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 […]
US Appeals Court Upholds Obama’s Health Care Law
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 10:10 pm (UTC-5)
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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 […]
Kidnapped French Journalists Freed in Afghanistan
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Two French journalists who were kidnapped in Afghanistan by Taliban insurgents 18 months ago have been freed by their captors. The office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed Wednesday that two reporters for France-3 television, Stephane Taponier and Herve Ghesquiere, have been released, along with their Afghan translator, Reza Din. President Sarkozy praised Afghan President […]
US Nominee Seeks to Coordinate Global Response to Burma
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
The nominee to be the U.S. special envoy to Burma says he is seeking better international coordination to push for democratic reform in Burma. Derek Mitchell said Wednesday that the inability of key members of the global community to coordinate their approach to Burma has undermined their efforts to press Burma’s government. Mitchell said he […]
Belarusian Police Detain Protesters
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Belarusian police violently dispersed a peaceful anti-government rally Wednesday in the capital Minsk. Local rights activists said more than 100 people had been arrested, including journalists. Witnesses say they saw police beat demonstrators with batons. Hundreds of people defied official warnings and torrential rain to protest the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko and the […]
