Moldovan authorities say they have arrested six men suspected of smuggling uranium from Russia and trying to sell it to an unidentified buyer in a Muslim country in Africa. Senior police investigator Vitalie Briceag said Wednesday the suspects were trying to sell a “few kilograms” of Uranium-235 that can be used to make nuclear weapons […]
Moldova Arrests Six Suspected of Uranium Smuggling
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Kidnapped French Journalists Freed in Afghanistan
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Two French journalists who were kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2009 have been freed by their captors. The office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that two reporters for France-3 television, Stephane Taponier and Herve Ghesquiere, have been released, along with their Afghan translator, Reza Din. The journalists, their interpreter and two other Afghan colleagues […]
Karzai: Kabul Hotel Attack Will Not Deter Security Transition
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says attacks like the one on a landmark Kabul hotel that killed 11 civilians and police will not deter the security transition in his country. The five-hour siege of the Inter-Continental Hotel by heavily armed militants ended early Wednesday after all nine attackers either blew themselves up or were killed by […]
Obama: US to Keep Pressure on Al-Qaida
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
President Obama says the United States will continue to keep pressure on al-Qaida, even as U.S. forces draw down in Afghanistan. The president made the statement during a lengthy news conference Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Mr. Obama said 33,000 U.S. troops will be out of Afghanistan within a year. Those troops were sent to the […]
Obama Calls for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
President Obama has called for comprehensive immigration reform in the United States. The president said the country needs a system that upholds the law, while also upholding the nation’s tradition as a land of immigrants. He said border security and employment verification need to be addressed. And he said there should be a pathway to […]
Obama Calls on Lawmakers to ‘Seize This Moment,’ Tackle Debt
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says Congress must act soon to raise the government debt limit, while also reducing the U.S. budget deficit. During a news conference at the White House on Wednesday, Mr. Obama told reporters that no one wants to see the U.S. default on its $14 trillion national debt, saying “we have to […]
Hungary Unveils Statue to Late US President Reagan
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Hungary has unveiled a larger-than-life statue of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan, credited by many with having helped end communist rule in Europe. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for the ceremony. Mr. Orban hailed the former American president as a man who had managed change wisely […]
Obama: US to Keep Pressure on Al-Qaida
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
President Obama says the United States will continue to keep pressure on al-Qaida, even as U.S. forces draw down in Afghanistan. The president said 33,000 U.S. troops will be out of Afghanistan within a year. Those troops were sent to the country as part of a surge Mr. Obama announced in December 2009. The United […]
Obama: Greater Equality for Gays a ‘Good Thing’
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
President Obama says he thinks it is a “good thing” that the United States is moving in the direction of greater equality for homosexuals. He said the legalization of gay marriage in New York was part of what he called a “profound recognition” on the part of the American people that gays, lesbians and transgender […]
Obama Defends US Involvement in Libyan Conflict
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
President Obama has defended U.S. involvement in Libya, saying the international operation has protected thousands of people in the North African country. Mr. Obama said he did not violate the War Powers Resolution, a U.S. law that requires congressional approval within 60 days if U.S. forces are involved in hostilities. He said Libyan leader Moammar […]
