The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Beatriz has strengthened into a hurricane as it begins to hit the southwest coast of Mexico. The storm is within 140 kilometers of the Mexican port city of Manzanillo with wind speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour. Beatriz is expected to threaten popular tourist destinations […]
Hurricane Beatriz Threatens Mexican Coast
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
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44 Reported Killed in Russian Plane Crash
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
Russian officials say 44 people were killed and eight others injured when a passenger plane crashed late Monday in Russia’s northern republic of Karelia. The plane, a Tupolev 134, with more than 50 people on board was trying to land at Petrozavodsk airport, about 650 kilometers northwest of Moscow, when it crashed on a nearby […]
NATO Confirms Libyan Claim of New Airstrike
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
NATO on Monday confirmed a Libyan government claim of an early-morning airstrike that destroyed a large family compound belonging to a close associate of leader Moammar Gadhafi. The alliance at first denied the strike, saying it had not conducted any recent operations in the area of Surman, about 65 kilometers west of the capital, Tripoli. […]
$4.6 Million Paid for Marilyn Monroe Movie Dress
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
An anonymous buyer has paid $4.6 million for one of the most iconic pieces of clothing in movie history — the white dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch. The dress was among hundreds of pieces of movie memorabilia collected over the past 40 years by another film idol, Debbie Reynolds. Her […]
44 Reported Killed in Russian Plane Crash
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
Russian officials say 44 people have been killed and eight others injured when a passenger plane crashed late Monday in Russia’s northern republic of Karelia. The plane, a Tupolev 134, with more than 50 people on board was trying to land at Petrozavodsk airport about 650 kilometers northwest of Moscow, when it crashed on a […]
NATO Confirms Libyan Claim of New Airstrike
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
NATO on Monday confirmed a Libyan government claim of an early-morning airstrike that destroyed a large family compound belonging to a close associate of leader Moammar Gadhafi. The alliance at first denied the strike, saying it had not conducted any recent operations in the area of Surman, about 65 kilometers west of the capital, Tripoli. […]
Report: State of World Oceans Worse Than Suspected
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
A new report warns that the state of the world’s oceans is far worse than suspected, with marine species at an unprecedented risk of extinction. The International Program on the State of the Ocean says in its report issued Monday that oceans are degenerating faster than anyone has predicted. The report says the combination of […]
Kyrgyz, Tajiks Hold Joint Military Drills
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have held joint live-fire military exercises in southern Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz Defense Ministry said Monday the joint exercises are aimed at building military confidence and deterrence against new threats and challenges to regional security. The joint drills took place in the Buzhum training camp in southern Kyrgyzstan from Friday to Sunday. Kyrgyz […]
Court Suspends Controversial Dam Project in Chile
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Environmentalists in Chile won a huge victory Monday when a court suspended a huge dam project in Patagonia. The plans had sparked massive and sometime violent protests. The appeals court put the project on hold while it examines the arguments from both sides. A Chilean and Italian consortium plans to build five dams in two […]
Syria’s Assad Offers Dialogue; Opposition Dismisses Speech
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has offered a national dialogue to consider political reforms but continued to blame the country’s recent unrest on “saboteurs” and a foreign plot attempting to exploit calls for change. The 70-minute speech at Damascus University Monday was only his third major address since anti-government protests began in March. Mr. Assad said […]
