The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives takes on two critical votes Friday on the U.S. military role in Libya that has been a source of anger for many in Congress. House lawmakers are considering two resolutions: one that would cut off funding for U.S. military attacks in Libya and a competing one that would authorize […]
US Lawmakers Consider Cutting Funds for Libya Operations
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
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Protesters, Security Forces Face Off in Syria; 2 Deaths
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Syria Friday in another round of demonstrations aimed at overthrowing President Bashar Assad. Activists report at least two people were killed when security forces fired on protesters in a suburb of Damascus. The demonstrators gathered throughout the north and around the capital, Damascus, despite a heavy military […]
France to Withdraw Hundreds of Troops From Afghanistan
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
France says it will pull hundreds of troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, following a similar announcement by the United States earlier this week. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that the withdrawal comes at a time when the security situation in Afghanistan has improved and the threat or terrorism has diminished […]
Medics: Yemeni Forces Open Fire at Funeral, One Killed
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni security forces have opened fire on thousands of people gathered for a funeral in the southern part of the country, killing at least one person. Medical officials in the southern port city of Aden said the violence wounded at least six other people Friday. Since January, thousands of people across the country have been […]
Chinese Premier Begins Europe Tour
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Hungary Friday to start of a five-day tour of Europe that will also see him in Britain and Germany. Mr. Wen’s visit is likely to focus on economic issues. His trip coincides with sharp economic problems in Greece that have European leaders worried about the financial stability of the […]
US Manufacturing Bounces Back In May
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
A key measure of manufacturing in the United States rebounded in May. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department says orders for expensive manufactured items intended to last three years or more jumped 1.9 percent. That is a sharp change from the prior month that saw a decline in such “durable goods,” which include everything from […]
UN Slams Bahrain on Activist Court Sentences
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Human Rights office Friday slammed the life sentences given to eight prominent Shi’ite activists, saying the convictions reflect marks of “political persecution.’ United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is writing Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa to air her concerns. A special court in Bahrain on Wednesday sentenced the […]
Four Bomb Blasts Hit Burma
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
A series of bomb blasts ripped through three Burmese cities Friday, wounding at least two people. A Burmese government official says a bomb blew up in a house in the administrative capital of Naypyidaw. The home was located across from a market but no one was hurt. Another explosion destroyed a car in a market […]
Protesters, Security Forces Face Off in Syria
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Syria Friday as a series of demonstrations continue aimed at overthrowing President Bashar Assad’s autocratic rule. The demonstrators gathered throughout the north and around the capital, Damascus, despite a heavy military presence and the fear of a continued government crackdown against the anti-government movement that has lasted […]
Michelle Obama Visits HIV/AIDS Clinic in Botswana
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama helped paint an HIV/AIDS clinic on her first stop in Botswana on Friday. Mrs. Obama and family members traveling with her painted a mural at the Botswana-Baylor Adolescent Center of Excellence in the capital, Gaborone. The mural is part of a facility that is being constructed to support children and […]
