U.S. stocks were mixed at closing Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell one tenth of one percent to 12,570. The S&P 500 was also down one-tenth of one percent to 1,338, while the Nasdaq Composite index rose nearly four-tenths of one percent to 2,826. European stock prices closed mixed. London’s Financial Times index rose […]
India Health Minister Clarifies ‘Homosexuality is a Disease’ Comments
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
India’s health minister is backtracking from statements he made earlier this week, in which he called homosexuality a disease. Ghulam Nabi Azad insisted Tuesday that the media had misquoted him, even though video of the comment he made a day earlier at an HIV/AIDS conference has aired repeatedly on Indian television. Azad said he was […]
4 NATO Troops Killed in Afghan East as British PM Visits Kabul
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
The NATO mission in Afghanistan says four of its service members died in two separate attacks in the east as British Prime Minister David Cameron visited the capital, Kabul, and pledged to increase British aid to the country. The nationalities of the soldiers were not disclosed. During his stopover in Kabul, Mr. Cameron met with […]
Tiger Woods Will Miss British Open
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
Star U.S. golfer Tiger Woods has pulled out of next week’s British Open at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England, because of ongoing problems with his left leg. He also missed last month’s U.S. Open outside Washington. His announcement on his website Tuesday came as no surprise, as he stated he was advised he should […]
India Health Minister Clarifies ‘Homosexuality is a Disease’ Comments
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
India’s health minister is backtracking from statements he made earlier this week, in which he called homosexuality a disease. Ghulam Nabi Azad insisted Tuesday that the media had misquoted him, even though video of the comment he made a day earlier at an HIV/AIDS conference has aired repeatedly on Indian television. Azad said he was […]
Chavez Marks Venezuelan Independence
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has marked the nation’s independence by addressing troops in a televised address, one day after returning from Cuba, where he had a cancerous tumor removed. Mr. Chavez delivered his comments Tuesday from the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas during a military parade on the bicentennial of Venezuela’s independence from Spain. As […]
Indian Activists Begin 2-Day Strike in Southern Region to Press for Autonomy
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Indian activists calling for the creation of a new state in southern India have launched a major two-day strike to press the federal government to accept their demands for greater autonomy. The strike began Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh state’s Telangana region, which the activists say is neglected by Indian authorities and should become a state […]
Oil Prices Surge on Signs of US Growth
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Tuesday: Crude oil prices gained almost $2 to close at $96.89 per barrel, after a report showed the U.S. manufacturing sector picking up momentum. Coffee futures advanced almost 6 cents to finish at $2.69 per pound. Copper prices rose almost 5 cents […]
India Health Minister Clarifies ‘Homosexuality is a Disease’ Comments
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
India’s health minister is backtracking from statements he made earlier this week, in which he called homosexuality a disease. Ghulam Nabi Azad insisted Tuesday that the media had misquoted him, even though video of the comment he made a day earlier at an HIV/AIDS conference has aired repeatedly on Indian television. Azad said he was […]
Oil Prices Surge on Signs of U.S. Growth
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Tuesday: Crude oil prices gained almost $2 to close at $96.89 per barrel, after a report showed the U.S. manufacturing sector picking up momentum. Coffee futures advanced almost 6 cents to finish at $2.69 per pound. Copper prices rose almost 5 cents […]
