U.S. first lady Michelle Obama addresses a women leaders’ forum in Soweto, South Africa on Wednesday. The U.S.-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum brings together women from across sub-Saharan Africa who are leading or involved in social and economic initiatives in their own countries. Mrs. Obama arrived in South Africa this week. On Tuesday, she […]
First Lady Obama to Address Young African Women
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
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Turkey Strips Kurdish Politician of Parliament Seat
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Turkey’s electoral commission has ruled a newly elected Kurdish politician cannot take his seat in parliament because of a prior terrorism-related conviction. The High Electoral Board ruled late Tuesday that Hatip Dicle is not eligible for Turkey’s new parliament, after winning a seat in the June 12 election. Days before the vote, an appeals court […]
Russian Plane Crash Death Toll Rises to 45
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Russia’s Emergencies Ministry says a 9-year old boy has become the 45th victim of Tuesday’s passenger plane crash in northwest Russia, near the Finnish border. The ministry said Wednesday the child had died of his injuries. Seven other people were dragged alive from the burning wreckage in Russia’s northern republic of Karelia. Deputy Prime Minister […]
Philippines Captures Five Suspected Terrorists
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Philippine security forces say they have captured five suspected members of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf terrorist group. The men were seized Wednesday in an early morning raid on their hideout on the southern island of Basilan. The group was believed to be holding three hostages at the hideout, but Philippine military officials say there was […]
Bomb Attacks Kill 1, Wound 25 in Iraqi Capital
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a series of bomb attacks in the capital, Baghdad, has killed one person and wounded at least 25 others. Authorities say the deadly attack happened Wednesday when a car bomb exploded in the western part of the city, killing a passer-by. At least nine people were wounded in that blast. Another four […]
Japan’s Nikkei Soars
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and three-quarters percent to finish at 9,629. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 80.18, down just a fraction of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,546.78 an ounce.
China Stakes Out China Sea Position For US Talks
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
A senior Chinese official says he will deny Chinese responsibility for disputes in the South China Sea if the issue comes up during talks with the United States this week. Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said the issue is not on the agenda for his talks on Saturday in Hawaii with U.S. Assistant Secretary of […]
Bahrain Gives Life Sentences to 8 Shi’ite Activists
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
A special court in Bahrain has sentenced eight Shi’ite activists to life in prison on charges of plotting to overthrow the government following opposition protests earlier this year. A total of 21 people were on trial, and the sentences handed down Wednesday include a life term for prominent Shi’ite political leader Hassan Mushaima, and a […]
Asia Markets Close Mostly Higher
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one and three-quarters percent to finish at 9,629. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained just a fraction of a percent to finish the day’s trading at 21,860. Share prices were higher in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney and Taipei, […]
12 Afghan Police Killed or Injured in Taliban Attacks
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say at least 12 policemen have been killed or wounded in two separate Taliban attacks on checkpoints. In one of the assaults, authorities said six policemen were killed in an early morning gunfight Wednesday with insurgents in the Qarabagh district 120 kilometers southwest of Kabul. On Sunday, three police were killed in a […]
