The governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island has pardoned an Irish immigrant who was hanged more than 150 years ago following what is believed to be a tainted a murder trial. Governor Lincoln Chafee signed the order Wednesday pardoning John Gordon, who was convicted of killing the brother of a U.S. senator and […]
US Governor Pardons Irishman Hanged in 1845
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Yemeni Vice President Says Saleh’s Return Uncertain
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s acting leader says President Ali Abdullah Saleh was so severely wounded in an attack on his presidential compound earlier this month that it is uncertain when he will return from Saudi Arabia, where he is undergoing medical treatment. Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi told CNN Wednesday that he saw Mr. Saleh immediately after […]
Spain Recovers Purported Eva Peron Jewelry
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Spain say they have recovered $9 million worth of stolen jewelry that allegedly belonged to the late former first lady of Argentina, Eva Perón. The interior ministry said Wednesday that the historic collection was found in a Milan hotel and recovered with the help of the Italian police. Seven suspected members of a […]
US Appeals Court Upholds Obama’s Health Care Law
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 10:10 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. federal appeals court has upheld President Barack Obama’s health care reform law, which has faced a series of legal challenges since it passed last year. The court in Ohio ruled 2 to 1 Wednesday THAT a provision in the law mandating that Americans buy health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty is […]
France Defends Arms Airlift to Libyan Rebels
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 9:55 pm (UTC-5)
France has defended its move to airlift weapons to Libyan rebels, saying it did not break a United Nations arms embargo because the munitions were needed to defend civilians under threat. French Ambassador to the U.N. Gerard Araud said Wednesday that Paris had acted under a provision of the Security Council resolution adopted in March […]
US Official Lays Out New Counterterrorism Strategy
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Obama administration has laid out a new national counterterrorism strategy, saying its focus is the destruction of al-Qaida and its affiliates in Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia and elsewhere. The administration’s top counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, discussed the plan in a speech in Washington Wednesday. The former CIA officer said the United States and partners including […]
Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 7 in Northern Villages
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian security forces have attacked several villages in the country’s northwest, killing at least seven civilians as part of a months-long crackdown on pro-democracy protests. The rights groups say Syrian tanks shelled the village of Rameh in Idlib province Wednesday, prompting many residents to flee as soldiers conducted searches for dissidents. They say […]
Yemeni President Orders Transition Talks
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s president, hospitalized in Saudi Arabia after an attack nearly a month ago on his palace, has instructed his deputy to hold talks with political opponents on a Gulf-sponsored plan for a transition of power. The country’s main opposition coalition, however, dismissed the announcement. Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said Wednesday on Yemeni state television […]
Top Indian Court Sides with Tata Motors in Land Dispute
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
India’s Supreme Court has sided with automaker Tata and blocked a decision by the government of West Bengal state to return land that the company purchased for a new factory to farmers. The court Wednesday ordered the state government to await directions from its local high court in the state capital, Kolkata, before handing back […]
Yemeni President Orders Transition Talks
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s president, hospitalized in Saudi Arabia after an attack nearly a month ago on his palace, has instructed his deputy to hold talks with political opponents on a Gulf-sponsored plan for a transition of power. The country’s main opposition coalition, however, dismissed the announcement. Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said Wednesday on Yemeni state television […]
