U.S. stock market indexes rose in Monday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced half a percent, the S&P 500 rose four-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ gained six-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were mixed in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained two-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 in […]
Maoists Rebels Kill Five Police in Central India
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Police in central India say Maoists rebels have killed five security personnel in two separate attacks in the central state of Chhattisgarh. In one incident, at least three policemen were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine in Dantewada district Sunday. Elsewhere, police say two paramilitary soldiers were killed when Maoists rebels ambushed them in […]
Baseball’s Dodgers Declare Bankruptcy
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers have filed for bankruptcy protection. Team owner Frank McCourt is blaming baseball commissioner Bud Selig for refusing to approve a television deal that he said would have assured financial stability for the team. The league took over business operations of the Dodgers earlier this year because McCourt’s fight with […]
Pakistan Denies Firing Rockets into Afghanistan
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan is denying accusations by neighboring Afghanistan that it is routinely firing missiles into eastern Afghan provinces. Pakistani army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas Monday said the military has not intentionally fired any rounds into Afghan territory. He says however that he cannot rule out that a few accidental rounds could have been fired across […]
Bangladesh Jails 657 Border Guards for Mutiny
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
A Bangladesh court has sentenced 657 border guards to up to seven years in prison for their involvement in a 2009 mutiny that left 74 people dead. A special court set up in the capital, Dhaka, to try the mutineers issued the verdicts Monday. Officials say 108 guards were jailed for the maximum seven years, […]
Israel Orders Military to Stop Gaza Flotilla
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Israel’s security cabinet has ordered the country’s military to prevent a planned flotilla from reaching the Gaza Strip but to avoid clashes with activists on board. The senior ministers on Monday also instructed Israel’s foreign ministry to continue its diplomatic efforts to prevent the flotilla from setting sail to the Palestinian territory, which is under […]
China Moves to Ease High-Speed Train Concerns
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
The Chinese government is seeking to ease public concerns about its showcase Beijing-to-Shanghai high-speed train, after a former rail official accused Beijing of ignoring safety problems on the $32.5 billion rail line and exaggerating the train’s top speed. The official Xinhua news agency on Monday dismissed the claims of the former official. The report quotes […]
Witness in Italy Trial Accuses Knox of Murder
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
A witness called to the appeal trial in Italy of Amanda Knox accused the young American of murdering her British student roommate. Rudy Herman Guede, who has already been convicted for his role in the killing, told the court Monday he believed that Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito had stabbed Meredith Kercher. Prosecutors have […]
Coalition Partner Quits Pakistan Government
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
A member of Pakistan’s ruling coalition says it is pulling out of the government at both the federal and state level, a move that could spark violence in the southern city of Karachi. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement or MQM party said Monday it was withdrawing support due to differences with the Pakistan People’s Party-led government […]
Iran Opens Military Drill to Test Missiles
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are beginning a missile training exercise that includes the testing of weapons with enough range to reach Israel and U.S. bases in the region. Iranian state media announced the exercises on Monday, saying they are designed to preserve “readiness against enemy strikes,” an apparent reference to Israel and the West. The United […]
