that would limit his power through a series of constitutional amendments. The move came […]
25 Militants, 4 Soldiers Killed in NW Pakistan
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
About 50 Taliban militants attacked a military base in Pakistan’s northwest late Saturday, triggering clashes and air strikes that left 25 militants and four soldiers dead and eight troops wounded. The military said the fighting occurred in the Mohmand tribal region along the border with Afghanistan. It said precision airstrikes and ground operations that targeted […]
