A United Nations report says more midwives in developing countries could save up to 3.6 million lives each year, particularly in Africa. Researchers from the U.N. Population Fund found that nine countries, all but one of them in Africa, need to increase their number of midwives by a factor of six to 15. Those countries […]
UN: More Midwives Could Save Millions of Lives
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Protests After Syrian President Says ‘Saboteurs’ Hurting Reform
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says “saboteurs” are trying to exploit calls for change and he warned there can be no national reform through “vandalism.” The 70-minute speech at Damascus University Monday was his third major address since anti-government protests began in mid-March. Witnesses and activists say protests erupted in several places after Mr. Assad’s speech, […]
British Newspaper Reporter Beaten in Pakistan
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
A British newspaper says one of its reporters in Pakistan has been badly beaten after writing a story alleging torture and abduction by Pakistani intelligence. The Guardian reported Sunday that local journalist Waqar Kiani was ordered to get out of his car by men in police uniforms as he drove through Islamabad the night before. […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Monday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ gained six-tenths of a percent while the S&P 500 rose a half-percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost four-tenths of a percent to end at 5,693. The CAC […]
Iran Sets Hearing Date for American Hikers
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
The Iranian lawyer for the three Americans hikers accused of spying says Iran has set their next court hearing on July 31. Masoud Shafii told VOA he received an official notification of the court date on Monday. The hearing falls on the second anniversary of the hikers’ arrest. Iranian authorities arrested Sarah Shourd, Josh Fattal […]
Eurozone Ministers to Greece: No Bailout Payment Without Spending Cuts
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
( Title: GREECE ECONOMY 2nd UPD HEAD: Eurozone Ministers to Greece: No Bailout Payment Without Spending Cuts DATE: 06/20/11 NUMBER: 1054029 TYPE: CN )) Eurozone finance ministers say Greece must pass strong austerity measures before it receives the next $17 billion emergency loan payment from the European Union and the IMF to help stabilize its […]
Protests After Syrian President Says ‘Saboteurs’ Hurting Reform
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says “saboteurs” are trying to exploit calls for change and he warned there can be no national reform through “vandalism.” The 70-minute speech at Damascus University was his third major address since anti-government protests began in mid-March. Witnesses and activists say protests erupted after Mr. Assad’s speech in several places, including […]
FIFA VP Resigns, Bribery Case Dropped
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Football’s world governing body FIFA has dropped its bribery investigation against vice-president Jack Warner after he resigned all of his positions in international football Monday. The 68-year-old Warner, who also has been the long-time head of the North, Central American and Caribbean Federation , had been suspended last month. Warner, from Trinidad, and Asian football […]
NATO Confirms Libyan Claim of New Airstrike
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
NATO on Monday confirmed a Libyan government claim of an early-morning airstrike on a compound of a close associate to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. NATO at first denied the strike, saying the alliance had not conducted any recent operations in the area of Surman, about 65 kilometers west of the capital, Tripoli. The Libyan government […]
EU Imposes Additional Sanctions on Belarus
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union has imposed additional sanctions on Belarus, in reaction to the government’s protracted crackdown on political dissidents and activists. European foreign ministers added three companies and several people directly linked to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, including arms tycoon and Lukashenko adviser Vladimir Peftiev and his companies. It is the first time the EU […]
